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Get your Fat Off

July 5, 2010

Being heavy sucks. Clothes don’t hang right, jeans don’t quite fit, underwear rubs where it shouldn’t and it can make many of us feel ugly. There’s plenty we can do about it. Diets work, temporarily. Working out is good, until you’re bored or hurt. Eating only whole, healthy food is fantastic, until those you hang [...]

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Everybody cut footloose

June 29, 2010

2:16. That’s two hours and 16 minutes to run a total of 13.1 miles. Not the fastest I’ve run, not the slowest either. But it’s the farthest I’ve ever run in Vibrams. Yes, they look like ape feet and yes, they could also pass for ninja shoes, but these fusions or neoprene and rubber are [...]

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Running for my life

June 26, 2010

I’m not at my computer right now. If you’re reading this within two hours of me publishing it, I’m participating in the toughest mental and physical act I’ve ever committed to. It’s something no one I personally know has ever done. I’m running a half marathon in Vibram shoes. Some of you may scoff, thinking [...]

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It never gets easier

May 25, 2010

Whether you’re running a startup, training for an athletic endeavor or working to make a relationship prosper, it never gets easier. Not for you. In the six weeks I’ve been training to run my half marathon in Vibrams, I’ve lost fat and gained muscle. I’ve had the best financial month of my fledgling freelance operation. [...]

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Honesty, like good shoes, will get you far

April 27, 2010

As a proud Vibram shoes owner, I’m constantly asked about my shoes. Questions like: Are they comfy – yes, but you have to break in your feet Do you actually run in them – yes, ran four miles today and a half-marathon in June Where can I get them – three shops in the Phoenix [...]

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‘Camps are dead

January 25, 2010

‘Camps are dead. ((Dead as in no longer growing in scope, just in size. They are dead in the figurative sense, not the literal.)) Yes, that means PodCamps, CenPhoCamps and REBarCamps. They have reached critical mass in regards to presentation opportunities and type of audience reached. Now it’s time to do all the things we [...]

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How business is like running a half marathon

January 18, 2010

In business, we run races every week. Every deadline, every project and every lead are opportunities to measure ourselves against our competition and get the job done. In a business setting, you must win. Second place, while not a bad thing in most foot races, doesn’t get you a whole bunch. Here are some similarities [...]

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Five Ways Running Is Like Starting A Business

January 3, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Running is hard. So is starting a business. Here’s how alike they are: 1. Both start with big dreams. -For me, it was completing a marathon, then a half marathon. After a while, it became about surviving my daily runs. When starting business, too many entrepreneurs dream too big. They want to [...]

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The road to 13.1 miles

September 4, 2009

You want to accomplish something? Make a goal. Work at it. Get through the dip. And if that goal is anything fitness related, find a good gym. I finally have one. Competitive Fitness is a Crossfit gym, which means they don’t use weights in the traditional way. No bench press, no bicep curl stations and [...]

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