We held our first workout this season outdoors and this one was in honor of Fran’s pending GoRuck Challenge on 4/20/12. A GoRuck Challenge is 10+ hours, and 15+ miles of blood, sweat, and tears! Anyone brave enough, or crazy enough to sign up for one of these events will complete this event wearing a
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No Comments » Today’s training called for a 3-mile run—nothing more, nothing less. Of course weather.com also called for rain for 2/3 of the day. I was determined to run outside today as I hate running on the treadmill but knew by the time I would be done work the rain would have already started. I went home,
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Last night my best friend & I volunteered at the Worlds Toughest Mudder. Even though we weren’t running in it we had a great time & witnessed first hand what being a Tough Mudder is all about. Let me set up the scene—Mudders of all ages started their day at 10am with temperatures in the
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Fitness Dojo Member Profile Amanda embodies the qualities that we believe in and is always there to help out fellow members. Amanda actively posts and shares her workouts, is a race team member of Team MAFC, and has ran 14 races so far this year alone. Amanda is a 23 year old college student turned
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Here is a post submitted by one of our members Amanda Leo. Amanda is always at our events working hard and ready to inspire those around her. An avid runner, she has completed in half marathons, mud runs, tough mudders, 10k’s, 5k’s and more! She also trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She always looking for her
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Check out these links regarding the benefits of using an ice bath for recovery. According to most studies it helps reduce inflammation and flushes waste from the muscles. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-285–12810-0,00.html http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/08/training/recovery-the-ice-bath_15886