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GFGL FIT BLOG: Blazing New Trails

I’ve been itching to do some trail running lately. I don’t know if it’s the summer time weather or the Olympics or just needing a change of scenery, but it’s been in the back of my mind to set out on my own in the wilderness (even just for a few miles). I have to […]

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GFGL FIT BLOG: Olympic Sports

“The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” -William Blake This quote always makes me think about sports and, since the Olympics are ending soon, I thought it might be poignant. I’ve been really into watching the London Olympics because I like sooo many things about sports and why people do them. I […]

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GFGL FIT BLOG: Marathon Round Two

Round two… This was third hottest July on record in the great state of Wisconsin. In an effort to avoid getting heat stroke or a REALLY bad tan line (I already have a bad sports bra tan line to offend everyone I know at the beach). I’ve taken it pretty easy on running the past […]

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GFGL FIT BLOG: Take-It-Easy Summertime

It’s still hot (running-wise). I’m still getting in about 35+ miles a week and I think my “new” shoes from the spring are getting kind of worn out, but running and sunshine were only part of the July schedule… You know those really hot summer times when you can’t think of anything important to do, […]

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GFGL FIT BLOG: Summer Bike Love

This week I took my bike out and had a good ride for the first time in almost a year (a shamefully long time, I know). But we have a history… My bike is an old-timey guy, found in the basement of a bike shop of a college town with no brakes and a seat eaten […]

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