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Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you.

August 4, 2014

Goats.

Goats.

Alternate title: "It's not an adventure until you get lost." Sunday morning my parents scooped up the kidlets to bring them on the type of adventure that I remember as a kid myself: road trips to antique shops with a stop over at (great) Grandma's house.   This left Geoff and I with the opportunity to get in some quality training.  Despite the fact that we have more than a handful of pretty Continue reading →

July 2, 2014

8 Tips for Hiking with Kids (A Survival Guide Based on a True Story.)

8 Tips for Hiking with Kids (A Survival Guide Based on a True Story.)

The idea of hiking with your kids may invoke thoughts of birds chirping, plenty of laughter, and a smiling summit photo so beautiful it doesn’t even need an instagram filter.   However, the reality of hiking with your kids is that factors such as, but not limited to: weather, blood sugar levels, snake sightings, and "last one to the top is a rotten egg" status, can make or break your adventure.   Continue reading →

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I'm Heather, mom of two, ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, and an overzealous athlete who cannot focus on a single discipline, so I train for all of them at the same time. When in doubt, I run...and then write about it. Read More…

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