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Josh is a Baltimore native 80's baby with an addiction to being active, eating well, and inspiring others to overcome their self limitations both physically, and mentally.
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It’s not often I peruse my Linkedin feed. It’s fine, full of decent stories, lots of jargon, and a fair amount of self promotional nonsense. But it is there, and thus, must occasionally be scrolled through. Recently I read a post that opened with “Sometimes you just have to get on the damn plane”. It […]
Warm-ups shouldn’t take a long time – but they should be effective. One of the most effective ways to warm up – without lugging a bunch of equipment around to do so, are with bands. There are tons of different types of bands too… rubber ones, silicone, and then there are cotton and latex bands. […]
Some of my last training related posts here were all about trying to achieve that sub 3 hour marathon time at the NJ marathon. Roughly a month out, after crushing some long runs, like many races around the country, this one too was canceled. Pissed. Is about the only way to describe how I felt. […]
We find ourselves in unique times – you’d be hard pressed to find much argument there. With the majority of the country asked to ‘shelter in place’ or limit your travel/errands/etc. Those training for races like an Ironman® and Ironman 70.3® can find themselves in a tough spot. Unfortunately, many have had their races moved […]
This is the unfortunate realty for many. With the next few months very uncertain, Ironman® has elected to cancel or postpone a TON of it’s races, they’re even going so far as to offer virtual races on a newly developed app. Times are weird, and COVID-19 is cancelling Ironman® races, marathons, schools, professional sports, the […]
Can you? Yes. Should you? Maybe not. This question typically exists for a group of people training for their first Ironman® triathlon race who have also never completed a marathon before. There’s a prevailing wisdom that you should have accomplished at least a stand-alone marathon before attempting an Ironman®. If that stand-alone marathon happens before […]
There are dozens and dozens of Ironman® races that take place in countries all over the world. Some are in small towns, other in big cities. Some on flat land, others on ski resorts. Then there’s you, trying to figure out how to choose where to do your first full distance Ironman® race – and […]
I’ve been working with Robert Connors of Signum Training and Nutrition for a few years now and the other day we were complaining about tight hips (typical fitness nut small talk) to one another. Naturally, the conversation started to evolve into a “well I do this stretch, you should try it..” back and forth, and […]
My first attempt at running a sub 3 hour marathon back on October 19th in Baltimore didn’t pan out. I ended up running a ~3:21 per the course clock (26.65 miles) and a 3:18 per Garmin for 26.2. Even after 13.1 at 1:31 I knew that I wouldn’t make the time, but I learned a […]
Your first Ironman®, sprint tri, or any race can bring with it a lot of feelings of excitement, anxiety, nervousness, and countless other emotions. While that’s all completely and 100% normal, it’s important to remember it can be enjoyable too! Here are a few tips to make sure you get the most out of your […]