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Justin Bailey

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Mudder Training: Day Nine

I went back to my CrossFit box for today's WOD.  I love the camaraderie and competition there, and would work out there more often if it was a little less expensive.  As it is, I target workouts with skills I need to work on.  Today,…
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May 10, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Five

I decided to run in my Vibrams today.  For those unfamiliar, the Vibram Five Fingers are like foot gloves.  My wife calls them "gorilla shoes", and I agree that they look ridiculous.  Looks aside, the shoes provide protection from the ground but no cushioning or…
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May 6, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Three

Day Two was a rest day. Day Three: Ran 4 miles, again in my Sauconys.  It felt like much longer than that.  I wish I had some trails or consistent stretches of grass to run on, running on concrete is not so fun.  It felt…
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May 4, 2011
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Training Future Men

As a youth pastor, on of my great privileges is to play a mentoring role for several young men.  I've been thinking about this lately since we have recently concluded a guy's group at our church. I remember hearing a Matt Chandler quote that has…
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May 4, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day One

Though not that interesting to most of my readers, I have decided to log my training routine on the road to the Tough Mudder event in July. I put myself on the Runner's World half-marathon schedule, which called for only 2 miles on the first…
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May 3, 2011
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Garage Gym (2): Smart Shopping

As I wrote in a previous post, my desire to consistently do CrossFit workouts despite my low budget led me to research what it would cost to outfit my garage with the necessary pieces of equipment.  The possibility that I could invite friends and my…
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April 27, 2011
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Garage Gym (1): The Need

I thought I would pen a short series on a project I've been working on lately: constructing a garage gym. I was initially motivated to start researching how much it would cost to accumulate basic gym equipment when I realized that I my gym budget…
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April 25, 2011