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My Day 1 of the Holiday Challenge

My Day 1 of the Holiday Challenge

While the 2015 Concept2 Holiday Challenge started at midnight the moment the calendar ticked over to November 26, I didn't get on the seat until an hour ago, then I put in a slow 10k towards the 200k I need to log between now and midnight Christmas Eve: 23:59:59.  

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My Famous Savoury Crêpe Recipe

My Famous Savoury Crêpe Recipe

I have been making crêpes probably since 1998 and it's been my signature dish ever since.

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Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Every year, John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry of the No Agenda Show share this delicious recipe with their listeners. It's considered to be John's recipe but Adam has adapted and adopted the recipe into his Thanksgiving as well. It looks delicious, though I have yet to taste it.

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Getting Psyched for Concept2's Holiday Challenge

Getting Psyched for Concept2's Holiday Challenge

Starting tomorrow, I'll endeavor to row 200,000 meters on my Concept2 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. It's called the 2015 Concept2 Holiday Challenge. 

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Discounted Running Gear

Discounted Running Gear

I was reading reddit this morning and Jaime_Manger posted a most useful list to the /r/running subreddit,  Compilation of Discounted Running Gear.

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We live in the future (I live in Mongolia)

We live in the future (I live in Mongolia)

I keep my Gerris ​ office in a building in Columbia Heights, Arlington, Virginia. There's a huge first-generation Mongolian contingent here.

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Fighting sciatica and fascial adhesion with a massage stick

Fighting sciatica and fascial adhesion with a massage stick

When I am not on Kathe Ana's table at Heavenly Body's Clinic here in Arlington, I am using a Big Stick from The Stick to try to work out the almost debilitating tightness in both my right lumbar and the resulting tightness I have in the muscles in my shin.

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Become fit with Reddit's help

Become fit with Reddit's help

After all the brouhaha surrounding #GamerGate and the controversy surrounding the decision that SXSW made in removing some #GamerGate panels, I wanted to remind my gentle reader -- yes, you -- that there are warm hugs online and not just slaps, punches, yells, screams, and assaults online.

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Grip doesn't strengthen itself

Grip doesn't strengthen itself

Grip strength is essential for kettlebells and riding.

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Don't swing your kettlebells without stretching your body

Don't swing your kettlebells without stretching your body

If you're going to engage in 90-seconds of vigorous kettlebell swings every hour, all day long, every day, even with only a single 12kg kettlebell, then a stretching regimen is essential.

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My love affair with the kettlebell

My love affair with the kettlebell

I don't know where my obsession began. I believe I can thank James Harris of XSport Fitness on Columbia Pike in Columbia Heights, Arlington, VA.  

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New Balance Minimus 20v5 Trainer Official Shoe of National Rowing Team

I just received this press release from USRowing about a multi-year sponsorship deal with New Balance, which will include providing footwear to athletes including the “Official Training Shoe of the USRowing National Team.”

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The State Of Earned Media Blogger Outreach

The State Of Earned Media Blogger Outreach

I’ve been doing earned media blogger outreach as a profession since 2006 and a lot has changed. To be frank, there are a lot of bloggers with their hands out looking for pay to play these days that it can feel a little daunting.

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Recovering after falling onto my back

Recovering after falling onto my back

I was so excited! I just launched this blog, posted my first couple posts, and then my feet flew out from underneath me and I made like a lucha libre and did a diving back elbow drop on myself!

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Joining the 2015 Concept2 Dogs Days of Summer challenge

Joining the 2015 Concept2 Dogs Days of Summer challenge

I own a Concept2 Indoor Rower that collects too much dust. As part of my intentional movement towards fitness and health I will be participating in the Dog Days of Summer challenge this year.

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