Category Archives: Fat-Fit-Fat

When you run the Marine Corps Marathon, you must keep a 14-minute-a-mile pace to “Beat the Bridge.” Beating the bridge means you have to get to the 14th Street bridge over the Potomac River by a certain time or they … Continue reading →

“I’m going to wear you out.” I’ve known Coach Clark for three years. He has never lied to us before. And he didn’t today. We started with 60 sit-ups. You had to hit each alternate knee with your opposite elbow. … Continue reading →

Today’s fitness blog is brought to you by back pain. Back pain, when you didn’t want to sit comfortably. OK, here we go. My 75 teammates and I start our workout at 5 a.m. and end exactly at 6 a.m. … Continue reading →

Felt my leg ache a little as I was running a sprint up the hill. And I felt my melanoma scar scream when I was doing straight arm crunches. My shoulders hurt as I did burpees and worked out with … Continue reading →

My butt got kicked this morning. Paul Lacoste’s workout is famous for that. You cruise along and WHAM! — something just completely wipes you out. Coach Clark did it to us this morning. For 20 minutes, I was pretty much … Continue reading →

Today’s Throw-up Thursday, right? I thought up that gem of a joke as I was running up Madison Central’s stadium. And then down it. And then back up it. Rinse and repeat. Barf. We did the Gauntlet today. All jokes … Continue reading →

“I’m here today because of you, Ramsey.” A familiar voice came out of the darkness behind me. It was 5 a.m. and the waning Harvest moon struggled to illuminate the Madison Central football field. Our six lines were stretching. “I … Continue reading →

One eye opened. The clock stared back at me and screamed 3:50. It was five freaking minutes before my alarm went off. Ugh! I debated turning it off. Sleep is always the easy path. My hand slipped from beneath the … Continue reading →