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    So after months and years of training, injuries, SELF-DOUBT and excuses it ended up being about the journey after all. The conclusion of the marathon for me was really just  not about anything other than another run on another windy day. This day there happened to be 8000 others with me and that was a bit of a distraction, but it really was a little anti-climatic. The journey concluded yesterday with a $1.99 decal that is now in my glove compartment.

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The following article is posted on the Les Mills Website for Healthy Eating  http://www.lesmills.com/southcentral/healthy-eating/healthy-eating.aspx  This is a great article and you can ALWAYS trust Les Mills to be on the cutting edge in training AND nutrition.  I found it to be a great read and wanted to share it.  Enjoy!!  

Some great weather we've had around Boiling Springs lately.  Went for a long run at Springville Meadows/South Middleton Park trail last night.  Gotta love seeing all the people and animals out and about along the trail and park and having such a great resource to use for recreation in our community.

Trainingpeaks.com has a new feature on the site which will allow all Balanced Training Solution athletes with the ability to ask me questions in an online forum.  Many athletes have similar questions and/or can learn new things by viewing and posting on this new forum.  Just click on the "Forum" tab on Trainingpeaks.com and look for the coach icon and Balanced Training Solutions and post away. Hope you enjoy this new feature. Pete

HI!! I made an executive decision to NOT have a conference call this week for our "Sizzlin' in 6" contest. Too few contestants have been able to make the noon time slot. Instead I made you a couple videos!! Here are the direct You Tube links:  interval training video~

Do you ever fell like you just don’t have the time to work out but then feel guilty because you didn't work out?I just recently discovered a new form of workout that takes only about 20 minutes and it is so intense that you only need to do it once a week to help increase your fat burning. What is this form of workout you say? It is called Tabata.A little history on Tabata:

Do you ever fell like you just dont have the time to workout but then feel guilty cause you didn't workout?I just recently discovered a new form of workout that takes only about 20 minutes and it is so intense that you only need to do it once a week to help increase your fat burning. What is this form of workout you say? It is called Tabata.A little history on Tabata.