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i ran a 5k, completely

On October 3, 2020 By Ben CrosbyIn health and fitness1 Comment

I recently told you all about how I was prepping to run a 5k. Yesterday morning I set out at dawn to do it and I did! This was huge for me, but I'll get back to that. I did this 5k to support research for Parkinson's Disease, which does not have a cure. I …

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5k prep: update

On September 25, 2020 By Ben CrosbyIn health and fitness2 Comments

My selfie game is weak. Somebody coach me. This morning I got out a dawn to do a prep run for my 5k and to map out my route. I had one goal that satisfied two ends for me. I wanted to run about 2/3 of a 5k to see how it felt and I …

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