Brisk hike up Mt. Mansfield this morning via Underhil State Park. Green mountains are beautiful, though quite unforgiving, it was more technical than I anticipated. Question for the trail runnersand Spartan racers. What kind of shoes do you wear? These ones from the back of the closet just aren't going to do.

3 things I plan to do this week: 1. Read 15 min daily from the same book - Taking Shape (book about the making of John Carpenter's Halloween) 2. Yoga 2 sessions (3rd if possible) 3. Journal for 5 minutes a day Drop yours below! 👇

October 12–18 Last week, we tackled 300 pull-ups. This week, we’re switching things up. Your challenge: Accumulate intentional movement throughout the week AND try at least 1 activity you don’t normally do. 🎯 PICK YOUR LEVEL 🟢 BASE: 150 minutes ⚪ STANDARD: 300 minutes 🔴 BEAST: 450 minutes 💪 WHAT COUNTS? Walking, running, lifting, cycling, swimming, hiking, yoga, Pilates, mobility, sports, or any other intentional movement. YES, your regular workouts count! 🔀 HERE’S THE TWIST Try at least 1 activity outside your normal routine. 🏋️ Always lift? Try yoga or swimming. 🏃 Always run? Try strength training. 🚶 Always walk? Try cycling or Pilates. 💪 Do everything? Pick something you’ve neglected. Even 10 minutes of something different counts. 📋 THE RULES ✅ Pick your level. Adjust if needed. ✅ Accumulate minutes over 7 days. No daily minimum. ✅ Mix activities. Your normal workouts count. ✅ Try at least 1 activity you don’t normally do. ✅ Modify as needed. Walking, seated exercise, and low-impact options all count. ✅ Recovery matters. Don’t push through pain or add unnecessary training. ✅ Track your minutes honestly. A missed target doesn’t erase your effort. No equipment or special app required. Just track your minutes on your phone, watch, or a piece of paper. Report your progress in your regular Friday check-in and share your final total here after the weekend. The challenge is optional and doesn’t affect Active 300 status. 👇 YOUR TURN! Drop 2 things in the comments: 1️⃣ BASE, STANDARD, or BEAST? 2️⃣ What’s the NEW activity you’re trying? Get moving. Try something different. Have some fun with it. LET’S GO, PROJECT 300! ⚔️💪

First week promises kept, long run and pull challenge completion tomorrow. Performance, beginner track felt good. I do see myself graduating to intermediate for block 2 next month. Tenderness in lower bicep/elbows to monitor and rest over the weekend. Thank you all for this wonderful community, grateful to be apart of it.

What are your guys plans for next season racing.?Let me know what you guys are doing and maybe we can go in together on air bnb to help on travel costs As of right now here my schedule February- Jacksonville sprint, super, trail 21k March- Atlanta Trifecta and Houston Trifecta April- Vernon,NJ Ultrafecta (where it all started in 23) May- Fayetteville Ultrafecta June- Cincinnati Ultrafecta ( Need my redemption) SUMMER DEATH RACE 💀 ☠️ 💀 Mount Sparta Challenge if i dont survive death race July- Palmerton super and sprints multiples with trail 10k and HH 4HR August- West virginia Trifecta and trail 21k race September- Killington ULTRA (need redemption from my dnf from my divorce) October- LAS VEGAS HURRICANE HEAT TRIFECTA Cleveland Ultrafecta November- Boston fenway stadion Newberry SC Ultrafecta Waiting for deka schedule to drop then that could change some things