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Mudathlon is almost here! Let the panic ensue!!! Just kidding. There's no need to be afraid. Mudathlon is just a fun, muddy, wear-you-out, sign-me-up-next-year time. At Extra Mile on Thursday night, the last training session for Mudathlon took...

I have spent my whole life trying to please. I wanted to be liked by everyone. I wanted everyone to be proud of me. I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to make someone else happy. Basically, I was looking for validation from every single...

I made the trek from the office today to Anytime Fitness of La Porte for a change of scene for my Mudathlon training. That's probably my favorite part about being a member of Anytime Fitness. I have access to any club so if I'm not close to my home...

There is a reason why I refer to La Porte as the “Hub of Awesome” and that is due to the amazing accomplishments this community has been able to achieve over the last few years, particularly in the area of economic development. Building the most...

As the title suggests, there were hills involved in this week's Extra Mile Fitness Mudathlon training session. This time we ran from the Extra Mile HQ to the sand volleyball courts at Valparaiso University. The courts are at the bottom of a LARGE...

To continue my Mudathlon training saga, I thought it would be good to drop some knowledge on you, readers. I recently experienced "Leg Day", and though it was tough. I will reap the benefits later. I headed over to Anytime Fitness of Michigan City to...

Last year when I ran the Mudathlon, I was tripping and awkwardly making my way over and around obstacles -pretty much the picture of incoordination. It's not uncommon for participants to resemble newborn calves when running this race. It's called...

When we reached out to Lew Wallace High School alumni a few weeks back to share their favorite memories of the school after it was decided by the Gary Community School Corporation board of education that 2013-14 would the the final year for Lew...

Last Week our first "Life Baby" had her mid-term check up. 20 weeks down and 20 weeks to go. Now that we know she is a "she" we are all giddy in pink. We don't have a name for her yet so the little princess will just be that for now. Last week at the...

The United Way of La Porte County Board of Directors is grateful for the dedicated service of the 24 community volunteers who served on the 2014 Allocations Committee. They spent countless hours reviewing 36 program proposals submitted by 22 partner...