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Your Bike Is Calling Your Name

Rachel Coleman • Jun 9th, 2010 • Category: Cycling

by Rachel Coleman, Featured Athlete | You know the bike that’s in your garage? Yeah, you know the one. It’s the one that’s hanging upside down and taunting you every time you park your vehicle. Well, it’s summer and it’s time to dust that bike off. It’s time to sit down and RIDE! I know the concerns you have because I have them too…



Run With Your Life: Part 2 – No Exceptions

Rachel Coleman • Apr 13th, 2010 • Category: Featured Athlete Story, Run

by Rachel Coleman, Featured Athlete
Once Upon a Time… Someone sent me a link to a video about Team Hoyt. This was a long, long time ago. As I watched this father push his son, I was floored. I was inspired. It gave new meaning to “strong enough.” At the time I didn’t think that it had much to do with me, even though I have a daughter in a wheelchair, but I never forgot those images. I never forgot the love…



Run With Your Life

Rachel Coleman • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: Run

by Rachel Coleman, Featured Athlete | At the beginning of 2010 I set a goal to complete my first triathlon and to run two half-marathons. (I like to do my marathons one half at a time.) And while I was setting goals, I decided to go for breaking my personal record of running 13.1 miles in 2:05:02. This year I will break the 2-hour mark. Do I really think life is going to simply unfold just the way I plan it? You would think by now that I would know better than that. Here’s what happened…



Finding My Inspiration

Rachel Coleman • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Run

by Rachel Coleman, Featured Athlete | For me there was one thing… one thing I really wanted to accomplish just to prove to myself that I was still alive. Sure I was married, I had kids, and I had a company, but I wanted to work toward something for me. Just for me…