Interview with an Athlete: Strongman Fernando Escobar
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |

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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
Hello, hello! It’s almost Friday! YAY! I have had a long and exhausting week, so I am definitely looking forward to the weekend! Being without a car right now is a bit of a bummer, though I acknowledge things could be much worse. I have a linkup post in the works for tomorrow, so I…
Okay, so maybe I’m being a little hard on myself, but it’s kind of true. I’ve been slacking off with my running for weeks, and I haven’t gone inside my gym in just as long. It is not a good situation, you guys. I was training for a half marathon, and quite diligently. I think…
Happy Chinese New Year! As you probably already know, this year is the Year of the Monkey! Monkeys are my favorite animals, so it seems fitting that my CNY horoscope says that this year is going to be a great one for me! Yesterday, to get myself ready for the Year of the Monkey, I…
There’s been quite a bit of buzz lately about the collision of the worlds of technology and fitness. For example, this week, Under Armour purchased MapMyFitness (an awesome app I started drafting a review of weeks ago). This opens up the door for other fitness brands to begin merging and/or collaborating with tech companies that manage the…
You guys have heard of my #4Kby4PM giveaway, but this month, I’m doing something different; this month, I am joining my friend Tikima (of Tikima Renee Fitness) for a #5Kby5PM giveaway challenge! We want to challenge everyone to try to get in 5,000 steps by 5pm each day in the month of April. It’s more of a…
More important question: Do you even lift, bro? Just kidding! I love to wear gloves when I lift, for a number of reasons. For starters, they protect your hands from getting gnarly blisters. With my line of work, I have to shake a lot of hands. There is nothing worse than shaking a disgusting hand,…
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
I came, I ran, I conquered! Is it possible for a runner’s high to last more than 24 hours, because I think that’s what might be happening with me? On Saturday, I ran my very first 10k. I trained for a couple of months, even doing the unthinkable — running in the freezing cold! The…
Happy Sunday! You know, Sunday is a weird day of the week. Some people consider Sunday the end of the week, and some people consider it the beginning. I’m a little bit of both, I suppose. I like to use Sunday as a day of reflection. What have I accomplished in the week behind? What…
Happy Global Running Day, friends! For the second year in a row, I am linking up with my fellow Sweat Pink Ambassador Kristen from Jonesin’ for a Run for a National/Global Running Day Interview! I’m also linking up with the Wild Workout Wednesday ladies, especially since they’re focusing in on Global Running Day this week. Bonus:…
So… Much… Snow! It’s so pretty outside! I’m just getting over my cold, and I’m contemplating heading out for a walk in the snow. It’s so hard to resist! The Boyfriend keeps looking at me like I’m crazy, but I don’t care. I don’t really feel like going to the gym because the snow is…
The biggest thing I’m leaving behind in 2020 is 2020 itself. See ya never, sucka! This year hasn’t been all bad for me, fortunately, but it definitely was not my favorite year ever! As is the tradition here on Flecks of Lex, I’m sharing the things I’m leaving behind in 2020, and have some inspirational…
You guys, I have been itching to run another race. (Not literally, though, because ew.) I was originally training to do the TCS Annapolis Running Classic Half Marathon, but a knee injury and a shoulder/back/neck weird pinched nerve situation sidelined me from running for a few weeks, which is not a good deal when you’re…