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Mar12021
Spartan Jacksonville - 2021

Spartan Super & Sprint Weekend – Jacksonville – 2021

AdventureMarch 1, 2021

How was Spartan’s first event in a year? EPIC! Let’s get the obvious questions out of the way first: Yes,…

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Celtic Warrior Challenge – 2020 – Meridian, MS

AdventureNovember 23, 2020

Look out, Spartan Race. There is a new kid in town. The inaugural Celtic Warrior Challenge kicked off in Meridian,…

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My First OCR

Adventure, FitnessOctober 19, 2020

Seven years ago, on the heels of finishing my first Ironman, an interesting event showed up in my back yard.…

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Oct52020
Robinwood Lake - 2010

In Open Water – A Decade Ago

Adventure, FitnessOctober 5, 2020

A decade ago, today, I had my first swim in open water. I nearly drowned.

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Oct12020

You Don’t Need A Diet

Blog, NutritionOctober 1, 2020

This conversation (in one form or another) happened THREE times last week: Friend: What is the best diet for me?…

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Apr152019

123 Days Of Stepping It Up

Blog, LifestyleApril 15, 2019

  In Dec of 2018, I had my first 30 day streak with 6,000-10,000 steps per day. At the time,…

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Mar32019

Six Months Without Coffee

Blog, Lifestyle, NutritionMarch 3, 2019

Six months ago, with little fanfare and no real planning, I stopped drinking coffee. For me, it wasn’t a difficult…

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Jan242019

60 Days without Energy Drinks

Blog, NutritionJanuary 24, 2019

Two months ago, I took my last sip of an energy drink. To be fair, I only had as One-Drink-A-Day…

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Jan232019

What A Tangled Sole We Wiiv

UncategorizedJanuary 23, 2019

Bear with me. Briefly. (Thanks!) I’m going to have one of those flashback-moments… It is 2009. I stroll into my…

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Jan222019

Three Weeks of 16/8 Time Restricted Eating

NutritionJanuary 22, 2019

My first personal experiment of 2019 has been to schedule my “feeding window,” into a smaller time period each day.…

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Jan212019

A Post-Normal 2019

BlogJanuary 21, 2019

Building on our success in 2018, the New Year is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. First…

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Jan32019

Post-Normal’s 2018 Year in Review

LifestyleJanuary 3, 2019

It was a great year for Post-Normal Systems. Lots of growth. Tons of new friends. And many learning experiences across…

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Jan12019

Your PYR For 2019

Blog, LifestyleJanuary 1, 2019

Welcome to 2019! I hope the past year was good for you and that you accomplished your goals as well…

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Nov122018

Behind The Curtain

Blog, LifestyleNovember 12, 2018

I wanted take you behind the curtain of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. But then I thought, “Where did that…

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Nov42018

What Strength & Conditioning Can Do For You

Blog, LifestyleNovember 4, 2018

As we grow older or as we adopt inactive forms of employment in our young-adult-years (especially deskbound jobs!) regular physical…

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Nov12018

Thank You Thursday 2018 – Part One

Blog, LifestyleNovember 1, 2018

In my continual search to find simple, manageable solutions that create remarkable physiological or psychological benefits, I think I’ve stumbled…

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Aug232018

Your Month-long Jackification

Blog, Fitness, LifestyleAugust 23, 2018

Picking up greens & things at my local grocery and I make the mistake of eyeballing the magazine rack next…

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Aug202018

I Could Not Do It Alone

Blog, FitnessAugust 20, 2018

We recently wrapped-up a private, group-based, Weight Loss Challenge for a local organization. We finished the final session with an…

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Jul202018

Supplementary Advice

Blog, NutritionJuly 20, 2018

If you’re like me, you are lazy. Or maybe we are just terribly busy and we don’t have the time…

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Jul162018

Why Your Efforts In The Gym Aren’t Working

Blog, FitnessJuly 16, 2018

“I’m in the gym five days a week, two hours a day,” she says. “I’m doing 8 super sets for…

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Jul32018

You Don’t Need A Gym

Blog, Fitness, UncategorizedJuly 3, 2018

Following on the heels of “You Don’t Need A Diet,” is today’s advice: You don’t need a gym. In fact,…

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May212018

My Blooper Reel

Blog, LifestyleMay 21, 2018

With few exceptions, I don’t show you my blooper reel. I didn’t share my first dozen godawful sessions in the…

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Apr92018

Traditions Triathlon Training Camp 2018 – Across the Finish Line!

Adventure, BlogApril 9, 2018

Spoiler alert: Your first triathlon isn’t a test of your physical fitness. It is a test of your mental toughness.…

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Mar122018

What That Fitness Magazine Isn’t Telling You

Blog, LifestyleMarch 12, 2018

First, our chances of ever looking like the model on Your-Fitness-Magazine-of-Choice are pretty close to zero. That guy or gal…

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Mar52018

The Lizard

LifestyleMarch 5, 2018

The limbic cortex in our brain is responsible for basic emotions, addictive qualities, moods, and a host of other life-sustaining…

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Feb192018

The Three Questions

Blog, NutritionFebruary 19, 2018

There are three questions which usually come up when I’m talking to folks who want to change their habits and…

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Jan222018

Just Don’t Stop

LifestyleJanuary 22, 2018

Seneca wrote: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” And suffer I did. The first six months of…

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Jan112018

Nerding Out On Nutrition

NutritionJanuary 11, 2018

“The Internet” as a public service appeared when I was seventeen and since those Bygone Days of Yore, geeks of…

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Jan72018

Action > Inaction

LifestyleJanuary 7, 2018

When I’m asked, “What should I do to get better,” my answer is usually a variation of: more than you…

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Jan22018

Struggling To Start

LifestyleJanuary 2, 2018

When I first began the journey to reclaim my health, I struggled with daily feelings of personal failure and disappointment.…

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Jan12018

Why Mobility?

MobilityJanuary 1, 2018

Mobility is defined as the ability to move or be moved freely and easily. Having an optimal range of motion…

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Jan12018

Why Fitness?

FitnessJanuary 1, 2018

In any given conversation about creating a healthy lifestyle or restoring health and wellness, some variation of this question is…

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Jan12018

Why Adventure?

AdventureJanuary 1, 2018

My favorite definition of the word “adventure” is: An unusual and exiting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. So much meat…

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Dec302017

Post-Normal Resolutions – Part Three

LifestyleDecember 30, 2017

This is it. We’re down to the last 48 hours of 2017! I hope it has been a great year…

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Dec282017

Post-Normal Resolutions – Part Two

LifestyleDecember 28, 2017

Alright, so we got simple. We got measurable. How else can we set ourselves up for success in 2018? Here’s…

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Dec282017

Post-Normal Resolutions – Part One

LifestyleDecember 28, 2017

With 2018 just around the corner, many us will be making New Year’s Resolutions. But breaking our promise to ourselves…

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May22017

Speaking & Workshops

ServicesMay 2, 2017

Coach Jon earned several extremely boring degrees in technology and literature. He holds multiple coaching certifications, has decades of experience…

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May22017

Obstacle Course Coaching

ServicesMay 2, 2017

Today’s Obstacle Course Races combine off-road trails and mud runs with various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. The…

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May22017

Triathlon Coaching

ServicesMay 2, 2017

We know you likely have very individualized needs and we are flexible. Triathletes in search of dedicated coaching can receive…

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May22017

Lifestyle Management

ServicesMay 2, 2017

Because not everyone has a competitive goal, Post-Normal offers bespoke, individualized Lifestyle Management to help you achieve a healthy, active…

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