Mind Over Matter on a Monday

ByTim Nolte

This morning was one of those where I had to make the choice of whether I was going to actually get out and run or go back to bed. I was pretty sore after spending most of the weekend building a shed. I managed to get out there and knock out a 10K. #HWI #RiverBankRun

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