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Posts tagged "Weight Loss"

Running With Dan- the 2010 Chicago Marathon.

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A year ago, I received an e-mail from a complete stranger asking me to help him train for and finish the 2010 Chicago Marathon.  It was the honesty and truth of this letter, that not only caught my attention, but took me on a year long journey that changed my life.  “Help save my life,”... Read more »
By David Wallach,
October 12, 2010 at 10:51 am
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Athletes of The Month-October.

Cubicle Dad & Coach Jennifer Harrison The Chicago Marathon is hours away (as of Friday 10/8/10), despite everything Daniel Cubicle Dad Malinski has done to get himself ready for his journey through Chicago, he is not our Athlete of the Month. That title belongs to two amazing women, Coach Jennifer Harrison and Nutritionist Beth Shutt... Read more »
By David Wallach,
October 3, 2010 at 1:02 pm
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500 Miles of Racing- Finished!

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Where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.- Eric Liddle. Photo Courtesy Karen Thibodeaux I remember seeing Chariots of Fire as a kid, it changed my life.  It made me want to run. No matter what the distance, when things got hard, it was that simple quote from... Read more »
By David Wallach,
September 20, 2010 at 5:15 pm
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Look Up In The Sky!!! It's Cubicle Dad!

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If you need a reason to get fired up, just click here and read about Dan-Cubicle Dad Malinski.We have been running together for 10 months and in that time Dan has lost 108 pounds.  A lot has changed for Dan in the last year, he is now a “runner,” a year ago, he was an... Read more »
By David Wallach,
September 20, 2010 at 12:32 pm
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I have to eat broccoli to lose weight? WTF!

When my daughter was about 4, her grandmother made her eat broccoli while she was baby sitting.  It got back to me, and when she asked me if I liked broccoli, I couldn’t lie, “I hate the stuff, not with cheese, not steamed, not raw, not with a cat, not off a bat,the stuff is... Read more »
By David Wallach,
July 16, 2010 at 7:40 am
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Here's to Cubicle Dad! 100 Pounds Gone!

October 14th 2009, it started with a letter. I’m a fat guy, father of two wonderful daughters.  The oldest was born with a heart defect…our family has a history with heart disease…I don’t want to be the fat guy who keels over at 50 and leave her, my oldest and my wife like that.  I... Read more »
By David Wallach,
July 12, 2010 at 9:36 am
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Bring it on Stick Boy!

For the past 8 months Daniel “Cubicle Dad” Malinski and I have been running away the pounds as we train for his goal, the Chicago Marathon.  Watching his progression has been amazing and to date Dan has lost almost 100 pounds!  We are now the same weight, different heights, but the same weight, different speeds... Read more »
By David Wallach,
July 5, 2010 at 8:14 pm
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When an opportunity to help someone is presented to you - Take it. And, don't look back.

Coach Jennifer Harrison It’s cliché, but the hardest part of any journey is the first step.  Wanting to change and deciding to do something about it are two different things.  To have the guts to say “Enough! Today I am going to be different, today I am going to take a stand! From here on... Read more »
By David Wallach,
January 26, 2010 at 7:46 am
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Dave and Dan- The Countdown Begins

If you click here, you can find out about Dan Malinski or Cubicle Dad and his efforts to finish the Chicago Marathon this year.  Dan read the story of my adventures in the Chicago Marathon and asked me for help. Dan was over 300 pounds, has a history of heart disease in his family and... Read more »
By David Wallach,
January 3, 2010 at 10:33 am
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Pumpkins in the Park 5K, A First Timers Look Back.

By Kristin Burns I have been training so hard to complete the Pumpkins in the Park 5K, that two days before the race it hit me, I would be running alone. Well, not really alone, as there would be tons of people around but I’d be missing one of my biggest supporters, my brother.  He... Read more »
By David Wallach,
October 20, 2009 at 7:17 pm
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