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When the global pandemic first became reality in California, where I live, it was March 2019. It had already had a significant impact on many other places around the world but by spring of that year it hit home. My husband was in the hospital for an elective surgery...
PRESS RELEASE: TEN DAYS • A THOUSAND MILES
TEN DAYS * A THOUSAND MILES TEAM USA GOES TO AUSTRALIA VISIT THE EVENT PAGE HERE FOR FULL DETAILS 1000 MILES TO LIGHT is an Ultra Running Event starting August 14 in the Australian Outback and finishing August 24 at the Byron Bay Lighthouse. This event features...
The Goodwater135: My Mind’s Trip While Running Through Death Valley
By Samantha Pruitt www.samanthapruitt.com @thesamanthapruitt www.endurancetownusa.com @endurancetownusa Wanna trip out? Do something BIG & WILD that has you dancing on the edge of your comfort zone. But big goals and comfort crushing experiences need to be...
The Goodwater135: Challenge Crushed & Top 6 Juicy Lessons
By Samantha Pruitt SamanthaPruitt.com / Instagram. On October 20th, I toed the line at my first ultra since 2018. Both 2019 and (so far) 2020 had not been great for a multitude of reasons that need no ? explaining to you all, and so my endurance fitness was hovering...
The GoodWater135: Challenge Accepted!
By Samantha Pruitt @thesamanthapruitt samanthapruitt.com Water is life. Life is good. GOOD that is - meaning for the ‘greater good’ of all humanity. Not to be confused with good for me and mine only. Life is the gift we ALL received and now more than ever we must look...
Have you heard? Streaks are the new thing! Due to pandemic times we are all restless and need focus and goals to keep things on track and interesting on the daily.
Quick update on our producer Travis Ford's big reboot... "Starting today, I'm up to 100 lbs of pressure on my new ankle!!! Next weekend, FULL WEIGHT." If you haven't yet, follow Travis on Strava (FIND HIM HERE) so you can cheer each other on as he starts putting a few...
By Samantha Pruitt December 12th, 2018 I wrote a blog called “Going tiny To Live BIG.” At the time I was about a year into a gradual life redesign, my Essentialism journey, and planning head for my #fierceatfifty project. Closing out 2017 I had discovered (once again-...
You may not know me... but if you've heard our podcast, there's a good chance you'd recognize my voice. My name is Travis Ford, and I’m the producer of the Endurance Town USA podcast. I own Rock Harbor Marketing, a digital marketing firm, and am normally the...
NOT My First Rodeo-Pandemic
By Coach Samantha Pruitt, Spring 2020 I know there are plenty of us out there who have experienced something like this before. Ok, maybe not a global pandemic obviously, but a type of ‘personal pandemic’ where our lives, our bodies and our minds became utter chaos!...
On Getting ‘Good’ or Shall We Say Our ‘Personal Best’
People are always asking me why I do so many different types of fitness training and outdoor sports activities. They say “are you going to get great, or even good, if you don’t focus on just running or just mountain biking or just strength training, ect. this year? “...
Body Shaming & Body Blaming- How To STOP and Practice ‘Body Reframing’ Instead
It’s nothing new, these practices have been around since the dawn of mankind I am very sure. However, in our digital and viral society today full of picture perfect fairytale images, videos and unabashed voices there seems to be an explosion of humans who are ...
