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		<title>Try Chips Offers Health &amp; Fitness Coaching!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try Chips (Try Team LLC) is proud to offer a new program to our TRYBE &#8211; TRY Health and Fitness Coaching! Tim and Jerry started as couch potatoes but then got up and started to TRY &#8211; taking the journey from unhealthy and in danger of escalating health issues.  But as a TEAM we helped [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try Chips (Try Team LLC) is proud to offer a new program to our TRYBE &#8211; TRY Health and Fitness Coaching!</p>
<p>Tim and Jerry started as couch potatoes but then got up and started to TRY &#8211; taking the journey from unhealthy and in danger of escalating health issues.  But as a TEAM we helped each other to TRY, starting with better healthy eating habits and moving our feet away from the couch.  Try Team wants to help you as well.  We are excited that Tim&#8217;s daughter Amanda has dedicated her life to helping others TRY just like us!   Check out her programs &#8211; we hope you will join us in the TRY!</p>
<p><strong>About Try Team Health and Fitness Coaching:<br />
</strong>Amanda practices a holistic approach to health and wellness, which means that she looks at how all areas of your life are connected. As you work together, you will look at how all parts of your life affect your health as a whole.<a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Luna-and-Amanda.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-807" title="Luna and Amanda" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Luna-and-Amanda-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Together you’ll work to reach your health goals in areas such as: achieving a new adventure, finding your happy weight, reducing food cravings, increasing sleep, and maximizing energy. Together, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of the food, fitness, and/or lifestyle choices that work best for you and implement lasting changes that will improve your energy, balance and health. She will work with you to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding.</p>
<p>By making small but steady changes together, you can expect to create lasting results. If you are motivated to TRY, she is here to support your goals. Through telephone and email contact, Amanda helps you create a plan, sets goals, and encourages you to meet them.</p>
<p><strong>The Try Team Encouragement Program will include:</strong></p>
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<li>2- one hour phone      sessions per month</li>
<li>Unlimited Email      support between sessions (within 48 hours)</li>
<li>Motivational      support</li>
<li>Recipes that are      healthy and simple to prepare</li>
<li>Articles, tips, and      goal-directed exercises to help you build the groundwork, and gain      momentum towards your unique goals.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Do you or a friend struggle from an eating disorder; or have a negative body image?</span></em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Does </span><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff5308;"><em>Exercise </em></span><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Run Your </span><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff5308;"><em>Life</em></span><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong> <a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo31-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-831" title="photo(31)-1" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo31-1-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>It might feel like an uphill battle, but there is </strong></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>hope</em></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>!</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you feel like you can never engage in physical activity </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>just for fun</em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>choose </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">exercise over other activities and obligations?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>refuse </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">to take rest or recovery days, even when </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>injured or ill</em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you exercise to the point of </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>exhaustion</em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you feel </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>compelled </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">to exercise and experience </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>emotional upset </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">if unable to exercise?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Do you have a preoccupation with </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>calories </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">throughout the day, even when not exercising?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>Amanda can help you get back to </strong></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>enjoying exercise and life</em></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: black;"><em>.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Exercise consultations will serve to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>Reframe </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">your relationship with your body</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Find a </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>healthy balance </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">with exercise</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Learn to </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>listen to your body </em></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">and identify its needs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Experience exercise as a </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>pleasant/nurturing/healing activity</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Minion Pro SmBd Ital&quot;; color: black;">✓</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Didot; color: black;">Begin to trust and accept your body</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>Exercise can be a part of </strong></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>recovery </em></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>and integrated into your </strong></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Italic; color: #ff8100;"><em>healthy lifestyle</em></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Didot-Bold; color: black;"><strong>!</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>About the Try Team Health and Fitness Coach:</strong></p>
<p>Amanda Schlitzer joined the TRYBE in its ground breaking years. After years of playing organized sports, the cautious homebody anxiously set off on a journey with friends and family who rode their bicycles across the country.  Stepping out of her comfort zone and into a new life perspective she decided at that point she wanted to help others TRY to achieve their goals, no matter how big or small.</p>
<p>She graduated from Chestnut Hill College with her BA in Psychology. She continued on and became certified in Fitness Training from the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) and in Holistic Health Coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Amanda’s passions include fitness, good food, and the mind/body connection. Amanda is a counselor and exercise group instructor. Her focus is to keep a balance between bringing the fun back to exercise and<br />
proper fueling to maintain a healthy body and mind. When Amanda is not counseling or running groups, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, biking, cooking, trying new restaurants, and loving her dog Luna.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Want to schedule?</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_5246.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-808" title="IMG_5246" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_5246-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>To decide if health coaching is right for you, we invite you to schedule a free initial consultation with Amanda. During this session, you will discuss your health and lifestyle to determine how she can best support you in achieving your goals.</p>
<p>If you are in the Philadelphia area, ask about in-office sessions with Amanda. Her office is located in Chestnut Hill. (100 W Evergreen Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118)</p>
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<p><strong>Pricing:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Individual Sessions: 30 min- $25    1 hour- $45</strong></p>
<p><strong>Monthly Try Team Encouragement Coach Program- $90/ month</strong></p>
<p><strong>Email Amanda at amanda@tryteam.com for more information<br />
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We Never Met Bob- Conquering Quadzilla 2012 By Angela Marchesani Spontaneity is not my forte, but I’m working on it. And I just took a big leap in the right direction. Recently, I was asked to represent Try Chips with Amanda Schlitzer at the Quadzilla 15K trail race in Schnecksville, PA.  The second-place winner would [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">We Never Met Bob- Conquering Quadzilla 2012</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
<p>By Angela Marchesani</p>
<p>Spontaneity is not my forte, but I’m working on it. And I just took a big leap in the right direction.</p>
<p>Recently, I was asked to represent Try Chips with Amanda Schlitzer at the Quadzilla 15K trail race in Schnecksville, PA.  The second-place winner would score a case of Try Chips at the end. It was a last minute request, due to unforeseen circumstances, and even though I had not trained for the race in the same way the other 400 runners had, I figured it was worth a try.<a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Jill-Amanda-Angela-Quad-2012.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-772" title="Jill Amanda Angela Quad 2012" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Jill-Amanda-Angela-Quad-2012-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Because isn’t anything fun and challenging worth a try?</p>
<p>I ran the Broad Street Run 10-Miler in May. I ran the Warrior Dash mud run in June. But Quadzilla is a different breed of race. It’s all trail. No theatrics. And lots and lots of hills.  I knew I wasn’t fully prepared for the beast that is Quadzilla, but I wasn’t setting out to win it. I just wanted to finish it. Amanda of Try Chips had the same goal. “Who cares about time? We’ll just give it our best and try.”</p>
<p>A few days before the race, we noticed the race rule: Those who can’t finish in less than 3 hours will get the dreaded designation of DNF: Did Not Finish.</p>
<p>GULP.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I felt a little intimidated on the morning of the race. The heat didn’t help: Already 75 degrees and 78% humidity at 7am. We greeted the race director, Jill Forsythe, and got our race shirts (a simple grey technical T that I will be forever proud to wear). Then we made our way to the start line. Before that start call, Jill reiterated the finishing time rule, and introduced us all to Bob the sweeper. “Bob will be maintaining a 19:21 pace, so stay in front of him if you want to finish.”</p>
<p>As we awaited our start, I noticed that this different breed of race attracted a different breed of runners.</p>
<p>The runners looked fit, but mellow. There was strength without bravado. There were no bursts of flames at the start line or chest-pounding men. In fact, Jill’s simple start call, “Ready? Go,” brought a smile to my face.</p>
<p>It was clear that this event was not about ego or showiness: It was just about running and personal triumph.</p>
<p>We set off into the woods, and the pack stayed pretty tight for the first mile. In part due to volume, most of us slowed to a walk on the first hill. The course was unbelievably well-marked, which brought relief. My second-worst fear, after the fear of meeting Bob, was the fear of getting lost on the race course. I knew very early in that it wasn’t even a concern.</p>
<p>The first major decline almost set me back a bit, if only psychologically. I am scared of heights. So combine heights with steep terrain littered with precarious rocks and groups of people navigating the same portion of trail, and you’ve got a recipe for panic. But I stepped to the side, took one step at a time, and made it down without incident. A few friendly faces nodded in encouragement, with helped carry me through.</p>
<p>After the first mile, the crowd thinned, and Amanda and I found ourselves alone for stretches of trail. We walked most of the hills; it seemed physiologically impossible to do otherwise, with their steep grade. But based on the finishing times of those at the front of the pack, it’s <em>quite</em> possible for some people. My respect for their training and dedication (and admiration of their genes) swelled as I was reduced to a panting slow climb on the hills a few miles in.</p>
<p>“I just don’t want to see Bob,” I insisted to Amanda. We ran when we could, but the duration became shorter and shorter.</p>
<p>We continued to pass and be passed by a woman in blue named Tammy. “This is harder than childbirth!” she proclaimed at one point. She and I must have had different childbirth experiences. But it <em>was</em> getting tough. And Tammy recently completed a Tough Mudder race. I asked her how the two compared. “This is much harder,” she admitted.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Quadzille-Trail.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-773" title="Quadzille Trail" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Quadzille-Trail-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>And then she passed us again.</p>
<p>Later on in the race we were keeping pace with Tommy, another Tough Mudder finisher. It was his first Quadzilla. And he concurred, “This is definitely tougher.”</p>
<p>My right ankle started to hurt. The majority of the trail listed to the left, creating an unstable surface for my feet. The constant turn of my ankle began to weaken my stride. I stopped for ankle rolls and toe points, hoping to prevent injury. The steep downhills were a gamble; but my ankle held out.</p>
<p>We saw Tammy again, and she and I talked briefly about the challenges of parenting (my biggest “Try” yet!), and the importance of maintaining a life and personality outside of our parenting role. We approached a group of women on a persistent incline, and passed out our homemade energy bites.</p>
<p>At the second water station, a helpful volunteered filled our bottles and told us we had a little over two miles left to complete. I looked over my shoulder and said, “Well, we haven’t seen Bob yet…”</p>
<p>The volunteers laughed. “No, you won’t. He’s much further back.”</p>
<p>We set off with renewed vigor, because our chances of a DNF were now slim.</p>
<p>The heat started to get to me. The sun had burned off some haze, and though most of the course was through the woods, the temperature began to climb. I continued to drink water, but was uncertain at each point whether I wanted a snack or more water, or just an air-conditioned room and a nice, soft pillow. I felt a little queasy, a little headachey. I drank and took a few breaks in the shaded areas. I found relief in the cool breeze coming off the plants.</p>
<p>And then we came to the water crossing. Just a few inches of water to walk through, but quite a wide body. I briefly had concerns about finishing the final mile in soaked shoes: Would I blister? The road sneaks I was forced to wear were already dreadfully insufficient. But there was really no choice but to cross.</p>
<p>The second my feet hit the water, my whole body breathed a sigh of relief. If they ever make a cartoon version of Quadzilla, you will see this represented by a snake-y stream of steam emanating from my feet as the soundtrack “<em>hisses</em>” loudly. The cool foot bath was such a relief, and very well may have been what got me to the finish line.</p>
<p>With one mile left, we trekked on. It was a sneaky mile, though, which ended with a surprise out-and-back, just when you thought you’d be heading to the finish line. Every one we met at this point, from our position in the back of the pack, was tired and worn down and ready to be done.</p>
<p>We walked with a woman named Meghan, who had just vomited. She may have been dehydrated, but couldn’t stomach the thought of drinking anything. Her friend Liz went to get Gatorade, and Amanda poured the contents of her Camelbak down Meghan’s arms. And then the finish line was in sight.</p>
<p>I looked over my shoulder for Bob: No sign of him.</p>
<p>We approached the finish line and the clock read our finishing time: 2 hours, 47minutes.</p>
<p>Not half bad for a spontaneous try. We high-fived with our new friends.</p>
<p>We milled about afterwards, and talked with some Trybe members, like Laurie, who had finished a full hour ahead of us. We chatted about upcoming races and Try All By Fire. We thanked Jill for the amazingly-well coordinated event and said goodbye to the friends we had met on the trail.</p>
<p>The parking lot had cleared out, and once we stretched, we hopped in the car and cranked up the A/C.</p>
<p>We ate a little bit, but my stomach was still uncertain. I kept picking up snacks, then pushing them away in revulsion. We were Try Chips representatives without any more Try Chips (rule of thumb: Never give away your last pack!). We stopped on the way home for juice and sustenance.</p>
<p>After we feasted, we got back in the car to leave, and saw a man wearing a Try Chips shirt entering the building. We didn’t want to be weird and follow him into the store or anything.</p>
<p>So we waited outside to meet him.</p>
<p>When he came back out, Amanda asked to take a picture of him for the Try Chips website. He laughed, “Are you serious? I just won a case of Try Chips for finishing Quadzilla in second place!” By the time Amanda and I had finished the race, the winners were long gone.<a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Tim-Nash-Quadzille.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-774" title="Tim Nash Quadzille" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Tim-Nash-Quadzille-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>He introduced himself at Tim Nash, and humored our paparazzi inclinations. He was excited to share his Try Chips with his wife, who also runs and is seeking healthier snack options. We talked for a short while before saying our goodbyes.</p>
<p>Amanda and I drove off, marveling at the coolness of life; we just spent a day challenging our bodies in beautiful nature with friendly and inspiring people, sharing healthy snacks with new friends.</p>
<p>This is the life.</p>
<p>So, going forward, I am more inclined to take on these spontaneous offers. To push outside my comfort zone, both physically and psychologically. And for that I want to say thank you to Try Chips for encouraging me to TRY, Jill Forsythe race director of the Quadzilla, my good friend Amanda, and all of the wonderful people we met while “taming the beast.”</p>
<p>And sorry we didn’t get to meet you, Bob: But maybe next year, but I hope not!</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 11:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try Chips found our inspiration from our good friend and 5-Time Ironman Champion Heather Gollnick.   Heather while at the top of her game deals with stomach issues that can really hamper her performance and recovery.   Try Chips is one food Heather loves and enjoys as part of all her amazing TRY&#8217;s!   Thanks Heather for being [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Post: January 25, 2013 Try Chips is running smoothly again after some time down due to our move to the Cream Ridge Winery and after Hurricane Sandy.  Orders are coming in again and Try Chips are there for you in all you TRY!!!! Check out our Webstore at http://store.trychips.com/ Order today!!!! November 2, 2012 [...]]]></description>
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<p>Try Chips is running smoothly again after some time down due to our move to the Cream Ridge Winery and after Hurricane Sandy.  Orders are coming in again and Try Chips are there for you in all you TRY!!!!<br />
Check out our Webstore at <a href="http://store.trychips.com/ ">http://store.trychips.com/</a> Order today!!!!</p>
<p><strong>November 2, 2012 -</strong></p>
<p>Due to Hurricane Sandy &#8211; Try Chips production is off line for a while and we are currently out of Try Chips.   Over the past few weeks we moved our production facility to Jerry&#8217;s family winery in New Jersey (Cream Ridge Winery &#8211; http://www.creamridgewinery.com/)</p>
<p>As we moved into the new location Hurricane Sandy came along to disrupt our plans and our set up of new packing facility.  After another great month of sales in October we are almost totally out of our supply of Try Chips and waiting to pack more.   We are so sorry to inform you our TRYBE (Tribe) of this news and hopefully we will be back up and running as soon as possible.</p>
<p>If you have re-directed to this page &#8211; this means you were TRYing to order more Try Chips.   For now please email tim@trychips.com and let us know of your request to order more.. and we will keep you posted as to when our system will be back up and running.   Thank you so much for your patients and understanding during this time of adjustment for our new packing facility and during the challenges we face caused by the storm.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!   Tim and Jerry, The Try Guys!</p>
<p><strong>In other News:</strong></p>
<p>The Winner of the Try Chips Steamtown Marathon case of Try Chips is: Lu Flickinger &#8211; Congrats Lu!  Contact jackie@trychips.com to claim your prize!  Thank you to everyone who joined our contest and came up to meet us at our booth at the Steamtown Marathon this past weekend.  We hope you had a great time at the marathon and enjoyed your TRY of Try Chips!   We hope you will join our TRYBE (Tribe) of Customers and see what TRY is all about!!! &#8211; Tim, Jerry and Jackie, the Try Guys!</p>
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<p>The Winner of the Air Force Marathon Field Bag and Case of Try Chips is Marilyn Stewart.  You can claim your prize by contacting Tim@trychips.com to arrange for us to send it to you! Congrats to all who participated in our  contest and thank you to all  who stopped by our booth at the expo.   We hope to see all our TRYBE  soon at upcoming events!   THANK YOU TO ALL who helped us sell out of all our Try Chips at the event&#8230; we hope you will go to our website store and purchase more!  http://store.trychips.com/</p>
<p><strong>Last Post: August 30th -</strong></p>
<p>The winner of the Wildwood Half Marathon Field Bag and Case of Try Chips is Danielle Gornish.  You can claim your prize by contacting Jackie@trychips.com to arrange  for us to send it to you!   Congrats to all who participated in our  contest and thank you to all who stopped by our booth at the expo.   We hope to see all our TRYBE soon at upcoming events!</p>
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<p>The Winner of the Lake Placid Ironman Try Chips Field Bag and Case of Try Chips is Dana Meadows of Babylon, NY.  You can claim your prize by contacting Jackie@trychips.com to arrange for us to send it to you!   Congrats to all who participated in our contest and thank you to all who stopped by our tent at the event.   It was a wonderful week of meeting new customers TRYBE (Tribe) and watching all who participated in such an amazing event.   We are proud of our TRYBE members Tim, Todd, Andrea, David, Tim, Edna, Pete, Amanda and all the great athletes who swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles&#8230; what an Endeavor!!! Congrats!!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0001lx.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-792" title="0001lx" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0001lx-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" /></a>Congrats to our very own Try Chips Tim, for doing his first Ironman at Lake Placid.   It was an Endeavor he always wanted to TRY and we are proud that he gave it his all!</p>
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<p><strong>The winner of the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Expo &#8211; Try Chips Case and Field Bag is Lara Bonn.<br />
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<p><strong>Lara you can claim your prize by sending jackie@trychips a  note and arrange for your prize to be sent.  Congratulations.   Thanks  to everyone who participated in our 2012 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Expo  Contest.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The winner of the Flying Pig Marathon Expo &#8211; Try Chips Case and Field Bag is Cynthia Tanzi</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cynthia you can claim your prize by sending jackie@trychips a note and arrange for your prize to be sent.  Congratulations.   Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2012 Flying Pig Marathon Expo Contest.<br />
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<p>May 3, 2012</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5740.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-712" title="IMG_5740" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5740-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><strong>T</strong>im made Try Chips Crusted Organic Chicken for dinner and it came out great!  Recipe here in case you want to TRY!  When Tim&#8217;s kids were little he used to make them Captain Crunch Crusted Chicken as one of their favorites.  Very unhealthy by the way.  But he would take the Captain Crunch crush it up &#8211; use it like bread crumbs on the chicken and deep fry it.   He got a little healthier when he learned to bake it instead in the oven to take away the frying concept.</p>
<p>Talking with a TRYBE member at the St. Luke&#8217;s Half Marathon they suggested the Try Chips might make a great crust on fish and reminded Tim of the days of Captain Crunch.  In the kitchen he did his magic crushing up the Try Chips into little pieces and using them to bread the chicken.  The fruit really came alive in the oven with the olive oil.   The pineapple from Aspire really lit up the flavors as well as the apples, blueberries/acai from Endeavor and the strawberries and peaches from Venture mixed so well to make a perfect crust on the chicken.   Tim TRYED each of our flavors as he loves to experiment and Try Chips are the perfect ingredient to let your imagination soar!</p>
<p>RECIPE:</p>
<p>Organic Free Range Chicken Breasts, 1 free range local egg, 1 pack of Try Chips your favorite flavor, olive oil, sea salt, organic milk, black pepper, black sesame seeds.</p>
<p>Take chicken breasts and dip in mixed egg mixed in bit of organic milk &#8211; take Try Chips crush up into little pieces as small as you like.  Dip chicken in the Try Chips mix and roll around covering the chicken completely.  Place chicken in baking dish on top of think layer of olive oil. Cook at 350 degrees F &#8211; for about 30 minutes to 45 minutes depending on size of chicken breasts to internal temp of 165. Sprinkle with a little sea salt, black sesame seeds, black pepper and any other spice you like.  Serve with rice or black beans or both!  TRY ANYTHING! <a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5732.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-713" title="IMG_5732" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5732-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>May 1, 2012</strong></p>
<p>St. Luke Half Marathon Expo Try Chips winner announced!  Nancy Jo Mulry, you won the drawing&#8230; send us a note and claim your prize!</p>
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<p><strong>April 25th &#8211; Hyner View Challenge</strong></p>
<p>Hyner View Trail Challenge, Renovo, PA.   Tim &amp; Jerry ran the 25k (sort of ran) &#8211; joined by Tim and Jackie&#8217;s daughter Amanda and her friend Genevive.  Jackie ran (and yes she ran) the 50K!  This is one of the toughest events of the year.  Wow still feeling the pain in our legs after 4 days.  Lots of climbs and then as soon as you get to the top &#8211; go right down.  No one in PA believes in switchbacks &#8211; just up and down all day long.  We are proud to be part of such a great Endeavor &#8211; first class event put on by our good friend Craig Flemming and the PA Trail Dogs.   And to top it all off they buy 1400 packs of Try Chips to give to each participant&#8230; how could we be more honored than to be included in everyone&#8217;s packs!</p>
<p>This marks the 3rd year anniversary of Tim and Jerry incorporating Try Chips (Try Team LLC) &#8211; we took our logo idea to the top of Hyner View in 2009.  While running the event we decided to go forward on the company and filed our papers a week later in May 2009!  Three years later, we both are loving that choice we made at the top of Hyner View!</p>
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<p><strong>New Post April 17th:</strong></p>
<p>We had a great time at the Martian Marathon in Michigan!  We can not TRY without our TRYBE and to help us Sandy and Erick Stiner really rolled out the red carpet.   How great &#8211; they fed us, housed us and worked all day helping us pour Try Chips.  The result a record sale over 700 packs of Try Chips sold!!!  We could not have done it without them! &#8211; As a small company starting out we love that our customers become our best friends.</p>
<p>This is why we have decided to stick to selling directly to our customers as best we can.  We can only make so many packs of Try Chips so instead of having them sit on a shelf someplace we sell direct to our friends.  To be a sustainable company we want to be able to provide the best service and product but also be part of our customers lives in all they TRY.   This is what the TRYBE (Tribe) is all about!</p>
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<p><strong>January 11, 2012</strong></p>
<p>Our Trip Continues in South Carolina and Georgia before we head to Charleston, SC Marathon and 100K Bike Tour. While in Columbia, South Carolina we helped man the registration table at the Harbison 50K &#8211; this was a great way to meet each runner in person and give them a pack of Try Chips to TRY!  We traded race director Dan Hartley our services and Try Chips for everyone in exchange for letting Jackie and Tim run the event as a team.<a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1-South-Carolina.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-595" title="1 South Carolina" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1-South-Carolina-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>We ran the 50K (25K each) Jackie ran it in 3 hours and 4 minutes &#8211; Tim ran it it in 3 hours 24 minutes.  (Total TRY TEAM TIME 6:28) &#8211; Sure was a fun day meeting new Try Chips TRYBE members &#8211; hearing their stories of TRY and connecting with folks who understand what TRY is all about!</p>
<p>Our trip is all about TRYING to be sustainable &#8211; so we are camping for about 90% of the trip and making our own camp cooked foods.   The first night was a bit cold (28 degrees) so instead of pitching our tent since we got in so late.. we just rolled out the <a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3-South-Carolina.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-596" title="3 South Carolina" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3-South-Carolina-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>sleeping bags and slept in the Jerry mobile.</p>
<p>Jackie has been doing a bang up job on sampling our Try Chips at the Earth Fare stores.   Usually what happens is Tim works in the Earth Fare cafe responding to e-mails and doing our posts and Jackie samples to customers who come into the store.   At the Columbia Earth Fare store Jackie sold out the entire stock of Try Chips the store had in less than an hour.</p>
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<p><strong>POST #1</strong></p>
<p><strong>Starting January 3rd Tim and Jackie from Try Chips hit the road in our Try Chips Mobile and Wagon (Actually we took Jerry&#8217;s mobile and left the Try Chips mobile at home as it would not pull the wagon)</strong></p>
<p>First stop Asheville, NC to visit with Earth Fare stores who now carry our Try Chips and meet with some new and old friends while in town.</p>
<p>Our first stop on the trip was to meet with our new friends at Chi Living.  Danny and Katherine are the creators of the Chi Running method and have really saved Tim&#8217;s knees for sure <a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Chi-Running.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-584" title="Chi Running" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Chi-Running-300x263.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="263" /></a>when he runs.   We are big fans and so nice to meet a couple who work together to make the world a better place to TRY!</p>
<p>We were so excited to meet with them, laugh a little and get to talk more with Gordon their new company strategist.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1Asheville.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-585" title="1Asheville" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1Asheville-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Our next stop brought us to two Earth Fare stores in Asheville, NC where Jackie spent a few hours handing out samples and letting folks who came to the store know more about all the great attributes of Try Chips!</p>
<p>We then stopped in to see our good friends at Fast Pivot http://www.fastpivot.com/ &#8211; Matt, Daphne and Jonathan who helped us build our Try Chips online store.   They rock and help us get Try Chips to all our TRYBE (tribe) members in a fast and efficient way!</p>
<p>Our last day in Asheville brought a little challenge as we could not get the wagon back on the Jerry Mobile&#8230; As strong as Jackie is we had to turn to the other Jack to get the hitch up high enough to move on to Columbia SC.</p>
<p>This was our second challenge with the wagon as in Virginia we needed to stop and get new tires for it.   We sure miss the Try Chips mobile, but the wagon has way more room!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try Chips is all about encouragement and when we met Jessica Crate we knew we had to have her as part of our TRYBE (tribe). Jessica has been wonderful in helping us as a trusted advisor &#8211; we are a small company and could not do all we TRY without the support of friends like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try Chips is all about encouragement and when we met Jessica Crate we knew we had to have her as part of our TRYBE (tribe). Jessica has been wonderful in helping us as a trusted advisor &#8211; we are a small company and could not do all we TRY without the support of friends like Jessica!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Lisa Buohler has been a fan of Try Chips for quite some time.  We are so proud to count her as one of our TRYBE (Tribe) Members.  Lisa not only is an inspiration for all she TRY&#8217;s but she also is one of our most ardent supporters!  Thanks Lisa and to all your friends [...]]]></description>
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<p>Lisa Buohler has been a fan of Try Chips for quite some time.  We are so proud to count her as one of our TRYBE (Tribe) Members.  Lisa not only is an inspiration for all she TRY&#8217;s but she also is one of our most ardent supporters!  Thanks Lisa and to all your friends who have been following your amazing Endeavor&#8217;s!</p>
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		<title>INSPIRED TO TRY HER BEST!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are proud that Jocelyn Shilling uses Try Chips as her every day nutrition for all she TRYs.  Jocelyn&#8217;s enthusiasm and commitment to TRYING her best makes us proud that she is now one of our TRYBAL Leaders.  Jocelyn is always happy to help us spread the word of Try Chips as she Endeavors to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are proud that Jocelyn Shilling uses Try Chips as her every day nutrition for all she TRYs.  Jocelyn&#8217;s enthusiasm and commitment to TRYING her best makes us proud that she is now one of our TRYBAL Leaders.  Jocelyn is always happy to help us spread the word of Try Chips as she Endeavors to be her very best!</p>
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		<title>TRY Is About Feeling Fully Alive!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our  TRYBE (Tribe) of customers make us so proud!  And great to hear Try Chips helped in the recovery of such a magnificent TRY! Take Try Chips with you on all your Endeavors!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our  TRYBE (Tribe) of customers make us so proud!  And great to hear Try Chips helped in the recovery of such a magnificent TRY!</p>
<p>Take Try Chips with you on all your Endeavors!</p>
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		<title>&#8220;What Inspires Me To TRY?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out what inspires our TRYBE (Tribe) Members to TRY their best &#8211; this new series of TRY&#8217;s will be featured each week in our Stories From The TRYBE section of our website.  Yoga teacher, triathlete and all around inspirational person from New Jersey, Carolyn Stellatella tells us what inspires her to TRY!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Check out what inspires our TRYBE (Tribe) Members to TRY their best &#8211; this new series of TRY&#8217;s will be featured each week in our Stories From The TRYBE section of our website.  Yoga teacher, triathlete and all around inspirational person from New Jersey, Carolyn Stellatella tells us what inspires her to TRY!</p>
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		<title>Punishment Into Passion: Inspiring a New Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a familiar story arc when it comes to running tales. Jeremiah Allen ran in high school and then for two years in college but never quite took it all that seriously. Then he started doing some local races and training harder and realized the importance of the social aspect which fueled his running and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--  /* Font Definitions */ @font-face 	{font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; 	mso-font-charset:0; 	mso-generic-font-family:auto; 	mso-font-pitch:variable; 	mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face 	{font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"; 	mso-font-charset:0; 	mso-generic-font-family:roman; 	mso-font-pitch:auto; 	mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}  /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	font-size:10.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.Body, li.Body, div.Body 	{mso-style-name:Body; 	mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:Helvetica; 	color:black;} @page Section1 	{size:8.5in 11.0in; 	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; 	mso-header-margin:.5in; 	mso-footer-margin:.5in; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --><strong> </strong>It’s a familiar story arc when it comes to running tales. Jeremiah Allen ran in high school and then for two years in college but never quite took it all that seriously. Then he started doing some local races and training harder and realized the importance of the social aspect which fueled his running and general health. <a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-568" title="2" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>But in telling his story, Jeremiah mentions matter-of-factly that not once but twice he suffered an illness in which doctors weren’t sure if he’d be able to walk. When he was 6 years old he contracted encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain most commonly caused by a viral infection. The disease returned in a milder form when he was 16. And those early battles are enough to give Jeremiah a lifetime of perspective.</p>
<p>“I was never supposed to be able to walk again and that drove me to get out there and get moving,” he said. “In the beginning, I didn’t think about it too much because I was pretty young, but the second half of high school I started to consider that God had given me this ability to to run and I started using it more. I guess in a way it has encouraged me to work harder. When things really get me feeling down, I can see how blessed I am to be where I am. When I look back at that time, I couldn’t even walk. It didn’t drive me then as much as it does now, especially with two kids to see how blessed and healthy they are.”</p>
<p>As Jeremiah started running more himself, taking on local 5K races and getting into the half marathon distance, he began coaching. A teacher at Mifflinburg MIddle School in Pennsylvania, he is entering his ninth year as a the district’s track and field coach and his third as its cross country coach.</p>
<p>When it comes to the social hierarchy of teenage life, running is often not part of the glamorous cadre of sports. But Jeremiah has helped create a culture on his team where they embrace their sport and have become ambassadors for it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-569" title="1" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1-145x300.jpg" alt="" width="145" height="300" /></a>“We have a saying on our team that says, ‘Your sports punishment is our passion.’ The kids have really embraced that idea,” Jeremiah said. “They’re pretty well-respected by their peers. They’ll talk about workouts they’ve done and that goes a long way because when they hear about the workouts, others will say, ‘There’s no way I can do that. I have so much respect for what you’ve done.’</p>
<p>“When you go out and run at a race, there’s not a large cheering section when you come back. There are no cheerleaders or band at our events. But we’ve built our pride up. Even though it can be a punishment in some ways for other sports, it’s what we do and the kids have embraced it.”</p>
<p>They’ve embraced it, in part, because of Jeremiah’s enthusiasm for the sport and for sharing his passion for running. While coaching and teaching keep Jeremiah from training and racing as much as he would like, he is still active in the local running community and, more importantly, with his team. The workouts are informal over the summer and more directed once school begins in the fall, but by participating himself, he not only gains respect, he helps to motivate and inspire his student-athletes.</p>
<p>“I try to meet them in the summer to go for runs and show them it doesn’t always have to be work,” Jeremiah said. “I want them to see it can be enjoyable and a good social time with friends. We try to do other things, like ultimate frisbee, to get the same workouts in and hopefully they will realize this can be a lifetime event.</p>
<p>“I think the runners respect it to because I can say, ‘Hey, this is the workout’ and then go do it with them.”</p>
<p>And of course every summer is the traditional “beat the coach” 5K.</p>
<p>“Every summer we go to one of the local 5Ks and the kids see if they can beat me,” he said. “It’s a good family kind of thing. We go run for bragging rights for the next year. I think it’s important to do that while i still can. The day will come when I won’t be able to do that anymore, but if I can still do the same workout and still race, I think it’s important for the kids to see that.”<a href="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-570" title="3" src="http://www.trychips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3-238x300.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>What inspires Jeremiah</strong> is the camaraderie of running, whether it’s helping one of his students reach his or her goal or goofing off at the track with his friends. It’s the people which keep him healthy as much as the exercise itself.</p>
<p>“Every kid is different. Some are inspired to win it all and have the talent to do that. Some are inspired by the idea of being able to run in college. For some, just finishing a race without walking may be their goal. You’ve got to set your goals and they’re different for each person and even for each race.</p>
<p>“The social aspect is a huge motivation. I love the people I run with. The other day we ran 40 100s on the track for a friend’s 40th birthday. It was dumb and useless but it was a great time and we just had so much fun doing something we loved with the people we cared about. Why else would you run these ungodly distances unless you were with people you liked?”</p>
<p>By Amy Moritz &#8211; you can read more from Amy at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amymoritz.com/">www.amymoritz.com</a></p>
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