Hello and welcome to another episode.

Friends.

Yes, you know what?

Do you know that we are friends. I have had the great

pleasure of pretty much every time I run out on my local trails I run into somebody a new friend and they stop their run I stop my run we have a quick chat and nine times out of 10 Ed these people are podcast listeners and so I just want to say because I know a lot of you guys have started your run, your weightlifting

session, your bike workout or even your race.

We are so grateful that you continue to choose to bring us along in whatever goal you're working toward and the work that you're putting in

But I just want to personally say I have been so blessed and humbled by all the people who stop and say

hello but on top of that even even more so are the messages and stories that we get of people that meet each other.

It races, out on runs, out and about it in events.

And yeah, so Eddie and I just want to start off this this podcast by saying you are our friends and we love you and we're so grateful that we get to be here with you today.

Today is Memorial Day. I don't know when you will be listening to this podcast but I want to give a big

thank you to those who have served to those who are serving. We know that freedom is not

free and today we remember those who the

millions who have given their lives who have laid down their lives for our

freedom to the families who are mourning loved ones that they have lost and those who serve who have lost

lost loved ones and friends while serving alongside them.

And so, you know, I'm really grateful, Ed, we went out for a walk this morning

and Huntington Beach is a great job of honoring not only our veterans but those who serve I mean they put up huge

posters that we call them hometown heroes and they put these posters up all throughout the

cities on the street lights.

And you can see their faces and their names and this morning they did a very big

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