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Ashley, how are you doing? I'm doing well today Fitz. How about you? I'm good. I'm a little bit sore from running, but.

Oh, okay. Are you training for anything right now or just running?

No, well I always run, but I am, I'm always, I usually during the winter I get ready for a marathon.

It just helps me get out and enjoy the rain and the dark

in the middle of the Seattle winter.

So it's my little motivator.

Mm-hmm. I like that.

It's funny, I've been thinking a lot about this word,

optimised.

We've been getting approached by a bunch of supplement

and fitness companies lately,

and I think because I visit their websites now I'm getting a ton of online

ads everywhere I go you know for this product that will optimize or like have you

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