Linda began our program four years ago because her neighbor wanted a partner at a new class offered by the Lodge in Des Peres. Remarkably, after years of training hard and enduring all types of weather (usually in shorts even on bitterly cold mornings), she missed her first class because of vacation in March of this year. Linda is as dependable as the sunrise and never arrives irritable or unhappy. She arrives first most mornings, collects her bands and quietly chats with her classmates before we start at 0600. Once we start the warm-up run, she is all business! She rarely needs anything from the training staff besides a “nice job” as we walk towards another client who needs help. Linda defines the principles that lead to real progress: consistency, hard work and a great attitude! To the trainers, she is an ideal client who makes the entire class stronger by her presence.

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