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About Pete Hitzeman

Pete Hitzeman is an unlikely athlete. Raised in a household of engineers and musicians, he was introduced to athletic training only after joining his high school wrestling team on a whim. The ten years after graduation were filled with more cigarettes, pints, and cheeseburgers than he cares to remember, until he rediscovered mountain biking as an adult.

In the years since, he has steadily developed into a pan-athlete, flinging himself headlong into cycling, running, and CrossFit. Despite being physiologically ill-suited for any of those endeavors, he has competed in a variety of endurance events, including the marathon, 6-hour road bike time trials, and a 100-mile mountain bike race.

His pursuit of his own physical potential is far from over, but his greater desire is to inspire others to find theirs. He has become a race director, fitness media consultant, and a coach and mentor to the athletes around him. He believes that good coffee is the root of all genius, that there’s a bicycle out there for everyone, and that we are all born athletes.

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Fitness

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  • Behind the Scenes of Your Running Program
  • Fairness in Sport and the Highest Peaks in the World
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  • Respect the Bar: Create Your Set Up Checklist
  • The Essential Tools for Athletic Success
  • The Most Important Team in America
  • Cycling Through Rage Infested Roads
  • The Fundamentals of Building a Community
  • Not Everything Needs to Be a PR
  • A Unified Theory of Human Movement
  • It’s About the Athletes First
  • Falling Out of Love With the Process
  • Training the Way Nature Intended
  • Superheroes in Training: How KidStrong is Turning the Tide of Childhood Obesity
  • Go Shovel Your Own Damn Driveway
  • The Science of Strength for Every Athlete
  • Run Smart, Run Strong
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  • Always Earned, Never Given with Carleen Mathews
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  • The Next Big Wave for Weightlifting
  • Choose the Fear that Drives You
  • Survive and Thrive Through Menopause Hell
  • Saving Youth Athletics From the Adults
  • Start a Healthy New Family Tradition
  • Extreme Calisthenics: From the Playground to the Silver Screen
  • How to Train Before You Go Under the Knife
  • Endurance Athletes: Welcome to Strong Season
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  • How Many Crutches Do You Need?
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  • Why Better Than Average Isn’t Good Enough for Me
  • Get Back on the Horse
  • Running a Marathon Is the Best Thing You Can Do
  • Be a Fitness Extrovert
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