article_snippet.sent: With Fit Nation Fit Nation teammates spread far and wide, this was a solo effort.
article_snippet.sent: Jae Rockwell, the founder of my local women's fitness groups
article_snippet.sent: Annastasia W., who's training for her first Ironman half-triathlon this summer, suggested a group brick workout at our local gym.
article_snippet.sent: her invited several other women, including complete newbies, through the SoleTri Sisters Facebook group and 10 of our met up on a cold Chicago morning to swim for 15 minutes, bike for 30 minutes and run for 15 minutes.
article_snippet.sent: I traveled to Little Rock with three phenomenal "fitspirations": Samantha Goga, Natali Villarruel and Umber Rahman -- who are members of an obstacle course race group called the Midwest Vikings.
highlights_snippet.sent: Working out in a group of friends inspired Fit Nation participant Erica Moore .