Theodore Dembowski
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Escaping
She stands in her living room looking across the room at him wondering where she went wrong. ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ she asks herself. She knows it's coming and can’t help the racing thoughts in her head as she tries to find a way out of this. Her son sleeps in his crib a few rooms away. He is standing between them, rage in his eyes. She has no choice but to fight as much as she can. She can’t leave her son behind.
By Theodore Dembowski4 years ago in Humans
In Memory
January 1 2017, Happy New Year, but little did I know my life was about to change forever. I had been coaching cross country since 2008 and teaching since 2007 at a local high school. I still teach there, but one incident would rock my world and change me as a person forever.
By Theodore Dembowski4 years ago in Motivation
A Trail To Victory
I ended 2016 in despair. I was sick most of the year and put on a lot of weight because I suddenly was not active anymore. When 2017 started, I had a plan. I would lose the weight by working out hard and running, like I used to do. 2017 would be very different than the past years, because I was no longer coaching cross country and had time on my hands. How would I fill the time, I wondered? I decided that I would sign up for my first Spartan Race. It was in June at a venue in Tuxedo, New York, a Sprint. I had been running and lifting consistently by that time and thought I was ready. My training up to that point included running 4 to 6 miles per day and lifting 3 to 4 times per week. I had already completed a few 5Ks for the year as well as my first obstacle course race, a Warrior Dash. I figured, how hard could it be? Well I was dead wrong about what I was about to encounter. It was amazing. I felt defeated by the end of it, but that is not what this story is all about. I did complete my first Spartan Race and with that completion I was challenged. I needed to not only do better in my next race, but I would take on an entire trifecta in my first season. I was hooked. I even have a tattoo to prove it, which took 3 stages to complete. My tattoo artist filled in each color after I completed each level of racing.
By Theodore Dembowski5 years ago in Motivation
6 Of The Most Important Ways To Survive The Pandemic
A year has passed since the first time we went into lockdown as a nation. During the past year I learned how to survive being a teacher in a high school and this article is what I have learned to be the best ways to survive this pandemic.
By Theodore Dembowski5 years ago in Education
