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CityViewNC.com | 47 Trevor & Theresa Smith Trevor is a Fort Bragg soldier and eresa is a race direc- tor at our army post neighbor. ey enjoy running, liing to- gether and competing in endurance races. ey are both from Illinois and have been married two and a half years. How did you meet? eresa: We met at a gym called Cardinal Fitness, where we both worked. It was not too far from Illinois State's Cam- pus (where we both attended college). I was in my last semes- ter when Trevor started working there. Trevor: I was hired there as a trainer during eresa's last semester. I was finishing up my masters. What fitness goals have you met together? eresa: In 2013, I decided I wanted to run my first half marathon, so I decided on the Rock n Roll in Raleigh last April. Well of course, Trevor got slotted for his second de- ployment so he wasn't there to help me train or run with me. Trevor: I still encouraged her to sign up, because it ended up being a good distraction. To support my wife, I ran a half marathon in Afghanistan on the same day. What is your favorite way to work out? eresa: I enjoy working out outside at home, like doing a few circuits with some kettle bells, maybe a sandbag… and as little cardio as Trevor will let me get away with. Trevor: I also like working out at home, but I do the responsi- ble thing and add cardio in there. We also just bought a Rogue squat rack. It's the best decision we have made in awhile. What challenges you both? eresa: My biggest challenge is staying motivated to run. I tend to give up on things I am not good at, so I find running really difficult to stick with once I hit a mental or physical block. Trevor: I would have to say its balancing work and personal fitness goals. Work tends to beat me up and hinders progress at home. However, I continue to stay motivated. What are the hobbies you share outside of fitness? eresa: We love doing anything outdoors with our pup- pies (who we oen refer to as our kids), whether it's hiking, camping, taking them to the dog park or finding a lake for them to swim. Trevor: If we aren't spending time outside with the kids, we can typically be found hanging with a few close friends at home, at the shooting range or catching up on some Sons of Anarchy or Game of rones. We tend to be homebodies, but every now and again we make it out for a drink or two. What is your favorite fitness activity to do together? eresa: I would say a good long, difficult hike in the mountains is our favorite fitness activity. You just can't beat good old Mother Nature. Nothing gets your blood pumping quite like the great outdoors! How do you motivate each other? eresa: To be honest, motivation is mostly a one-way street in our household. Trevor is so good about staying on track, he rarely needs me to remind him to go out and do something. I, on the other hand, need lots of motivation. He usually just tells me to suck it up and do it even though I don't want to. He doesn't baby me, and I prefer it that way. He also, helps me research races and recently got me into trail run- ning, which has helped me enjoy running a tad bit more. D'allen & Ryan Pretlow D'allen is the owner of DSDQ Fitness and Ryan is em- ployed by Methodist University as a Systems Programmer and JICS Administrator. Ryan also competes in NPC Figure competitions. Both enjoy competing in Spartan Races, so much that NBC just used them in the ad campaign for the televised Spartan Races coming next year. ey have been married eight years and have five children. How did you meet? Ryan: We met in 2003 at Gold's Gym in Hope Mills where we are still members. I was taking classes. He came into a spin class I was attending and I was wearing this ring… that I eventu- ally lost at a Spartan Race. He told me he liked my ring and asked me out, and I said no because I was seeing someone. D'allen: is went on for about a month before she finally decided to give me a chance. Ryan: No, this went on for a couple of months! And that's what happened…and we've been inseparable ever since. What interests do you both have outside of fitness? D'allen: I like computers and gadgets…and Ryan is a pro- grammer behind all that stuff. But our biggest connection is really fitness… Ryan: And family. What is your favorite work out to do together? Ryan: Well, some days we don't want to work out togeth- er… and some days we do. D'allen: Both of us are so competitive, we find ourselves competing against each other…it just works out that way. But right now, we just li. Ryan: We li heavy and just keep going. But there are min- utes where I have to keep him focused so I will get onto him and he'll say, "Well I train harder than you!" en it's ON. How do you support each other? "Both of us are so competitive, we find ourselves competing against each other."

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