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Dragged by the Dog Down the Pavement

And how that caused me to change...

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Geoff Talbot
Jul 09, 2026
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In 2024, I was the overweight guy whose dog was dragging him down the footpath by the leash.

I couldn’t even beat my 8-year-old daughter in a running race.

You get the picture.

I wasn’t healthy.

So after some serious soul-searching, I set what became my first and most famous 3-Word Goal:

Fittest at Fifty.

I decided I was going to become the fittest, strongest…

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