Athletic & Aware

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Lessons in health from a Texas highway 🤠

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Brian Hain
Jul 23, 2025
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A few summers during my early teens, when the Texas heat grew thick and the school year finally let go of its grip, my family would load up the car and head down to South Padre Island: 563 miles, a solid 9- to 10-hour haul.

My dad always had the car packed the night before, the cooler iced, bags stacked just right, and the tank full. He ran a tight ship …

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