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Monday, February 25, 2013

Never Give Up Training Opens in Manayunk

Professional triathlete Ali Cook opens a gym on Levering Street in Manayunk.

Ali Cook never gives up.  It’s something her brother taught her.  It’s something she thinks about everyday. “My brother runs triathlons,” Cook said.  “It’s something I wanted to try, just for the heck of it really.” Cook then began to train with her brother.  Step by step. Mile by mile. “While we were training, he kept saying over and over again, ‘Either you have it or you don’t, but you can never give up.’  He was my motivation, and I found myself saying it everyday.” Cook said. Cook never did give up, and she is now a professional, sponsored triathlete who owns her own gym. The gym is aptly named “Never Give Up Training,” and it’s located at 115 Levering Street in Manayunk. “All of the training we do here is personalized,” Cook said.  “…

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