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KEARNEY - Brenda Skala's goals before she's 30 may mirror many people's. Try 30 new foods. Run a 5K in under 23 minutes. Learn to juggle. But one thing Skala, 29, has already conquered might not be on a lot of people's lists: Entering a national fitness and figure competition.

KEARNEY - Brenda Skala's goals before she's 30 may mirror many people's. Try 30 new foods. Run a 5K in under 23 minutes. Learn to juggle. But one thing Skala, 29, has already conquered might not be on a lot of people's lists: Entering a national fitness and figure competition.

KEARNEY - Brenda Skala's goals before she's 30 may mirror many people's. Try 30 new foods. Run a 5K in under 23 minutes. Learn to juggle. But one thing Skala, 29, has already conquered might not be on a lot of people's lists: Entering a national fitness and figure competition.

Mindy Honey | Branson Tri-Lakes News Maia Gage works out Wednesday morning at Ozark Mountain Family YMCA. Last weekend, Gage won first place in the junior masters division and then took overall in the figure competition at the International Natural Bodybuilding Associations Muscle Madness USA figure competition in Springfield.