March 2012
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Who do you surround yourself with?
This is Randal. This is his “rest” day.
When I first walked into CrossFit, intimidated and unsure of any of my abilities, one of the first memories I have was his wife speaking to me and encouraging me. I also remember the feeling that she killed me during the first workout and how defeated I felt. Then I remember watching Randal ascend two ropes, holding one in each hand and...
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Wind: 2, Jason: 0
Wind: 2 Jason: 0
Another windy solo ride. My plan was to get in a much longer ride today, but realized I had no gels on hand so that plan got bumped to next weekend. In the meantime, I hit the road while my girls took a nap.
On a side note, I was happy about one part of the ride. Despite being a little tired today, I hit this one part of the ride that I love mainly because gravity...
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BIG NEWS! DONATE TODAY AND IT WILL BE MATCHED!
christwalk:
I just received a email from anonymous donor saying that he will MATCH any donation I get today by MIDNIGHT! Please help against the fight today, give what you can and It will help so many. What a great opportunity.
Please donate by clicking here.
It is tax deductible, secure and easy.
PLEASE REBLOG! It would be great to get the word out!
Thank you so much from the bottom of...
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WatchCheck out Ben on his TV appearance here. The guy just never stops being inspiring. On a side note, if you have met Ben, and didn’t like him, then I will be punching you in the throat with a surfboard. He is one of the must humble people I have met. Congrats on the great work!
christwalk:
Atlanta & Company Interview
It went better than I thought. Very nervous, as you can see from...
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Welcome to the Games
I am sure some folks looked at my registration in the CrossFit Games and laughed, writing it off as “why is that guy doing it?” And part of me felt that way at first, too. I don’t see Rich Froning, Jr. consulting his coach, worried, because I have now signed up. But so much of this journey I am on is about pushing yourself, stepping out of your comfort zone, and trying your...
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Big warriors come in small packages
Came back from lunch, wrapped up in my usual routine, started to walk upstairs to my office. To my left, I caught glimpse of someone that looked familiar, but it didn’t register at first. I set my stuff down in my office and then went back downstairs. Sure enough, there was Shauna, one of our trainers who was responsible for so much of my growth and who also suffered a major stroke and nearly...
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2 BURPEES for every $1 raised →
Did he really say he wanted to do at least 500 burpees? ;-)
christwalk:
Make a donation between now and 10pm on 2/15. I will do 2 BURPEES for every $1 raised in that time period. I despise BURPEES, but I will do whatever it takes to hit my fundraising goal for TEAM 65 Roses benefitting Cystic Fibrosis.
I would simply love to have to do at least 500 burpees…
Please share!
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Another reason why I love our gym
Here is a write-up posted on our website about some changes over the next few days. When you read CrossFit bashing sites, they usually complain about injuries and how trainers don’t care what the members do or pay attention. You read about swollen ego and people trying to go too heavy. I love that our gym is an exception to all of that.
We want to take a few steps back and really focus...
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Rant: Grocery Stores
OK, so this frustrated me enough to put this out there. You guys know that I try to keep it positive but there are times when I see stuff and it just bothers me to where I feel like I have to say something or explode. To save your dash from my ramblings, I’ll put all the crud behind the jump.
This weekend I was at the grocery store doing our weekly shopping. I always get a kick out of the...
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Dear Internet, hold my wife accountable.
As I mentioned earlier, the wife and I are starting training for the RNR Nashville half. She is pretty excited about and I dig that. She has really been doing great with hitting the gym and switching things up, staying active. I think she will also tell you that eating has been a weak point for her. I got her back on that and plan to help as much as humanly possible, but she also said that...
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Nashville Bound
Babysitter for the weekend: Check (thank you grandparents!)
Reserve room in Nashville: Check
Get time off work approved: Check
Write out training calendar: Check
The wifey and I are excited about making our way to Nashville for the Rock N’ Roll Marathon. Given that we are both doing the full marathon together in Savannah at the end of the year, I am glad that we chose to do the half in...
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Remember Amanda?
Remember my friend Amanda?
You know, the amazing lady who has dropped over 100 pounds so far on her way to get healthy? She is now here on Tumblr. It would be extra cool to drop over to her blog and say hello. :-)
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Sometimes you surprise yourself
I was dreading the WOD today, mostly because one of the exercises was toes-to-bar. Much like double-unders and muscle ups, toes-to-bar have eluded me. Not sure why, other than we do not frequently do them and I never practice them.
2011 CrossFit Games Week 5 Open WOD:
5 power cleans @ 145lbs
10 toes-to-bar
15 wall balls @ 20lbs
My plan was to scale the T2B to K2E or something similar. ...
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