Thursday has actually dawned. The Open is here. Can you believe it? Truth be told I’m still feeling pretty crispy from yesterday’s double and from life in general, but there’s no slacking now. Everyone is gathering at @CrossFitCanuck to watch the announcement and then Wakefield and Megatron are throwing down the WOD right after that. It should be a great...
Month: February 2014
It’s Getting CRAZY
I’m not exactly sure what’s going on here, but I can tell you that there is 1 sleep left until the 2014 CrossFit Open starts and everyone is getting excited. The first exercise is being speculated on, but we are all in the dark until tomorrow night at 8pm. To go with this excitement, there is also my renewed work...
Force of Will
I told someone that a force of will is required if you are going to make a change (well a significant one) in your life. Anyone can make a small change, but if you are going to do something ‘Major’ odds are it will not be pleasant. You have to push to make the changes stick. That requires a force...
Intensity
Gold-Medal Hockey Mimosas! I’m finding it hard to get my thoughts down today for a number of reasons. First, the Open is really close now. 3 sleeps until the announcement. Second is that I’m starting to worry about my recovery again. If you’ve been following for a while, you know there was a period where I just couldn’t bounce back....
The CAP is Just a Suggestion…
Surely Beez, that is not true. The CAP is a line in the sand that a CrossFit Athlete dare not cross. I say sure it is, sometimes. One of the huge things that differentiate CrossFit (when compared to a regular gym) is the drive that CrossFitters have. There is a fire that is raging out of control deep down and...
Nice to Meet You
In the midst of this stay-cation, I’ve been trying to get some training in to make sure that I’m not a total loss when the Open comes calling. Today (Wednesday) I hit @CrossFitCanuck at the early hour of 9am. Sure it isn’t a 6am class, but I’m normally sitting at a desk at 9 bells. What really needs to happen...
Benchmarking with JJ and the Ladies
So after the cancelled holiday kerfuffle (can’t believe Word could spellcheck that), I wasn’t feeling overly motivated this weekend. I got to spend some unexpected quality time and decided that I would make this week one of the ever so popular stay-cations. Exciting, Right? Good decision too as I woke up to 10cm of snow and traffic chaos. Well the...
Cancelled
What a stupid turn of events. Instead of broadcasting live from a stateroom on the Celebrity Reflection, I am still here in the Great White North. We arrived at Pearson at 3am and were waiting in line for United when a lovely member of their staff saw the little Willow and wanted to make sure she was checked in properly....
Bon Voyage!
What a day, what a day. It seems like the Universe was actively conspiring to get me to commit murder today. From the jackass who nearly ran me off the 401 (and happens to be employed at the Big K with me) to the moron who parked in my spot for the 4th time, it has been an exercise in...
Fresh!
Look who’s coaching! That’s right kids, my first class with Coach Ade (@missade3). The @CrossFitCanuck Coaching community has grown again and it just seems to get more and more awesome. Congrats Ade! Now I was a bit nervous going into tonight, mostly because of the Back Squats, but after my adjustment yesterday, Dr. Spin gave me a green light. He...