Last Friday I read a post on the WOD Nation United Facebook page from someone complaining that people were doing 16.3 Rx and submitting a score of 10. Normally, I don’t think twice about crap like this. I mean, it’s not like you turn to Facebook to be the change you want to see in […]
The 2016 CrossFit Open: After the Fact
If you’re looking for a how-to-master-chest-to-bar-pullups-in-less-than-four-days article, you’re in the wrong place. If you seek tips on how-to-warm-up-so-well-that-I-don’t-even-feel-those-overhead-lunges, then I’ve got nothing for you. If you’re looking for a cure to that jumping-over-a-bar-between-burpees phobia, let me know if you find one. But if you’ve done 16.1, and you cried (or barely managed to hold […]
Ava On My Mind
When one of CrossFit’s giants, Jason Khalipa, announced last month that his daughter Ava had been diagnosed with Leukemia, the CrossFit Community responded with reassurance and support. But we were also at a loss. How can something so bad happen to a child and none of us are able to fix it? I’ve been thinking […]
How (Not) to Break Up With Your CrossFit Box
I didn’t join CrossFit for the community. I joined CrossFit in spite of the community. As an incredibly shy, textbook-case introvert, the last thing I was wanted was to be surrounded by sweaty, grunting, shirtless people while I was trying to undergo a life change. The first time I walked into CrossFit West Nashville, I […]
CrossFit Upheaval
Upheaval. The first time I drove by the sign for CrossFit Upheaval, I couldn’t help but smile. It was the first box I had spotted in my new neighborhood, and at the time, my life was certainly in upheaval. Self-inflicted upheaval, but upheaval all the same. Very apt. For several weeks I forced myself to […]
CrossFit, Bitches.
I’ve tried. I really have. I’ve tried to find a way to exercise other than CrossFit. Why? Because: After a couple of years’ of obsession, I was simply burnt out. More times than not, I would find myself mid-WOD thinking, “I just don’t want to do this anymore.” I was getting to the point where […]
Lone Star Strong
It’s been over two months since my last blog post. When Mr. C. and I decided to relocate from Nashville to Austin (like stopped talking about it, put in notice at work and really decided), a few switches clicked off in my brain. All I could do was think about the move. I was incapable of […]
Last One Working
After two years of CrossFit, in a noisy, crowded box, watching my sweat drip off my nose and onto the floor – I finally reached my breaking point. It came after 800m of running, 72 thrusters and 69 burpees*. I’d decided to participate in the Music City Box League, a team competition where we go […]
CrossFit Confessions
I love CrossFit. I think one of the reasons it’s so effective and so life-changing is that we put our trust in the programming. We drink the Kool Aid. We believe our coaches know more than we do about movement, lifting, intensity. As long as we show up and work hard, we see progress. And, […]
The 2015 Easter Throwdown: Lesson Learned
I totally chickened out. It’s funny because I assumed I would sign up for the Talon Easter Throwdown as soon as registration opened. But I didn’t. Ever. At all. I had a million reasons. The Open just ended. My life is in limbo. I needed a pedicure. The refrigerator was empty. I suck at running. […]
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