Tag: <span>CrossFit</span>

12 Days of Fitmas

Hiiiideee hoooo! Happy Christmas Eve for those of you who celebrate. Just a note of self-congratulations here. Today is my first day out and mask free since this round of COVID, just in time to join my Kilter Fam for the 12 Days of Fitmas (Christmas) WOD. It’s the most …

Thoughts on a Solo Murph

For those of us in the CrossFit community, Memorial Day is extra meaningful. Not only do we take pause to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, but we celebrate their memory by pushing ourselves beyond our normal workout with the annual “Murph” WOD, in memory of …

Quarantine Craziness

When Governor Pritzker put us all in lockdown mode, Hubs and I got a little silly with the clippers. He was, after all, due for a trim, as was I. So, we buzzed each other. I did his top. He did my sides. When Pritzker extended the stay-at-home order by …

CrossFit Open 2019

This year was the first year I participated in the CrossFit Open (last year I felt too new to it all). The Open is a 5-week competition that serves as a qualifier for the CrossFit Games. Most participants (including myself) are not at that level where we expect to gain …

Happy Belated Murph-day!

So, there’s a thing with CrossFit where fallen soldiers are honored with various WODs (WOD = Workout Of the Day). They are called Hero WODs. On (or sometimes around) Memorial Day, it’s tradition to do the “Murph” WOD: For time: 1 mile Run 100 Pull-ups 200 Push-ups 300 Squats 1 …