WOD

"Happy Guy Fawkes"



AMRAP 10 Mins:
10 Push Press
10 Kettlebell Swing

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WOD

CF Velocity Kids - "earn your scabs!"

Strength:
3 Sets Of Max Strict Pull Ups

Met Con:
3 Rounds For Time:
30 SDHP
30 Wall Ball

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WOD

The 'thousand mile stare' a common site in many CrossFit boxes post WOD!!

Five rounds for time of:

40kg Snatch, 3 reps
40kg Overhead squat, 15 reps
Run 400 meters

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WOD

Sorry for lack of posts over the last 2 days. The CFV halloween party was a huge success but we seem to have lost a few days somewhere!! Pics will be posted soon!

Check out this clip from the CrossFit mainsite. You may recognise some hairy dude in the background!!
Mikko Salo, The CrossFit Family - video [wmv] [mov]

For time:
100 Thrusters - each time the hands come off the bar when it is on the ground do 5 burpees.

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Welcome to Rob, James, Fiona, Ross, Gareth & Rob. You guys did a GREAT job getting through your first fundamentals session. Great attitude in your workout!!!
Workout was:
21-15-9
Squats
Pull Ups
Box Jumps
If you guys read this, post your thoughts on your first CrossFit experience to comments.

RMNP - Storm Pass and Lily Ridge Trail

It’s already November and today was the first day that I was able to leave the house for an extended amount of time in weeks. For the last 3 weeks I’ve been mostly bed-ridden with the N1H1 flu bug. In all my life, I have never been this sick and for such a long period of time. Unlike the regular flu, the swine flu is particularly nasty and long.

Unfortunately, I was still pretty weak today so I didn’t know how far I would be able to hike, but I was excited to be able to get out in to the mountains. We’ve had more snow and I wanted to see the mountains snow covered, that’s the way I like them the best.

Storm Pass Trailhead at Lily Lake off highway 7 in Estes Park

I decided to drive up to Estes Park and hike the Lily Ridge Trail, next to Lily Lake off of highway 7. It's part of the Rocky Mountain National Park but there is no entry fee. But that's not why I came here, I have a national parks pass that is still good until June 2010. I picked this place because if I really felt too weak to climb the ridge at Lily Lake I could just hike around the lake itself or just sit at one of the picnic tables. Lily Lake was easier to get to than the RMNP, and way less crowded.

When I got to the trailhead I remembered that the Storm Pass trail started at the Lily Lake also and l had wanted to hike that one for a while. This was a much longer hike than the Lily Ridge and I knew I wouldn’t make it to the pass itself and back, but I just wanted to see a bit of the trail.

Lots of snow on the Storm Pass Trail

I knew there would be a bit of snow up here and I brought my gaiters with me, but I didn’t bring my snowshoes and I should have. The snow was pretty deep and hiking it was an extra workout I didn't need today. I didn’t make it very far on the Storm Pass trail. For one, no one had hiked it since it had snowed and at times where the trail ran through an open area or dense trees, I just couldn't stay on the trail. There were trail markings, but far apart.

A few times I hiked out of the way in really deep snow to find the trail again. By the time I made it to the bridge where the trail started to climb I was thinking if hiking this trail was a good idea today. I was afraid that I would get a few miles out and then get really tired and not be able to make the hike back to the car. After lying in bed for three weeks, this hike might be been too much. I hiked about a quarter a mile past the bridge and turned around.

Pretty scenery along Storm Pass Trail

When I made it back to the trailhead I really wasn't ready to go home yet, so I decided to hike the Lily Ridge trail. Thes snow wasn’t very deep on this trail and I was able to follow foot steps in the snow the whole time. I really enjoyed both of the hikes, and by the time I made it to my car I was pretty exhausted. I probably hiked 4-5 miles total today.

Storm Pass Trail

Storm Pass Trail

Storm Pass Trail

Storm Pass Trail

Storm Pass Trail

Neat bridge on Storm Pass Trail

Lily Ridge Trail

Climbing Lily Ridge Trail

Lily Lake below Lily Ridge Trail

Lily Lake

A self-photo on top of the Lily Ridge Trail

Pretty cool view from the Lily Ridge Trail

A tiring day

Today was a perfect day for a marathon, whether one was running it or cheering it on!

After watching the start of the race from the comfort of our couch, Zdenek, Peter, and I zipped across town to 1st Avenue and 69th Street, where we arrived in time to see the elite women and men sprint past at 16 miles. One hot chocolate later, we were lined up at the 25 mile mark in Central Park -- the ideal place to see the eventual winners breaking from the rest of the pack. Then it was time to meet up with Caitlin to yell, clap, and pump our fists for two straight hours. Caitlin and I, screaming and cheering in all our blond glory, encouraged at least a few men to pick up the pace. (Peter opted to cheer for anyone wearing a "Timex" or "PowerBar" shirt, while Zdenek moved as far away as possible to save both his hearing and his dignity.) While I didn't get to run 26.2 today, I did receive several propositions to accompany a few men on their last mile and a half, one tossed Twix bar, and an acknowledging wink from a smiling Frenchman.

By 2 pm we were cold, hoarse, and suffering optical illusions after watching thousands of runners go by. So just as though we'd actually run the marathon, we rewarded ourselves with pizza and beer at the end of it all.

Caitlin and I took a break from screaming to snap this photo

It's here!

Neither of us slept very well last night at all. We went to bed at midnight and were up by 5 am. Could it be the excitement for today's race?

Zdenek and I ran a fast 15 miles yesterday. Later (I believe in contemplating if or when he'll ever run 26.2) he started a sentence by saying, "Now that I'm a runner...", which made my heart go pitter-patter.

The sun is shining, the air is cool, and I'm heading out for short run this morning before my spectating and cheering duties commence!

Welcome to marathon morning!