Thursday 2012.11.22

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful to have so many amazing athletes as part of our community. Come work up a hearty appetite with a Thanksgiving workout at 9:00 a.m. Friends and family visiting from out of town? Bring them along for the fun!

Conditioning:

Partner “Small”

 

In teams of two, with one partner working at a time, complete 3 rounds for time of:

  • 1000m row
  • 50 burpees
  • 50 box jumps
  • 800m run

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Marc Small, 29, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died on February 12, 2009, from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire in Faramuz, Afghanistan. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Murray and Karen, mother and stepfather, Mary and Peter MacFarland, and fiancee Amanda Charney.

Saturday 2012.11.10 – Hero Workout

In honor of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday (November 10th) & Veteran’s Day (November 11th), we will be hosting a free & public hero workout this Saturday. Warm-up for the first heat will begin at 0900; we will continue running heats as necessary through 1100.

Please come out and show your appreciation for those who serve our country by giving your all in this workout honoring a fellow CrossFitter.

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Brandon “Bull” Barrett, 27, of Marion, IN, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Lejeune, NC, was killed on May 5, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his parents Cindy and Brett Barrett, his sisters Ashley and Taylor Barrett, his brother Brock Barrett, and his grandmother Carmen Johnson.

Bull

Two rounds for time of:

  • 200 Double-unders
  • 135 pound Overhead squat, 50 reps
  • 50 Pull-ups
  • Run 1 mile

-or-

team “Bull”

In teams of two, with one partner working at a time, complete two rounds of:

  • 200 Double Unders
  • 50 Front Squats or Goblet Squats
  • 50 Pull Ups
  • 8 x 200m Run