Challenges

  There has been some talk around the gym about the upcoming Holiday Throwdown. Do you want to join in?  As soon as we know who is registered, we will pick a time to “Throwdown”! Who: Individual athletes – open to everyone  (cash & prizes) Scaling is allowed – not eligible for cash prizes Where […]

Some of the Gang at the end of Canada West CrossFit Regionals in 2011 Calling all Competitors!!!! We are rallying up for a meeting next Wednesday, December the 7th at 7:30pm. This meeting is for anyone that is interested in competing in the CrossFit Open, which begins on February 22, 2012. Who should come? Anyone

Who’s up for some Holiday competition?? Announcing the “CROSSFIT HOLIDAY THROWDOWN!” **Compete anytime between December 15th to 19th** Not only will you earn the right to snarf down that holiday cake, but there will be prizes from sponsors, too!  The workout(s) will be announced on December 15th.  You will have until 6pm on Dec.  19th to post

Thoughts on the Taranis Winter Challenge – by Sean Bruce I went into the Taranis challenge with a couple of goals; have fun and don’t come last.  Friday came and suddenly the nerves started to kick in. After I registered and saw just what I was in for I really started to question my decision.  I

All those competing at Taranis next weekend are welcome to attend this Sunday’s meeting at 1230 in the gym. Turts and Scoots will be covering: 1.  “Tapering” for comp over the week leading in 2.  Nutrition (day before, over the weekend, after events) 3.  Recovery strategies 4.  WOD Strategy The meeting should run for an

Hello all, So the 3rd Annual Taranis Winter Challenge is coming up quickly – about 6 weeks til it all goes down – so that means we need to be sure we’re covering all of our bases before the big weekend. I’ll be hosting a meeting for all competitors (Team competitors welcome!) this coming Sunday,

Image credit – Felix or Kingsley?  Nicci clearing the “over” bar in the Obstacle course Hello team! Well, the lactic acid is barely clearing out of my system but the details fade fast so I’m getting this blog out quick!  Zone Games 5 was all that it promised to be – a nice test of

Okay team, So due to the logistics of running the obstacle course, we will be starting up a bit earlier than anticipated. Doors to the Zone will open at 8am and the first 30min will be dedicated to Craiggers showing a run-through of the obstacle course and discussing any finer details of movement standards for

Scoots!  courtesy of Brigit Jensen’s photographic magic Okay all, The big day is only 36 hours away, which means it’s time to digest the challenges you will face on Sunday.  I’m not going to stall you with words – here are the WODs. WOD 1 – Novice, Intermediate, Advanced – Escape from Alcatraz (Obstacle Course)

Hey gang, So registration is all closed up and it looks like we’ve got a full 22 competitors!  Here are some stats on the athletes: We have 9 first-timers in various categories: May Pongpitipak, Meagan Timney, Gord Kehoe, Adrianna Haffey, Lindsay Forget, James Furlan, Greg Rangel, Warren “Dub” Reeves (finally pulled him off the golf course!), and