Challenges

Name: Tara Hailstone Nick Name: Mighty Mouse Overhead Squat: 105lbs Jackie: 12:36 10km Run: 51:55 Though small in size, Tararizer more than makes up for it in pure determination and fierceness.  Since watching the BC Sectionals, which inspired her to want to compete at the Regionals, Tara has been working very hard in the gym, putting […]

Name: Deanna Whiteley Nick Name: Angry Kitten Clean & Jerk: 125lbs Max Ring Dips: 10 reps Helen: 9:46  Coach Dee will rock your socks.  The founder of Crossfit Zone, Dee has recently found enough time to train herself in between performing a million different daily tasks at the gym and is looking as deadly as

Name: Jeremy Bomhof Nick Name: Jer Bear Overhead Squat: 185lbs Deadlift:  415lbs 1km Row: 3:06 2km Row:  6:29 Christine: 9:25 2min Wallballs:  65 There was a time when Jer appeared to be only dominant at “big guy” stuff – you know wallballs, rowing, box jumps and… well, that’s pretty much what taller guys are good

Name: Tom James Nick Name: Teej Deadlift: 405lbs Max Handstand Pushups: 25 reps Diane: 6:40 Fran, Helen, Nancy, AND any longer metcon:  FAST! Tom (aka TeeJ) is a beast.  I remember the first day I walked into the CFZ Grand Opening in May 2009.  Dee had the Fran workout laid out for us to tackle.  There were some specimens

Name: Warren Reeves Nick Name: Dub Front Squat: 260lbs Max Muscle Ups: 4 reps Nancy: 14:24 Golf Handicap: 8? Warren, or “Dub” as he’s known around the Zone is a silent assassin.  Usually tucked in the corner by the plyo boxes and piled up tires, Dub knocks out great WOD times like nobody’s business.  This

by Felix Chen Some may recall myself doing Kelly two months ago.  It was dismal.  I haven’t felt so frustrated at myself in a long long time.  Fast forward two months. Kelly resurfaces again. I wasn’t really quite sure about it.  It’s absolutely one of my most feared/hated WODs.  It is strictly a metabolic conditioning

Congrats to all the Zoner’s that competed in the Affiliate CrossFit Games tryouts.  We had 13 athletes come out yesterday.  Everyone worked really hard on all 3 workouts.  The workouts were completed in 3 hours. We will post the team ASAP!  Stay tuned! Take a look at the 3 workouts below: Workout # 1 Olympic

2010 CrossFit Games Affiliate Team TRYOUTS CrossFit Zone will be holding tryouts for the 2010 CrossFit Games Affiliate team… DATE: Sunday April 18th TIME: 10:00am – 12:30pm Participation at Sectionals March 27-28 in Squamish will be considered in team selection. Last year it was first come first serve, this year each affiliate team must qualify.  Six teams will

Great job to all the Zoner’s that came out on Saturday for the Kelly Challenge Finals!  If was a rough go with this challenge, lots of people had been sick over the last 2 months or away and not able to train.  Way to push through it!  I wanted to send out a special thanks

… The Kelly Challenge finals are this Saturday (April 10th)  starting at 9:00am.  How much have you improved? Today’s Workout: Buy In – 800m jog WOD – “The LIZ” Named after our very own Liz Williams, who is an ass-kicker in the ring but also has amazing technique to get under the bar in the