They did it, folks! At 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning, Rob and Donald officially completed their heroic 24hr Treadathlon for MS. It was a long, difficult slog, and the boys showed once again how dedicated and passionate they are about their love of running, and the causes dear to their hearts.
A big thank you to all of you Zoners, as well as friends and family of Donald and Rob, who came down and spent so much of your time supporting the fellas over the long 24hr period! Not only did you all take time out of your days, late nights, and mornings to show your love and respect to our favourite ultra-marathoners, but many of you also felt inspired to jump in and get moving to help the boys raise some money for MS!
Dictionary.com defines the word “Community” as:
com·mu·ni·ty [kuh-myoo-ni-tee]
-noun, plural -ties.
1. a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
2. a locality inhabited by such a group.
3. a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists.
Quite frankly, those definitions STINK. And I think that here at The Zone, we have defined community in a whole new way! Our definition of “Community” includes:
1. A group of like-minded people who share common attitudes and interests, and work together to reach common goals.
2. People who have strong relationships with each other and take a close, friendly, and concerned interest in each other’s activities, challenges and problems.
3. A close-knit bunch in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support if and when they need it.
One other thing I know for sure? We’re all glowing with pride at what Donald and Rob accomplished this weekend. And we’re also proud of all of you Zoners who took part in the endless WODs, raised funds for MS on your own, and stayed by Rob and Donald’s side as they fought this fight.
Well done, Rob and Donald! And well done CrossFit Zone Community!
Today’s Workout:
Buy-in- 3 rounds of: 5 goblet squats, 10 pushups, 15 kettlebell swings
WOD: Widomakers and Annie
Part 1: Widowmaker. The widowmaker is a 20-rep squat for maximum weight lifted. It is a test of not only your strength but your will to fight through some very tough repetitions. The usual guideline is to start with a weight you think you can lift 10-12 times. Once you get those 10-12 repetitions, you grind out one more… and then one more, and another… until you reach 20 reps. If you know your back squat 1RM, look to do your widowmakers with anywhere from 60-70% of that. Notes:
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Safety – take two steps back from rack when squatting. Have two people spotting you – one on each end of the bar
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You may take as long as you want to complete the 20 reps as long as you don’t rack the bar
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ALWAYS keep your chest up! Do not let your chest come down and forward!!
Part 2: Annie.
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This is a classic Crossfit named workout and is one of our leaderboard selections
For time:
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50-40-30-20-10 rep rounds of: double unders and situps (abmat or normal – you may anchor your feet)
Zone 2 – scale to single skips (double the reps)
Zone 1 – scale as needed
Cash-out: Follow the leader stretch
There is really not much that can be said about what happened this weekend. To try and use words to DESCRIBE the IMPRESSION that was made by the OBSERVATION of these brave souls in ACTION… is to dilute their accomplishments with sentiments too far removed. I can only envy them for being the ones to take that journey, and it humbles me that they are part of our community.
I realize that not everyone will make it over to my blog, so here is a re-post of my thanks.
“First off, 24 hours on a treadmill is horseshit. Don’t let anyone ever convince you that it’s a good idea.
And yet…it was one of the highlights of my year.
We fought pretty hard (especially between 3 and 6am) but managed to hang on until 10am Sunday. I felt like I was going to hurl 3 times and the pain got to a certain point but then didn’t get any worse. Krista, our 1 person crew, was her usual self – amazing. (You ultrarunners know what I’m talking about.)
I had a break (mental and physical) between 6:30 and 8:30pm being Dad and leaving to see my oldest daughter sing her heart out.
On the other hand, JH had to fight it out for the full 24 hours – kudos to him. I don’t think I could have managed another 2 hours.
I don’t know how much we raised or how far we ran – yet. I do know that, and yes I’m doing a ‘Cam’ here, I am lucky to have such great family, friends and supporters. The Crossfit community is really something special. (You don’t know what you’re missing….)
Thanks to:
– My family – really, they make it all possible and I owe it all to them.
– My friends – those that came down and those that sent notes of encouragement from afar.
– The Crossfit gang. I could start but then I’d miss someone and that would suck so ‘gang’ hopefully wraps it up.
– Coaches – Cam, Deanna, Shannon – awesome vibe you have cultivated at the ‘Zone’. You all deserve a huge thanks.
– Teej – Dude, you are a Warrior. The utmost respect for what you did in 24 hours.
– In my exhausted fog – The Zoner’s who kept me smiling through the hard hours (Harrison, Rumon and Chris C.). Thanks fellas.
– Lucas and Lindsay for the lift up to the concert.
– Our sponsors – Nuun, Crossfitzone, Lululemon, National Fitness Products
– Krista – where do I start. If Jarhead doesn’t marry you, I’m going to.
– JH – You know how I feel.
I’m begging forgiveness for anyone I forgot to thank. I feel like I’ve been on a 48 hour drinking binge so I’m not totally all that coherent.
Now I’m taking some time off.
See you at the gym…”
All I can say is… Thank-you!
So guys, what’s the recovery like? Did you both just go home and sleep for 24 hours? Any crazy dreams about being stuck on a treadmill? Well done to both of you, I’m very curious to find out how far you ran, and how much money you raised for a great cause. Looking forward to Treadathlon 2011!
Sore legs. Wow.
I was out for at least 15 hours – kept waking up wondering who and where I was…
JH posted that we ran about 266km and raised about 2800. Sure felt like we ran farther than 266!
Wow, that’s incredible! I’m sure with two good treadmills you guys would have made 300 easily.