The meaning of #MemorialDayMurph #CrossFit

This morning, I went and did a CrossFit tradition: Murph. Granted, I'm not the best athlete, and I'm not getting any younger (trust me, I'm older than I look), so I scaled it down to what I call a "half-Murph." Rather than the full mile runs and the total number of reps, I scaled them …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 13: Running for my life #COVID19

I'll admit that the COVID-19 crisis has had me fall into some bad habits. This morning, I decided to address one of them. Since gyms have been shut down due to the crisis, I have fallen off the wagon when it comes to my CrossFit workouts. I've been doing a lot of sitting on my …

Memorial Day Murph — crossing the finish line

Yesterday, I did the annual Memorial Day Murph workout. I've written about it before. For those of you unfamiliar with CrossFit, the Murph workout consists of a one mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another mile run. Needless to say, it is a LOT of work! For those of us who …

My first road race — the debrief

Well, I survived my first road race! Wondering how I did? Here's my official results! Hey, I didn't get lost, and I didn't finish last! And as I write this, my hamstrings are still saying some nasty things to me! I was hoping to maintain at least a slow jog throughout the race, but that …

Getting ready for my first-ever road race

As I posted a while back, I signed up for my first-ever road race! The big day is tomorrow! The pic you see above is my racing bib for the big event! I've never run a road race before. This definitely qualifies as stepping out of my comfort zone. Wish me luck tomorrow. We who …

My first road race

A while back, I wrote that to be successful, you need to step out of your comfort zone. I just stepped out of it in a big way. I just registered for my very first road race: the 2019 CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge. I have never run any kind of registered road race* before. This …

The CrossFit Open 2019

This morning, I registered for this year's CrossFit Open, which starts tonight. This is the third time in four years that I've signed up for the Open. (I was unable to participate last year due to commitments and subsequent time constraints.) Thousands of participants from around the world, representing many age groups and skill levels, …

Don’t fear the CrossFit

"I gotta run a little faster; I gotta reach for the sky; I gotta come a little closer; even if I lose, I gotta try..." -- Kansas, "Inside Of Me" "Try not.  Do.  Or do not.  There is no try." -- Yoda Every Saturday, my CrossFit gym invites friends to join members for workouts ("Bring …

Memorial Day Murph

A few of us in the office were discussing plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.  I mentioned that I was doing this thing on Monday called Memorial Day Murph (those of you who CrossFit know what I'm talking about).  I tried to describe the workout, and I couldn't remember the movements and rep scheme, …

The CrossFit family

The other day, a thought popped into my head for no reason (that happens occasionally -- doesn't it happen to you?): "I feel like hanging out with my CrossFit family."  I don't know why I started thinking about it, but I was thinking about the great times I've had hanging out with my CrossFit friends …