Have A Great Weekend!

Julie Foucher & Cory Moore

{Photo courtesy of CrossFit}

Happy Friday guys! What are your plans for the weekend? I’m doggy / house sitting for my friends in Santa Monica. They have a rooftop patio, so you know I’ll be up there soaking up some sun. But before I indulge in pleasure, I have to finish fine-tuning my research paper that’s due Wednesday. If I get an A on it, I will continue with my 4.0 GPA. Note: This is the 1st semester in my college career that I didn’t have a total meltdown writing essays. I’m pretty proud of that, and I think I owe it to CrossFit! Anyway, I hope you all have a stellar weekend, and here are some posts from around the web . . . . . .

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MentalWOD does a tribute to athlete Anders Galalay. Great read!

Seriously, how can you NOT love Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet?

Is CrossFit a “trend” or will it become the standard? Personally, I think the latter.

Have you heard? The 2012 CrossFit Games spectator tickets sold out! Talk about progress.

A look into the last 5 weeks of Regional Competitions in 17 regions across the world.

Mmmmmm, blueberry honey coconut cups by PaleOMG! I die.

Inov-8 is having a small contest for a pair of their minimal running shoes. Enter now!

I Hate Running

But it is a necessary “evil” to get better at what it is I really love, which is CrossFit. And in true fashion, our CrossFit family showed up in numbers to run together, complete with CrossFit 310 shirts to represent.  Some were running for time, some for fun, some as a warmup for the 10K, some as a group, and some just to support others (like slow little me) who needed a buddy boost. All in all though, I have to say it wasn’t too bad for my very first 5K. I did it in 32:55, which was about 2:56 over what I was aiming for, but my other goal of continuously running (with no stops) was achieved, and that’s enough for me. I’d like to revisit the 5K and see how many minutes I can shave off.

Bonus Self-Esteem Boost: I got my first (recorded and coach-approved) strict pull-up after the 5K, so now I’m ready to kip! She said, “Look ma! No bands!”