There’s still plenty of time to donate to Team Hoagie’s Heroes as we run to celebrate Scott Hoaglund’s fifth year colon cancer free!!  The race is this Sunday!

It was an awesome weekend – I love, love, loved the Mobility workshop with Kelly Starrett on Saturday. It’s so true that when you are around people who are passionate about what they do, it is infectious. I just ate up what he shared and was just blown away by some of the info he gave us.  I know deep inside that this is where I am meant to be, learning how to help people live healthier, happier lives in ways that make them and me better people.  I will do a write up about Kelly’s workshop but for now — let me just say that it has changed the way I see myself and the way I see athletes in action.

And Kelly Starrett is awesome. A funny, smart guy that not only knows his shit but also knows how to teach his shit.  You can tell he demands a lot of his clients and doesn’t slack on himself either. I think I am now a bona fide fan, groupie, stalker of his. He truly blew me away.

One thing that I am always concerned about in our CrossFit community is the lack of real experience and knowledge many coaches and affiliate owners have. They open up or start coaching and have all these athletes that are looking to them for advice, guidance and sage advice. Well they can’t give it because it takes lots of hours of hands on training to be able to really look at athletes and help them move beyond the basics.  Kelly and his team are doing what they can do help change that.  Yes, CrossFit is absolutely scalable but how do you know how/when to scale. Many coaches have never worked with injured or older athletes. They come into the gym and expect the coach to be their first line of safety and guidance. I got news for them –so many coaches have never, ever worked with the modifications that certain athletes require.   So, having mentors and leaders in their field – like KStarr – is vital. He and Carl Paoli, and Tony Blauer are doing their part -helping educate and lead the way.
But coaches and affiliate owners have to seek them out and unfortunately too often –many don’t. It really is an athlete beware situation and we all need to take responsibility to ensure that the coaches and CF Gyms we are going to have experienced people running them because in the end – the only person that suffers from an injury is YOU!

Saturday evening – I went out to celebrate my dear friend Monica’s birthday! We had a nice dinner with the CFI gang and then went to our normal hangout – Jimmys.  I love my friends!

Then on Sunday, I went and tried 13.2 again and didn’t fare much better than on Friday. It is what it is.  Then later on in the day, Scott and I went on a short 2+ mile run –getting ready for our big 5K on Sunday!

warmup
drills
drom
double under practice

skill
knees to elbows

wod
20m AMRAP

• 15 Double Unders
• 10 Push Ups
• 5 KTE

total: 14 rounds +10+1