Live Fit and Sore

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  • The 2014 CrossFit Games Open Starts Feb 27th

    The CrossFit Games Open starts soon — its a series of workouts designed to challenge you and separate casual athletes from elites and ultimately those that rise to the challenge meet up during the CrossFit Games during the summer. Even you aren’t ready to go to the ultimate games, it’s a good way to just…

  • Taking Your Fitness Seriously

    I volunteered on Saturday for the CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Landover, Maryland for the morning and then spent a few hours helping my friends at Power Supply sell their tasty food to spectators. It was great to see friends I don’t get to see often — and see the peak CrossFit athletes in action. Watching them…

  • When the Mental Game Kicks In

    The CrossFit Games 2013 Sometimes we long time CrossFitters forget that many people have no clue what the CrossFit Games are and why we are all talking about it. I didn’t register because I think I am going to move on — I did it for the challenge and i love the fact that athletes all around…

  • It’s a Wrap: CrossFit Games 2012

    Oh CrossFit Games how you inspire me! You are what makes CrossFit awesome and special. The displays of team work, hard work and spirit are beyond compare. These are people just like you and me who work their butts off to be the fittest they can be. And out of the gyms, they are some…

  • CrossFit Games 2012

    So as I sit here and think about how sore I am after the past few days of working out doing my CrossFit thing, I almost feel guilty. I feel this way because I know what the CrossFit Games athletes are having to do today — Castro explained the first event of the 2012 Reebok…

  • CrossFit Games Athlete: Jeremy Kinnick

    This is Jeremy Kinnick – an amazing athlete and person who just made it to the CrossFit Games for the FOURTH time! (08,09,11,12) He has worked hard all year, upped his game, shed some weight, focused his plan and guess what? It worked —  he knew what he wanted, and is going after it with…

  • St. Patty’s Day Weekend

    life was busy this weekend — went out with some great ladies, saw my the payoff of my kids’ hard work and smarts in their Odyssey of the Mind presentations, spent some time outdoors enjoying the gorgeous weather in the DC area and showed support to fellow athletes as they took on the beast known as 12.4…

  • Get ready for the Reebok CrossFit Games!

    It’s amazing how much better I feel when I eat properly. It’s like night and day. Yesterday, no non-paleo food was eaten and I woke up feeling great. The past week or so I have woken up feeling groggy and sluggish and it carried throughout the day. My stomach was not right either. Today —…

  • 2011 CrossFit Games: Here’s to Some Amazing, Strong CrossFit Chicks I know!

    A few of my friends will be at the CrossFit Games competing and I am so excited for them — First up is my friend Lidia Beer. If you ever want to meet an inspiration — Meet this Kick ass woman. She gives meaning to being in shape. She’s definitely a great athlete, competitor, but…

  • CrossFit Games are about to begin —

    I’m excited because the CrossFit Games are starting this weekend and the CF world is all abuzz. The first individual WOD was announced yesterday — and it is totally in line with what I said yesterday about being ready for anything. The athletes have to do a 210m Ocean Swim to start it off. Now…