The move to Colorado was delayed a week in order to attend the annual CrossFit Games… actually, it’s called the Reebok|CrosssFit Games now. Formality aside, I know it as the convention of fit hard-bodies. Everywhere you looked it was traps! deltoids! six-pack abs! and solid bums! made for oly lifting, sprinting, weighted pullups, and sled-pushing.
The energy was INFECTIOUS. It’s kind of pointless to write about it because it’s just one of those events you just have to experience. Not only could you watch these insanely fit athletes compete in an arena (yes, kind of like Spartacus but no one literally dies), but there was also bull-riding, stand-up paddling, coaching from Rob Orlando (yes, please,) workout gear shopping, jump-rope fitting, and CrossFit web-celebs to be met. In fact, it was at the CrossFit Games that I got to reunite with Joe Petrusky from CrossFit Love and hilarious and witty blogger, Fitbomb. For anyone that didn’t know, Fitbomb’s wife is the culinary genius behind NomNom Paleo (sometimes when I’m hungry, I go to her blog and drool at the pictures.)
Ryan "@deckerra" Decker, Joe Petrusky (owner of CrossFit Love), and me.
Henry "@fitbomb" and me!
Anyway, here is a very, very, very small collection of images. I got a little shutter happy (I’ve seen 6-pack abs before just not THAT many all in one location.)
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- The crowd at the track.
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- Kristan Clever
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- Carey Kepler
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- Camille Leblanc-Bazinet
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- It’s cute how it took 2 men to push the sled the women used.
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- Cool tweeps: @deckerra, me, @CentenoDiego, @myignition, @sportybot, @trirobot
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- Katie Hogan
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- Neal Maddox
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- Iceland Annie
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- Katie Hogan
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- Annie Thorisdottir
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- Elyse Umeda
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- Graham Holmberg
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- Greg Glassman
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- Lisa Shiu and Jaime Gold
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- OMG – Annie even smiles after pushing a 300+ lb sled??!
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- Angie Pye
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- It’s raining men!
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- Ryan “@deckerra” Decker, Joe Petrusky (owner of CrossFit Love), and me.
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- Rob Orlando demonstrates how to flp a tire.
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- Elizabeth Akinwale
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- Annie Thorisdottir
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- Chris Spealler
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- Lindsey Smith
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- Michelle Kinney and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet
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- Spencer Hendel
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- Henry “@fitbomb” and me!
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- CrossFit New England’s team
