Festivus….AGAIN

Deja Vu all over again.  I am back at the festivus games after an almost 5 year absence. Should I still be in this beginner style fitness competition?  The answer is complicated. Fitness level wise I’m absolutly at a festivus level, but at an experience level I...

16.4 Chipping Away

I have to admit, I have not had much experience with legit chipper workouts.  Other than filthy 50, I can’t think of another good chipper workout that I have done recently. So the announcement of 16.4 as a chipper workout, and one that has some of my least...

Bluemont Shamrock 10k

This past Saturday I completed the Bluemont Shamrock 10k! As with most races, the day started bright and early at 6am with waking up and rounding together the kids, packing the car, and heading to the start line. Thankfully, the night before Karen and I got to bed...

Year of Cardio – March Update

As you may recall, Digital Mustard and I are attempting to complete a “year of cardio” in 2016. Meaning running the various distance races (5k,8k, 10k, 10 mile, half marathon, full marathon) as well as some other cardio-esque activities sprinkled in for...

16.3

Lately I have been slacking with my blog updates, this is not intentional but more a result of a busy schedule.  After being called out by the wife on her blog, I know this has to start changing. Below is a brief on workout 16.3 which had both a great up and a low...

CrossFit Open 16.2

I am a middle of the road crossfitter at best.  My biggest weakness is my strength (like literally, I’m weak) while my biggest strength are a few skills, with double unders being my best movement. So when Castro’s first word was strength, my heart dropped....