LOOK WHAT I FOUND!
I had no idea there was a CrossFit box on Kaua’i! We were walking along the Coconut Coast bike path and suddenly, there it was. :)Filed under: CrossFit, Fitness
View ArticleWORKING OUT HASN’T BEEN… WORKING OUT
There’s a subtle distinction between reasons and excuses, and I fear that by this point, I am veering well towards the latter. Oliver is more than eight months old and I’ve yet to re-implement any...
View ArticleBACK TO THE GYM!
Well, I finally made it back into the gym on Friday, by way of a personal training session. It almost didn’t happen. After I booked the appointment (to coincide with Oliver’s morning at daycare), I...
View ArticleI’M NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE CROSSFIT OPEN
Getting back into the game… but not the Games.Photo by Jason Darr, CrossFit 604. The Reebok CrossFit Games Open kicked off last Wednesday. For those who are unfamiliar with the Games, the Open is the...
View ArticleA BLOG RETROSPECTIVE — AND SOME EXCITING NEWS
I wrote this blog’s inaugural post almost two-and-a-half years ago. I was heavily into CrossFit, weightlifting, trail running, snowshoeing, yacht racing and The Paleo Diet. I was also 14 weeks...
View ArticleI’M NEARLY 26 WEEKS PREGNANT ALREADY — WHAT?!
This pregnancy is flying by at an alarming rate. Alarming because a) I actually really enjoy being pregnant and I realize how fleeting this time truly is; and b) because I’m alternately excited or...
View ArticleTHE LAST TWO MONTHS
So… it’s been two months since I last posted. How embarrassing. Since baby is due in January, I’m not entirely sure that I can promise much better for the next two months, but I will certainly try. I...
View ArticleALEXANDER HAS ARRIVED!
Just a quick note to let you all know that Alexander Nicholas Hayden arrived on Monday evening, January 13th, at 9:55 PM, weighing eight pounds and four ounces. It was a quick and (relatively speaking)...
View ArticleALEXANDER’S BIRTH STORY: FROM PR TO ER
This was my gym’s workout the day Alexander was born: WOD A Twenty minutes to establish a one rep max deadlift. WOD B CrossFit Games Open WOD 13.2 – AMRAP (as many reps as possible) 10 minutes: 5...
View ArticleREMEDIAL GYM ATTENDANCE
Sad, early morning selfie. I went back to CrossFit for the first time a week after Alexander was born. Seriously… how awesome is that? I was absolutely ecstatic that my body had recovered so quickly —...
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