The Worldwide CrossFit community

One of the really great things about what we do is the fact that wherever you can find CrossFit in the World you are likely find a friendly and welcoming community of like minded people that you have an instant connection with. 

Every CrossFit affiliate/box will be a different interpretation of what CrossFit is all about so whenever you're travelling, in the UK or abroad, we'd encourage you to get out and visit as many different boxes and communities as possible. The Fitzgeralds visited CrossFit NYC when they were in New York and Kate and Dean recently visited CrossFit Brevard whilst they were on holiday - all were made to feel extremely welcome. 

If you know you'll be travelling have a look here to find the nearsest affiliate to where you're going to be. Please make sure you get in touch beforehand and ask if it's alright to drop in, most won't even charge you anything for the first time, though it's always nice to buy a t-shirt as a gesture of support. 

Just to prove you can still work out whilst on holiday, here is a photo of the hill Kate and Dean did sprints up. Great stuff.

However, the most important thing about being on holiday is to remember that 'You are on holiday!' and to rest, relax and enjoy yourselves. Looks like Kate got the balance just right.

Apparently this was a small margarita!

 

CrossFit Central Manchester Games

These competitions are going to get more and more prevalent as time goes on. This one has been going for a few years now and is getting bigger all the time. It's a good one and not too far away. It's amazing how much improvement you can make when you have a goal to aim for. It's all about having a go, being part of the community and having a lot of fun whilst you're doing it, so please have a look at the link and get signed up! Details:

ONLINE QUALIFIER

Registration:
Starts: 9am Monday 12th March
Ends: 5pm Saturday 7th April

All 3 workouts will be released at 9am on Sunday 8th April and all results must be submitted by 5pm on Sunday 15th April.

CATEGORIES

In order to compete at the main event either as an individual or as part of a team, you must complete the online qualifier as an individual, unless you are competing in the masters category. At the main event you may only compete in one of the following categories;

- Men’s Open
- Women’s Open
- Team (2 Males, 2 Females)
- Men’s Masters (40+)
- Women’s Masters (40+)

(The masters category are not required to complete the online qualifier. However anyone wanting to compete in the masters category must register in the same way as those who are completing the online qualifier, in order to secure their place at the main event in July.)

MAIN EVENT

The main event will be on the Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th July.

Family fun day and a Marathon Row (42,195m!)

On Sunday 25th March, CrossFit Harrogate will be raising money for Sport Relief by trying to break the World Record marathon rowing time!

This is a team event it would be great if we can get as many people involved as possible, therefore please sign-up on the form in the box, the more people involved the less everyone has to row! Rowing starts at 1030, and there will be a family fun workout at 1130 with some 'Paleoish' refreshments afterwards. Everyone is welcome so please bring yourselves, family, friends and anyone else you can find along to join in the row, cheer on the team, get involved in the family workout, meet the rest of the CrossFit Harrogate family, and/or just eat cake!

We would be very grateful if you would make any donations to Sports Relief through this link, thank you.

We would also like to say a massive thank you to Rachael and Suzanne for organising what is hopefully the first of many such events for our growing community.

UK CrossFitters website

Some of you will already know about the UK CrossFitters facebook group. Matt Evans from Reebok CrossFit Velocity has now started up a UK CrossFitters website/blog that looks like it will be the central hub for everything going on in the UK CrossFit community. Have a look and try and get involved, the more interaction we can get the better for everyone in the community.

Website: www.ukcrossfitters.com
Twitter: @ukcrossfitters
Facebook Page: Uk CrossFitters

 

CrossFit Games 2012 - The Open registration is live

Registration is live for the CrossFit Games 2012 Open. The first of five weekly workouts will be announced on 22 Feb 2012. This should be accessible for everyone so go on, give it a go and experience what it's like to be part of the Worldwide CrossFit community. 

For an emplanation of how the Games Season works please have a look at this link and video below.

 

Barry's London Marathon for Cancer Research

CrossFit Harrogate member Barry Glenn is running the London Marathon this year in aid on Cancer Research. Please take the time to have a look at his message below.

 

"Hi everyone! 

Here is my just giving webpage where you can sponsor me to run the London Marathon for Cancer Research on 22 April, 2012. 

This will be my second time running the London Marathon and I am looking forward to crossing the finish line under 4hrs and 15 minutes.   As with past races, I will definitely be running for charity.  Cancer Research is a charity that I believe in and feel very strongly about.

Raising funds for Cancer Research is very important to me since I have lost a few family members to the disease over the years. I'm confident that with your help and donation, a cure can be found!

So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you!

Barry"


European CrossFit Masters Competition - "Raising the Bar"

There will be a European CrossFit Masters Competition, "Raising the Bar" at Dragon CrossFit on the 14th April 2012. 

We know there are a few of you that fall into this category though we're not going to give any names away. You'll see they're going to allow scaling so you've got nothing to lose; get involved with the rest of the CrossFit Community and we're sure you'll witness some inspirational performances.

Naked Ape pack order

Hey everyone. I know quite a few of you expressed an interest in the Naked Ape packs that Pete was kind enough to bring down before Christmas. We'll be putting an order in for the box on Monday so if you want any (avoiding any postage costs), then please fill in the form at the box by close of play on Saturday. If we get enough intesrest we'll make this a regular thing. Each pack will cost £2.50 with payment due on collection.

James Jowsey is coming on 19th Feb - time to get your own shapes!

Some of you may have seen Rachael, Chris and Ben doing some strange looking movements i.e. 'throwing their shapes'. They come from James Jowsey who trains out of CrossFit 3D in Manchester.

He prescribes movements to each individual according to their own bio-mechanical dysfunction. This is performance enhancement, warm up, recovery, injury pre-hab and re-hab all rolled into one.

The best news is that he's coming over especially to see us at CrossFit Harrogate on Sun 19th February 2012. You will be able to book a one-hour one-to-one session with him where he will address your own specific movement dysfunction and give you your own unique warm up/performance enhancement/recovery/injury prevention and treatment routine.

There will only be six spaces available (CFH members only); therefore, let us know as soon as possible if you want to book a slot (timings will be released very soon and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis when people book). The one-hour session will cost £60 and you will need to pay £30 of that as a deposit.

We can't say enough good things about this, it changes everything. If you're serious about getting results (be that performance, health, body composition or longevity) you should definitely be looking into this.

CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course, Manchester 14-15 Apr 2012

For those who want to take things a bit further, in terms of coaching or personal performance, the CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course is a great thing to do. You'll meet some great people, you'll have loads of fun and you'll learn a huge amount (and no you don't have to be a 'CrossFit Firebreather' to attend, it can be for absolutely anyone as long as you're willing to learn).

 It's taking place at Reebok CrossFit Stockport in Manchester, 14-15 April 2012. Click on the link above to book your place. If you want to get on this you will need to book straight away as they always sell out very quickly.