What I have always loved the most about CrossFit is the community it brings together. We were just talking after yesterday’s WOD about how much we have grown as a family at Intrepid. ‘Not by blood, but by choice.’ So much so that we are giddy with excitement about the big Dogers outing we have later today. Imagine for a minute if someone in our Intrepid family were to fall ill. What lengths would we go to in order to support and help him get better; help his family get by; help him find hope.

CrossFit Peachtree is doing just that: banding together not only their CrossFit family, but the CrossFit families across the world to support a beautiful, hopeful, 10 year old girl named Macey.
Macey is a 4th grader diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis who has a dream that a cure will be found for this life threatening disease. She attacks life with the same voracity that you guys attack your WODs with, and she does so with a courage that I can’t describe. We will be helping her raise funds for Great Strides, which is Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest and most successful national fund-raising event. Macey will be marching in the GREAT STRIDES walk at the 2010 Naperville on 05/22/2010.

Thanks for coming out today, Intrepids. Some of you had to change your plans in order to make it and I truly appreciate it. Thank you for being the family that I always hoped for in our gym.

WOD 04.03.10

Movement for Macey: The Wod

AMRAP in 15 MINUTES OF:
200M Partner Carry
30 (as a team) Power Clean + Jerk 135# / 95#
30 (as a team) Burpees
200M Partner Carry
30 (as a team) Overhead Squats with PVC

The Rules

1. This is a partner WOD
2. During each round of the Partner Carry, each teammate must take a turn…one person cannot complete the entire 200M leg of the WOD. You can carry your partner any way you would like, piggy back, fireman’s carry, etc.
3. During the first leg, Partner A completes 5 Clean + Jerks, while Partner B completes 5 Burpees, then they will switch, until 30 repetitions are met of each (each person completes 15 of each movement)
4. Same rules apply for the Overhead Squat leg: while Partner A is completing their 5 OHS, Partner B is holding the DOWN position
5. Of course everything in this WOD can be scaled accordingly, our goal is 100% participation!

HOW:
Suggested minimum of $10 donation to participate in the event, but any amount will make a difference, we just ask that you donate SOMETHING. Obviously, we’d love it if you are able to give more. For information on donating, please visit CrossFit of Naperville’s page about Macey.