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Toronto WOD

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I’m back in Toronto for investor meetings and catching up with the great city in the North. It seems the locals are all heading up to the cottage country for the weekend already… The Fairmont Hotel managed to make room … Continue reading →

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Spartan Benchmark

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

After the Spartan race it felt appropriate to repeat Gym Jones’ great benchmark workout, the ‘300’ and enjoy the massive improvement in completion time… Packing for a client trip to Toronto then off to the CF Endurance certification weekend in … Continue reading →

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Active Recovery

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

I decided that limping was over after the mountain races and it was time to put in real work. Now that Froning and Thorisdottir reclaimed their thrones and the top athletes are frequent repeats from the last two years, it … Continue reading →

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Golf to CrossFit Ratio

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

As I was comparing notes with some friends at work about what we each did on weekends, we came to an interesting comparison: in the time it took them to play a round of golf (4.5 hours), some of us … Continue reading →

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Races as WODs

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I thought it was a unique play until I ran into 3 other Crossfitters doing 2 adventure races on the same day (Down&Dirty and Spartan). At least I answered some nagging questions about life, fitness and everything: 1. Should I … Continue reading →