Category Archives: Travel

Mediterranean Breeze

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

When flying, sometimes tailwind is not a good thing. Like today heading over to Barcelona our 8-hour flight time was cut by 90 minutes due to tailwind and with dinner and breakfast service we could barely squeeze in 3 hours … Continue reading →

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The 77×77 WOD

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

It was 77F this morning and 77% humidity. Guess what that made me think of? I got this quick, mean workout in before our flight to Spain. Speaking of Spain, Barcelona guides recommended us getting bicycles for the whole family … Continue reading →

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Have Others Program For You

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

Today is rest day flying home from Brazil and a perfect time for reflection on programming. I tried all varieties of combining personal programming with WODs created by my coaches. The drop-ins also had me learn the same important lesson: … Continue reading →

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Brazilian CrossFit

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

Beyond their great warmups, there is something else very unique about CrossFit SP. Most boxes outside the US would have a lot of expats and other transplants from early CF countries like the US or the UK. The workouts would … Continue reading →

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Dropping in at my home box

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

This is a new experience. For 4 weeks I am traveling and visiting many boxes except my own. That is until today… Due to a flight delay I had a chance to “drop in” at my home box before flying … Continue reading →