Sep 03

Socks

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At Regionals, I noticed the girls of CrossFit have a particular style. Along with their short shorts, several female competitors wear knee high socks. I really thought it was just some kind of fashion statement or something, girls being girls, like me putting pink laces in my lifting shoes. After attending my 3rd competition my legs are covered in scratches and bruises from scraping weightlifting bars and kettle bells against my shins and climbing the ropes at the gym. I now realize the socks, however bold, may have more practical purposes. Probably more of a fashion risk than a statement but I went ahead and finally bought myself these three pairs. I hope they help!socks_cropped2


Sep 03

Colorado CrossFit Open and Baked Scallops

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elizabeth This past weekend was the Colorado CrossFit Open. I had no idea what to expect so my original goal was to be in the top half. I ended up in 9th! What really made it fun was that we had a lot of people from our own gym competing. Quite a few people came out just for support, other gym members, friends, my whole family. I even ran into some volleyball girls there. Small world! Anyway, everyone from Flatirons who competed did exceptionally well. I was really proud to be a part of that group. What a bunch of studs! I need to add more pictures here are a few: Colorado Open Day 2.

Monday I was completely wiped out. For dinner I caved big time and had pizza. I dipped the crust in ranch dressing because I didn’t have enough honey. Then I ate a Snickers ice cream bar for dessert. I can hear the others from my gym cringing. Needless to say, after a meal like that I didn’t feel much better on Tuesday. It was pretty obvious I needed to get the diet back on track so I made baked scallops.

BAKED SCALLOPS
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/2 pounds
1/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup finely shredded coconut
1/8 cup grated Parmesan (opt) 
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Pour melted butter into a 2 quart oval casserole dish. Distribute butter and scallops evenly inside the dish.
Combine everything else and sprinkle this mixture over the scallops.
Bake in pre-heated oven until scallops are firm, 15-20 minutes.

For the asparagus I brushed them very lightly with oil and sprinkled sea salt on them. I baked them in the convection oven for about 8-10 minutes. Then I allowed the excess butter from the baked scallops to run underneath them.


Aug 24

Day 17: CrossFIt Games missing footage is posted

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Days to Colorado CrossFit Open: 3

They finally posted the the Friday workouts from the CrossFit Games in California: http://live.crossfit.com/. The weekend is covered hour by hour. To see brief moments of coverage of our team and an interview of Tim you can select the hours below from the dropdown on that site. Be patient, They take a long time to load and sometimes suddenly stop playing. Might take a few tries.

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16-Jul-2010 10:00-11:00
5:12 – 1st workout explained. Tim, Sean, Rosanne, Elizabeth divide the work.
22:25 – Our heat starts
29:38 – Our only footage. A very brief shot of Tim and Elizabeth doing thrusters.

16-Jul-2010 13:00-14:00
26:12 – 2nd workout explained. Tim, Sean, Sid, Rosanne, Elizabeth, Karen.
46:30 – Our heat starts
49:25 – Judges laugh when I fall on my butt trying to do a pistol.
49:54 – Some random girl shows up everyone on pistols.
50:58 – Me on the rower. Rosanne resting. Elizabeth doing pistols.
56:08 – Elizabeth jerks 135 (eventually gets 145).
57:34 – Tim hits a 275 jerk at the end setting the record for the days so far.

16-Jul-2010 14:00-15:00
0:00 – Interview with Tim and the team after Tim set a record on the jerk.

17-Jul-2010 11:00-12:00
3:15 – 3rd workout explained. Sean, Sid, Elizabeth, Karen.
6:00 – Look for the girls in the neon yellow-green sports bras. That is us.
9:10 – Sean is on the 3rd box from the left in our lane in the board shorts. 
10:40 – Elizabeth in the glowing sports bra smokes those 24” box jumps.
Sid was the real hero in this workout even though his heroics did not get coverage. He was the only team member we never had to wait for at any station and he cranked through his last set of lunges at lightening speed landing us just under the 25:00 time limit.

TODAY’S WORKOUT: Day 16
“Grace”
For time:
30 Clean and Jerks at 65#
My time: 2:14


Aug 23

Day 16: Weaknesses and Tacos

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Days to Colorado CrossFit Open: 4

overhead_squatTHE WORKOUT: Day 16
2 rounds: 1 min of kettlebell snatches each arm @ at 16k (35 lbs). Ouch. Then for time: 21 reps, 15 reps, 9 reps of: Overhead squats and Burpees. My time: 6:05.

My time today was fine but was tainted by my terrible form. As I grew tired the depth on my overhead squats became questionable, I stopped keeping my arms straight, and the weight went out in front of me making it much more difficult than it would have been otherwise. A good lesson for next time, I suppose. Slow down a little and keep the form in tact and I won’t have to rest as much or have failed reps.

Today’s workout got me thinking about this coming weekend. The workouts will be similar to last year. So I looked at last year’s. I would have done pretty well at one of them, just okay at another, and probably really stink at the third. So I guess it just depends what order they are in whether I have a chance of making it to Sunday.

THE DIET: Day 16
Tonight I made a taco bowl. I started by making fresh pico de gallo with tomatoes from my dad’s garden and a couple jalapenos from ours. So easy and so delicious. My sister and I got this recipe from a Mexican cooking workshop. Mmm.

Pico de gallo:
1 large tomato (or a couple smaller ones)
1 jalapeno
1 clove of garlic
1/4 c red onion (i use less cut really small)
Chopped fresh cilantro
Squeeze of lime
Salt or garlic salt to taste

Make extra to put on steak or chicken later. Mix a few tablespoons into some mashed up avocados for guacamole.

 

Taco Seasoning for Ground Meats:

1 TBSP Chilli Powder
1 TBSP Cumin
1/2 TBSP Paprika
1 TBSP Onion Powder
2 tsp Oregano
A pinch of red pepper flakes
Combine these with 1 cup of water and set aside. Brown the ground meat and drain. Add the seasoning mix. Stir while maintaining a medium heat until the water is evaporated and the meat still looks moist.

Taco Bowl
All you have to do is put a little shredded lettuce in the bottom of a bowl, the taco meat, the pico, and a little guacamole. A couple clementines for dessert to tame the taste of onion and garlic.


Aug 22

The Bike Wash

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So this doesn’t have to do with anything but last weekend when we returned from our bike ride the neighbor girls had set up a bike wash in the driveway across the alley from ours. They wanted to raise money and donate it to charity. How cute is that?

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Aug 21

Sourdough Trail

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We slept in today but still managed to get out for a ridiculous ride up Sourdough Trail. It does not have really steep climbs or major technical sections. What made it difficult is the steady uphill climb to 10,200 feet. So much less air up there. Great trail except that it gave me a big middle finger right at the top. Something caught the valve stem on my back tire and broke it right off. When we tried to put the spare tire on, the tip of the valve on the spare broke off too. So after all that work getting up to the top we didn’t get to ride it back down. Had to hitch a ride back to the car. Can’t complain though. The day could have been a lot worse. They were turning people around at the ranger station by Brainard Lake because a guy fell of Pawnee Peak. I heard someone tell the ranger they could still hear somebody screaming when they left their campsite. Sad. Hope he is okay.

Anyway, all that uphill is for the birds. I want to learn how to do this:


Aug 18

Something about me

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One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year was to tackle a health problem. In my case I have a specific one in mind. Anyone who sees me on a regular basis is bound to eventually notice that I get shaky at times for no apparent reason. It is a neurological disease. No known cause and no known cure. Sometimes I am totally fine and other times it acts up. I can take drugs for it but they work by suppressing adrenaline response. Obviously, that is not really an option for me so I choose to just deal. I am frequently asked if I am cold or nervous. The answer is I am always cold and rarely nervous. I also get ‘just relax’ a lot which basically has the same effect as saying ‘don’t think about an elephant’.

In the grand scheme of life it is not really a big deal. On the bright side I get a lot of pent up energy that needs an outlet which makes CrossFit perfect for me. Anyway, doctors give me about 60 more years to live so I guess I better make the best of it. In the meantime if I look uncomfortable don’t worry, I am fine. Crack a few jokes or something. In my case laughter really is the best medicine.


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