“How much can you do when you’re tired?” – Mac Richard

Jen’s Deep Squats (Thoughts)

Six months ago my little brother died from brain cancer. My sister(-in-law) said she was feeling drawn to go to Switzerland and do some serious hiking. We have been using the motto #sayyestoadventure as a way of working through our grief (yes, we actually say “hashtag” out loud to each other when proposing something to do), so I said ‘sounds great, sign me up.’

We opted for a week long inn-to-inn trip, which basically meant we’d get up, strap on our shoes and packs, and have to start walking, because our next bed was X miles away. X was supposedly about 10 miles, but often somehow ended up closer to 14. And then there was the little added detail that THIS WAS THE FREAKING ALPS!

Sometimes we were climbing what felt like straight up for 3 hours/3000 feet of elevation gain. The day that happened at the beginning was hard. The day it happened at the end? That left us clawing our way over the final rise and collapsing into a puddle of tears and laughter.

By the end of each day the muscles in my feet had mostly given up and I felt like I was clomping on wooden blocks. But other than that, and some tight calves… I was ok.

I 100% credit CrossFit for being able to do this (ok, maybe 95% CrossFit and 5% stubbornness). Thank you, Tim, for this amazing community, and shout out to my Tuesday/Thursday 8am peeps. Looking forward to seeing you all when I get back next week. Lots of love, Jen

Tim’s Note: I will never get tired of hearing stories from the CFPA Community. Please keep sharing them with me. We exist for you and because of you. Thank you for letting the rest of us be a part of your journey as you do the things you want to do.

What’s Going On?

Community Hike

When: August 31st at 3pm

Where: Castle Rock State Park

Who: CFPA members/friends/family

CrossFit Teens – Late Summer Session

Who: Boys and Girls aged 12-17

Dates: August 1st – September 26th

When: Tuesdays/Thursdays at 4pm

Led by: Coach Rebecca

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