You’re On Candid Camera
September 23, 2008

I've been tempted all day to practice handstands in the hallway here at work. I'm conveniently wearing jeans and Converse -- and when everyone is...

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Great Running Songs: "Mama Said Knock You Out"
September 23, 2008

In three hours, I will be away from this desk and out of the air conditioning. I'll have traded the concrete-and-carpet floors of my corporate...

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Eat Your Vegetables: Cauliflower
September 22, 2008

Here are some factoids about cauliflower. Just because.  

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Lost in the Lost Pines Trail Run
September 22, 2008

I registered for the Lost in the Lost Pines trail run today. The web site describes the run as five miles of "rough terrain" and...

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Fresh Air is Beckoning
September 22, 2008

I'm really hating my corporate overlords today, and I wish I could go outside and play.And I'm wearing a dress so I can't even go...

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I’m Upside Down!
September 22, 2008

Wheeeee! The rubberbands are one of the world's greatest inventions.2009: The Year of the Handstand and the PullupBy the end of 2009, I'm going to...

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Sometimes…
September 21, 2008

... you just need to watch a silly cat video.

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Objectives of the Naval Aviation Physical Training Program
September 21, 2008

An article in the CrossFit Journal reviewed and recommended a book called Gymnastics and Tumbling. Issued by the U.S. Navy in 1944, it's a training...

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Success in Failure
September 21, 2008

"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions, I have been entrusted to take...

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33 Pajama Burpees
September 21, 2008

Time: 8:45 a.m.Location: the Glamour Room**Wardrobe: black t-shirt, leopard print pajama bottoms, bedhead ponytail33 burpees completed.**The Glamour Room is a second bedroom I turned into...

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I Got Really Frexcited
September 20, 2008

frexcite: to rouse to an emotional response stimulated by simultaneous fright and excitement I'm a cryer. I could make an extensive list of things that...

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Taking a Tumble
September 20, 2008

Well... there's no backing out now. I'm just about to get in the car to drive up to CrossFit Central for the gymnastics workshop.I'm not...

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