Accomplishments

Lisa’s Mud Run, Box Squats & Pushup/Squat WOD

November 2, 2011

Our very own Lisa Henry completed the 5K Down and Dirty Mud Run this past weekend. It was a super fun three mile run broken up with military style obstacles, including cargo net crawls,  ladder climb, cargo net climb, slanted wall with rope to crawl up, a wade through the cold (but refreshing lake), tube [...]

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Richard’s Story, Back Squats & Sprints

October 19, 2011

In April of this year Christianne and Richard from England happened into the gym. She started with personal training to build confidence, and he got busy with On Ramp and classes. Paleo positively impacted her health, and after a few short months she made her way into regular classes. He sought out CrossFit as he [...]

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Who is Dr. Ryan Lazarus? Strength Day

October 11, 2011

When I first moved to Napa six years ago I looked for a chiropractor who was also an athlete that could take care of my aging body. I found Dr. Lazarus, and was immediately impressed with his athletic background, and the fact that he handled his Type I diabetes with lifestyle change instead of constant [...]

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Tough Mudder ala Raquel, Chipper

September 22, 2011

As most of you know, a group of us tackled the Tough Mudder last weekend in Squaw Valley, and had heaps of fun. Well, it was a suffer fest, and I guess you have to be twisted to see that as fun, but as you’ll see from Raquel Cantillon’s post below, I’m not alone in [...]

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Way To Go Babes!

September 18, 2011

A big congratulations to the team of “Babes” from WCCF that completed the Tough Mudder this Saturday!  For those of you that didn’t hear, this group of ladies completed an 11 mile run from the base of Squaw Valley, up to the top and back down along with 20 obstacles including scaling a 20ft. half [...]

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Maureen Eckert’s Victory & KettleBell Day

September 13, 2011

Maureen Eckert In the summer of 2009 I met Maureen at a business lunch, and invited her to check out CrossFit. She attended an introduction, and thought this seemed a fun way to get in shape. But the stress of caring for her elderly mother combined with fulltime work and family responsibilities didn’t leave time [...]

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Vince Parga – Rookie of the Year, Cleans & On the Minute

August 10, 2011

If you come to the mid morning classes you’ve probably met Vince Parga. He’s the compact, sturdy guy with the dark hair that doesn’t talk a lot. He’s a firefighter in Benicia, and a happy father of three in Napa. He recently completed his one year probation in the department, and he was voted 2010 [...]

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Parie Lambert, Box Squats, Zurchers, & Pull Ups

June 8, 2011

Many of you may know Parie who works out in the 8 and 9AM classes. She has been training for months for the Aids ride from SF to LA, and she and her husband are in the midst of the adventure. Sunday they rode 82.5 miles to Santa Cruz. Monday  106.1 miles to King City, [...]

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Goals, Snatch & 7×7

April 26, 2011

“If you don’t know where you are going, how can you expect to get there?” -Basil S. Walsh   We start CrossFit for a host of different reasons; to get strong, lose weight, find a mate, make friends, change the blood profile, etc. Over the last few years I’ve noticed that most people get what [...]

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From Tragedy to Triumph!

April 7, 2011

Everyone knows Emilie, right?  If not, she’s easy to pick out.  When you walk into watching a WOD, she’s the one with the deadlift that makes all the guys jealous.  Well, I’m here today to tell you that she has overcome some major boundaries in her life to get where she is now.  A few [...]

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