July 31, 2011
With Iceland Annie the fittest woman on Earth, Emily Beers talks about the international flavor of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.
Palms sweating, heart beating. I look over at a teammate.
“I’m nervous,” she says.
“I know. Me too,” I reply.
No, we weren’t about to compete.
In fact, we’re sitting in the stands with an afternoon beer in hand. We are about to watch our fellow Canada West team—Team Taranis—in the Sunday afternoon Team final of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.
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2 Comments on “Team Taranis: Canada’s Team”
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So proud of have trained with those guys since the gym opened! Way to go Taranis!
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Met Dan at the airport at vancouver flying in for the games to L.A. Was inspiring to watch his team go at it and see what kind of athletes are needed to compete as a team at that level! Let's hope you guys can improve on your position next year for Canada!!
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