June 27, 2015
The 2015 Atlantic Regional was a matchup of champions not to be missed: 2014 South East Regional champ Emily Bridgers faced 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games winner Samantha Briggs, while fellow 2014 South East winner Noah Ohlsen stared down four-time Mid Atlantic Regional champ Ben Smith.
Day 1 opened with two Hero workouts: Randy and Tommy V. As expected, Briggs, known as “The Engine,” set the bar high as she cruised through… Continue Reading
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June 21, 2015
For the second consecutive year, CrossFit Inc. sponsored Operation Surf Santa Cruz, held April 21-27. The program serves wounded members of the military by allowing them the opportunity to rehabilitate through what some call a “healing” outlet: the ocean.
“Operation Surf is a weeklong recreational rehabilitation surf clinic when we bring out our wounded warriors in transition—men and women—that were primarily injured in combat in… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, CrossFit Games, HD Videos
June 01, 2015
CrossFit Tuluka was the first affiliate in Argentina. Today, the founders run five locations and host more than 3,000 members.
Along with most other affiliates in the country, CrossFit Tuluka faces a unique obstacle. Due to strict customs regulations, owners struggle to outfit their gyms. The majority of the equipment found in Tuluka’s five locations has been manufactured in the country. It takes seven days to make a single… Continue Reading
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While incarcerated, Fletcher Tholin discovered CrossFit. Watch his rehabilitation in this eight-part series.
In Episode 8, Tholin contemplates his future. After working in a restaurant kitchen for some time, he’s ready for a change.
“I’m grateful for the job, and I love my boss, and I love the people I work with,” he says, “but I don’t like working in the kitchen.”
Good fortune finds Tholin when CrossFit Edwardsville member Brian Hockett takes notice of Tholin’s work… Continue Reading
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While incarcerated, Fletcher Tholin discovered CrossFit. Watch his rehabilitation in this eight-part series.
In Episode 7, Tholin shares details of a romantic relationship that has been rekindled since he got out of prison.
“I don’t have very many friends,” Tholin says. “It’s nice to have somebody that’s there, you know?”
That somebody is Erin Cooper, who details their sordid past—starting at 14 with a crush and ending with Tholin’s putting a gun in Cooper’s face.
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In Athletes, HD Videos, Medical/Injuries
April 30, 2015
CrossFit saved Miranda Oldroyd’s life—literally.
In June 2012, the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff member was involved in a terrible car accident. She remembers it vividly and wrote about it on her blog.
“I never lost consciousness,” she says, “but I was immediately in a ton of pain. I remember saying out loud, ‘It’s OK, it’s OK, you’re fine.’”
When she arrived at the emergency room, Oldroyd complained of significant neck pain.
“Several times I mentioned… Continue Reading
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While incarcerated, Fletcher Tholin discovered CrossFit. Watch his rehabilitation in this eight-part series.
In Episode 6, we learn when things started to take a turn for the worse in Tholin’s youth.
“He was never a bad kid,” says Tholin’s mother, Diane. “He was always a good kid.”
But that changed by 16, Tholin says, when he began experimenting with a myriad of drugs.
“Because of the drugs and the partying and all that stuff, I got… Continue Reading
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While incarcerated, Fletcher Tholin discovered CrossFit. Watch his rehabilitation in this eight-part series.
In Episode 5, Tholin is seven weeks into CrossFit and he’s competing in his first Open competition.
As Tholin works, he explains he’s feeling happier in his life. And of course he’s spending more time at the gym—working on double-unders, repeating Open workouts and continuing to build relationships.
“Practice makes perfect,” he says after completing 50 unbroken… Continue Reading
