CrossFit News and Updates - 06/18/10

Open up your calendar and mark yourself as busy the evening of Monday June 28th from 7:00pm on. We are holding a Guest Bartending Party at Around the Corner in Lakewood in honor of Kate Rawlings to help raise funds to get "Team Killer" to the CrossFit Games. We'll have many CrossFit folks behind the bars serving up drinks while Kate does burpees for $1 each! We would very much appreciate it if you could attend and help spread the word.   Staci arranged to have a "gold buyer" at the event to pay cash for your unwanted/unused jewelry.  You know, like the 'cash for gold' commercials you see on T.V. Here's a chance for you to dig out some stuff from your drawers and get some cash for the evening.  Oh yeah, you could drop some of that loot in Kate's tip jar if you feel like it.   If you have a Facebook account, you can see more details and RSVP for this event here "Get Team Killer to the Games" I also have a post on our CrossFit Cleveland website   Kate has been training with us from the very beginning, starting with the free workouts in the Metroparks long before we opened the box.  Now she is in charge of training each morning at our gym. Kate is scheduled to attend a CrossFit Kids Certification this summer and plans on running her own CrossFit Kids program within our facility starting later this summer   You can learn more about the Games on the official Crossfit Games site and read more about her journey on her blog, www.katerawlings.com   Have a slow afternoon? Here are a bunch of videos to kill some time.   Yesterday's afternoon crew rowing and mountain climbers - Thursday workout   Andrew's 135lb overhead squats from wednesday - Andrew 135lb OHS   How to do plank crawls - Plank Crawls   Don't just boycott BP, 86 them instead 86 BP Oil      The results from this week's workouts on the website, you can find them here on our CrossFit Workout of the Day Page.   You can find even more NEW pictures loaded on our CrossFit Cleveland Fan Page here.  You do not need to log in or have a Facebook account to view this page.     Learn more about the Crossfit Games. Patrick Flannery wants to open a new Crossfit box Some of you may have noticed Patrick taking on more of a teaching role at the gym lately.  That's because he intends on opening his own CrossFit gym in the future. He is gaining experience necessary for him to be successful in running his own business.  Staci and I are pleased to be able to help him in his quest.   Patrick will be helping run our gym in July, assisting Kate Rawlings while Staci and I are on vacation and by himself while we are all in California with Kate as she competes for the title of the "Fittest Woman on Earth" in the 2010 CrossFit Games.     Membership Waiting List for 5:00P.M. & later workouts We're still at capacity during the 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:00pm and 6:30pm workouts. We have started a waiting list for new members who wish to workout after 5:00pm. New members are able to attend any of the morning workouts and the 4:00pm and 4:30pm workouts Monday through Thursday.     *** Please note, current members who joined prior to the wait list are able to attend any workouts they choose as long as their membership remains current.  It's important to know that if you take a month or two off, you will be subject to the waiting list upon your return.   We do have expansion plans in the works that include additional workout times and more space. Please stay tuned for details.  Thanks to everyone for helping us grow this fantastic community. CF Cleveland's Organic Produce Co-Op - every Wednesday Staci and Tricia go down to the Cleveland Food Terminal every Wednesday and purchase organic fruits and vegetables by the case. They get a boat load of food for not a whole lot of money, then they split it all up into 6 equal shares. They spend $300 total, making each 'share' cost $50.  The minimum buy-in is $25 for 1/2 share of produce. If you are interested, please add your name to the sign-up sheet at the gym or email staci@crossfitcleveland.com. Payment must be received no later than Tuesday of each week. You can see a few pictures of the past couple batches of food here on our Organic Food Co-op post on our website. Previous newsletters on our website You can read all the past email newsletters on our website.  I've made a Crossfit Cleveland newsletter archive page here, or you can find the link on our CrossFit Cleveland home page. That's all for now. You can find all the stuff that used to be down below my signature here on the 'Old Stuff Archive" page. Regards,  BR 440-915-7856 (Cell & Text)    CrossFit Cleveland - RAW Fitness, LLC www.crossfitcleveland.com  My LinkedIn Profile  - http://www.linkedin.com/in/billrussellohio BR on Facebook = http://profile.to/billrussell/ CrossFit Cleveland's Fan Page on Facebook at http://www.companies.to/crossfitcleveland Follow us on Twitter, http://www.twitter.com/CFCleveland