Hey Roots Crew! Yesterday was nothing short of incredible. In just three short hours, you moved all of CrossFit Roots to our new home and temporary storage unit. I am forever grateful and a giant hurdle has been cleared. Thank you for showing up and for your enthusiasm. Yesterday was one for the books.  Here is some background and details on the next evolution of Roots!  As many of you know, finding a new place on short notice was super challenging. While our list of requirements is somewhat small – high ceilings, garage doors, and a place to go to the bathroom – this proved not easy to find! In the end, we opted for super high ceilings, sweet garage doors, and a great building with tons of potential over some other considerations.  We are insanely happy with our new space, and although it’s about 1/3rd smaller than our existing...Read more

Join us on Veterans Day (Thursday, November 11) in group classes as we honor Chad’s life, support a dear friend, and bring awareness to suicide prevention. The Workout ChadWearing a 45# rucksack, 1,000 step-ups to a 20″ box. Group Classes on November 11th We will do this workout in all group classes as the workout of the day. As always, we will offer scaling options. While we understand that some people may be limited by an hour, we will not stop you from finishing. If you have to stay longer to get it done, we highly encourage you to do so. And we’ll be there to cheer you on. Why This Workout? Read here. How to Support There are many ways you can support the effort and the goal of increasing suicide awareness: Come do the workout at Roots. Talk to friends. Smile. Give some high fives. Purchase a t-shirt....Read more

Dear Roots Crew,  I am thrilled (and relieved) to let everyone know that we have found a new home for Roots! The past five months have been a life-sucking ordeal and I want to thank you for your patience and support.  I would be lying if I said I didn’t have moments over the past five months where I doubted that there was any way this was going to work out. Between the rental market, the slow process of commercial real estate, the City requirements, the insane price of building materials and construction, and our ridiculous timeline, it seemed that maybe the universe was telling me something. But… Our new home is just over a mile southeast of our current location tucked back in a lovely office park. We’ll be neighbors with some other awesome longtime Boulder small businesses including Slade Glass Co. who started in Boulder in 1961. Our...Read more

In the video below, psychiatrist Robert Waldinger talks about the importance of social relationships on our physical and emotional health. His TedTalk “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness,” Waldinger draws data from a 75-year-old study on adult development. The things that keep us happy and healthy throughout life are perhaps not what you might think. A lot of it boils down to the quality of the relationships we have. While watching the video, I couldn’t help but think about how the lessons he describes apply to our daily practice at CrossFit. The CrossFit class model, the simple act of coming to the gym, interacting with other humans in a small group setting, and void of any cell phones or social media during the hour, contributes to the development of happy, connected relationships. This may be as beneficial to our health and fitness as burpees,...Read more

Dear Roots Crew,    We wanted to share that Connor McDonald has decided to move back to his home state of Texas to be with his family.  While this was a tremendously difficult decision for Connor, we have nothing but love and support to offer him during this transition. We know that wherever he lands and whoever he coaches, he will do great things.  Connor’s last day will be November 18th. Until that time, he’ll be coaching the shit out of everyone on the shop floor.  He would also probably love a hug ;).   Big hugs, Nicole  Read more