Badger3 rounds for time of: 30 Squat cleans (95 lbs) 30 Pull-ups Run 800 meters And it Begins! – The Great Benchmark Series of 2014/15 Happy Labor Day Roots! September 1st marks the official kickoff of The Great Benchmark Series of 2014/15.  Come on in this morning for a great holiday weekend workout sure to leave you feeling like you put in some work on this holiday! Not sure what The Great Benchmark Series?  Read the following series of posts to catch up on all that’s been going on and know how to approach the next year of benchmarks! A (perfect) Storm is Brewing Programming – Innovate or Die Planned Benchmarks for the Year Log Your Workouts or Bust – SugarWOD What?!Read more

Pool Workout! Clare Small Pool Meet Trevor at Clare Small Pool on the CU Campus for a swimming workout with a CrossFit twist! Clare Small Pool.1855 Pleasant StBoulder, CO  Read more

Reminder!  Classes at North Boulder Park at 8:30 and 9:30am.  Meet at the Southwest corner of the park.  On a continuously running 3 minute clock, perform 8 sets of:400m run10 medball cleans (20/14)5 burpee over medball Weekend Plans! This weekend Roots makes a tour around Boulder.  See below for all of the weekend group class activities! Saturday – meet at North Boulder Park.  Classes at 8:30 and 9:30am Sunday – a pool workout at Clare Small Pool!  Classes at 8:30 and 9:30am Monday – we kickoff the benchmark series with Badger.  Classes at 8:30 and 9:30am.  Read more

165-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes185-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes205-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes165-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes185-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes205-lb. squat cleans, 1 minuteTry for max reps each round without dropping the barbell. Days of My Youth Ski season is upon us!  The first cool breeze blew into Boulder this week and soon enough we’ll be knee deep in snow. MatchStick Productions visits the Boulder Theater on September 12th to present Days of My Youth. Are you getting a ski pass this year?  Which one?  Post to comments.Read more

“Tosh”3 rounds:run 200mrest 1:1run 400mrest 1:1run 600mrest 1:1 Harvest Hoedown Call For Volunteers. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with the upcoming CrossFit Roots Harvest Hoedown competition.  For more information on the competition, read here. The competition will go down on Saturday, October 11th.  As many of you know, a well-run CrossFit competition relies on the help of many great volunteers.  We’re looking for people who can help judge the events, greet athletes and spectators, set-up, clean-up, score, and have fun while doing it!  If you’re interested in lending a hand, please read on! We will have a mandatory volunteer meeting on Saturday, October 4th.  In the meeting we’ll do a walkthrough of the event, cover movement standards for judges, and review the day’s event schedule. If you’re “IN”, even halfway, send Shane Upchurch ([email protected]) an email letting him know and we will add you to the volunteer list.  We will...Read more