11:30-1:30 – open shop for members Reminder!: Fight Gone Bad is THIS THURSDAY! Interested in getting started at Roots?  Check out the CrossFit Roots Elements Course!Start date: Monday, September 12thMeeting times: M, T, Th for one weekCost: $190Click here for sign-up details. Remembrance Will you remember 9/11 today?  Post to comments.Read more

Reminder!: Fight Gone Bad is THIS THURSDAY! In honor of 9/11:Team MurphIn teams of two, complete:1 mile run (in 200m increments)100 pull-ups200 push-ups300 squats1 mile run (in 200m increments)Teams must complete the run before moving to the bodyweight exercises.  Teams can partition the bodyweight exercises however they please.  Only one team member can work at a time. CrossFit Roots Elements Course Interested in getting started at Roots?  Check-out the Elements Course that starts this Monday at 6:45AM with Zac Pine! Elements CourseStart date: Monday, September 12thMeeting times: M, T, Th for one weekCost: $190Click here for sign-up details.Read more

Zac explains that hugs are free.Read more

Annual shop closure Day 3. Whiteboard Names and Nicknames Ever wonder why the names Mr. Exercise, Blaster, ScanMan, Sampo, Bird, and KU Molly grace the whiteboard?  Where’s their real name and is Mr. Exercise a joke? If a new member joins and there is already someone at the shop with the same name, we try to figure out a nickname for the new person.  It’s always best when the person at the shop with the name gives the new person their nickname – hence Jim Rowe’s nickname of Lil’ Jim for Jim Kienholz.  The coaches have also been known to dish out some nicknames based on events at the shop – such as Dave’s question about the blasters we were going to be doing in class, meaning thrusters. Do you have a nickname at the shop?  If so, how did you get it? Do you need a nickname at the...Read more

Annual shop closure Day 2. Meet a Root – Allison Months CrossFitting? Since Feb 2010—18 months I guess Favorite WOD or lift (pick one)? The Chief Least favorite WOD or lift (pick one)?  Any WOD with DUs What do you do for work? (career)  I’m the art director for 2 magazines about beer What is your favorite thing about CrossFit? There’s so much positive energy and team work in that shop from all the athletes and coaches, it’s motivating and inspiring. When I’m having a rough day at work the accomplishments I make in every workout really help lift my spirits. What is your least favorite thing about CrossFit?  Bloody ripped calluses Do you have any goals in CrossFit?  Anything specific you want to accomplish?  PULLUPS–I’m so freaking close and I want to do it! When you’re not CrossFitting, what activities keep you busy? Tele skiing and mountain biking Where...Read more