We survived! It was a long hot day of work. It started off cold and foggy. By the time we were up for the second event the sun broke through and it got hot!
The team performed well. We placed 65th overall. Check out the video and pictures of the day.
2009 CrossFit Games Affiliate Competition Day 1 - video [wmv] [mov]
The North Shore CrossFit team is ready for the competition. We took over the hotel lobby and had our final meeting before getting a good night sleep. The first workout starts at 9am. Here is a link to the Workouts http://games2009.crossfit.com/affiliatecup/affiliate-cup-oregon-crossfit.html
From left to right Killer Steve, Dawny 5.0, Ryan, Cody in the back, Andy, Adam, Crosbie, Kendra, Tara, Temin, Kevin and yours truly on the camera.
We are in California for the Affiliate Cup competition at the CrossFit games. Check back in daily to get updates.
Schedule while we are gone:
All regular adult classes will run on schedule
In Topsfield there will be no:
We will be closed on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the 4th. Have a safe weekend and we will see you on Monday.
Pat Downey working with local high school football players at North Shore CrossFit in Beverly. Pat is a former NFL lineman and Arena League Coach that has put together a very unique training program. It is called Gridiron Training and it combines CrossFit training principles with positional skill training for football players.
We are closed this Saturday but Steve found a race to catch a quick workout at. If you are interested in running shoot me an email. I will get you in touch with Steve.
Lawrence Sons of Italy 4th of July Road Races
8:30 AM
5K & 5 Mile Road Race
5K Health Walk
1K Youth Run
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, Massachusetts
240 Osgood Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
http://www.coolrunning.com/major/09/sonsofitaly/
Sunday's Affiliate Team training
Hey Dave,
I've been meaning to send you this message for a little while but, I've been a bit busy lately. I just wanted to thank you for driving out to my kettlebell competition a few weekends ago. I'd never competed in a kettlebell competition before and I was EXTREMELY nervous. Having you there helped me to relax. The extra support and coaching really gave me the confidence I needed to accomplish my goals that day. The one thing I love most about CrossFit (aside from kettlebells!) is the sense of community and the many good friendships I have formed with my trainers and fellow CrossFitters. I don't know anyone else that can say their trainer cared enough about them to drive 5 hours out to New Jersey to give them extra support. You were in no way obligated to do so but, you did anyway and that meant so much to me. Never in a million years would I have guessed that I'd be competing in a weight lifting competition or even coming home with a gold medal. It's because of you and everyone else at CrossFit that I am able to accomplish these things. I really appreciate everything that you, Brenty and all of the crossfit community have done for me.
thank you so much!
>Jess Zaniewski
Here are the shirts. We are taking pre orders until Thursday in Beverly and Topsfield. They will be dry wic material.
$40 each pre paid
This is a fundraiser to send the 6 athletes representing North Shore CrossFit to the games. We are looking to at least buy the airfare.
Option 1) Navy Blue Tee/White
Lettering with NSCF 09 on the back (team tee)
Option 2) Brown Tee/Black Lettering
with blank back (stylish tee)
Coach Brent with his team at the Kettlebell Competition last weekend in Sparta, NJ. From left to right the competitors Jess, Sarah and Susie all took first place in their divisions. Congratulations Team NSCF!
Berg warming up before the 9am Sunday class in the rain. That is dedication.
I'd like to thank everyone who came out to the Beverly facility Tuesday night for the Affiliate Cup Team Qualifier. A lot of people volunteered to judge reps, which is not an easy job, and everyone did great. The crowd was supportive and the athletes were amazing. Seventeen crossfitters battled it out for six slots, while ten others took a shot at the workouts. The first workout proved to be tougher than expected for the women and the time limit of 15 minutes was dropped. At the end of the night only two women could complete the workouts as prescribed; Dawn Adam-Brown and Tara Picardy. Members Marina Polcaro, Kendra Ceceita, and Tracy Conley were also close to qualifying. The men's race was a close one with nine men finishing the workouts within the time limits. Ryan Hewitt took first place on both workouts. Andy Waterson and Brent Miffitt were within seconds of each other for second and third, and Dave Picardy rounded out the team with fourth place, finishing a full minute ahead of the next competitor. Having the entire community together is amazing. We have so many great people and great competitors between the two locations. When our team gets back from California Dave and I plan to do something like this once a month! -Danny V.
Tuesday's Schedule
6-8pm in Beverly 2 wods
Am classes are all running on time
PM classes
Topsfield
Kids classes as scheduled
4:30 adult class
No 5:30 and 6:30
Beverly
5pm only
200m sprints at the 6am in Topsfield.
9am sprint recovery
WOD 1
3 Rounds
10 power snatches (95/65)
15 Chest to Bar Pullups
400m run
1 hour rest in between ( we are going to watch "Every Second Counts")
WOD 2
1 Round Sprint
400m KB carry ( men 2-53's/ women 2-35's)
3 muscle ups
Today's Benchmark Workout at 10am is "Fran" Come get some!
If you are not able to attend the affiliate cup challenge qualifier on Tuesday night and want to compete for a spot you can do the workouts in Topsfield today from 10-12am.
One of our members is running a 5k today at Gordon College in Wenham. If anyone is interested in skipping the WOD and getting in a run it is for a good cause.
http://www.kupenda.org/news-events/kupenda-5k-run1-mile-walk/
We have a change to the NSCF Affiliate Cup challenge time. We have many members interested in attending this event and there are some scheduling issues. Here is the big change. We are going to hold this event on Tuesday night June, 9th from 6-8pm in Beverly (I lost bucking it out with Danny Vee). All normally scheduled classes will be canceled for this. There will be 2 workouts. After the 1st workout we are going to view the new CrossFit movie "Every Second Counts". That should get everyone fired up for the second workout. We are going to allow scaling so everyone is welcome to compete. The first heat will be as RX'D and the second will have scaling allowed.
If you are not able to make it you will be able to come this Saturday from 10-12 in Topsfield and complete the 2 wods. I am going to post the two workouts on Saturday at noon.
Ginger, Amanda, Valerie, Beth and Charlotte resting during pullup mania on Wednesday.
It has been a week since the qualifiers; my body has recovered from the workouts. I have put closure to my performance by redoing and finishing Sunday's wod and after many hours of replaying the workouts over and over to figure out where I could have done better have come to the conclusion that I did my best.
All that is left are the incredible memories of a bottomless pit of support from my NSCF family!!!!
To all those who wished me good luck before, congrats after and inspire me every day by your hard work…Thank You!
To the one who answered all my questions about running and then some desperate emails about pacing for a 2000m row…Thank You!
To those who travelled to support and cheer me and the other competitors on…Thank You!
To my friends who competed and stressed alongside me…you all rock and Thank You!
To the one who carried the bucket of chalk and water for each of us for every wod…Thank You!
To the one who trained with me almost every day for a very long time (and kicked butt himself)…Thank You!
To the one who convinced me to register, gave me confidence and endless coaching…Thank You!
To my family for the support you give and genuine excitement you show….Thank You!
And to our fearless leaders for creating such an amazing community, great coaching and encouraging so many of us to go after a goal no matter how far it may seem….THANK YOU!
Dawn Adam Brown
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
Isaac Newton
After heading to Albany for the North East Qualifier last weekend and seeing NSCF's Team make the commitment to the event I registered us for the CrossFit Affiliate Cup. We did not have anyone qualify for the individual games (but Dawn and Ryan were very close!) but we can go as a Team and see what we are made of.
2008 affiliate cup champs. Notice how big the team is. Only 6 were there to compete. The other 11 were there as team mates to support their efforts.
What is Team North Shore CrossFit?
If you train at North Shore CrossFit you are a part of our team. We are a community who supports each other's efforts. Collectively we train and make huge strides in our performance. Like any team there are athletes, support members, coaches and a head coach. We are all athletes and support members. This thing we do would not work if we were not. Sometimes you are the athlete and other times you are there to support your team. We saw a great example of that last weekend in Albany. There were only 5 members of our team competing but we had at least 15 other members there to support them. You were in it with them. They did as well as they did because of your support and of course screaming. On Monday we did Murph in Topsfield. The roles were reversed. Those that traveled to support the team did Murph and the regional competitors were there to cheer their teammates on.
We have multiple coaches to help you succeed. When there is any kind of competition, weather it is a CrossFit comp, a 5k or a team sport, you can count on your team and coaches to support you and help with strategy to give you the tools to succeed.
If you are interested in coming out to California in July with the team, do it. It will be a great weekend. We are going to have a mini competition to determine the 6 athletes to represent our team. I would love to see everyone give it a go. If you are not one of the top 6 you are still a part of the team and will be needed at the affiliate cup to make them successful.
When?
Friday night June 12th from 6-8pm. Danny Vee and I are going to buck it out to see which facility it will be at. We are going to have 2 workouts. They will not be monster efforts like we saw at the qualifiers. But they will be well rounded. There will be a 1 hour rest between efforts and a scoring system to determine your place.
Let me reiterate what it means to be on Team NSCF: Whether
you are competing or supporting the team we recommend making your travel plans
and committing to the trip to California. Like all other North Shore
Crossfit outings it will be a really fun experience and a chance to see some of
the best athletes in the world compete in the sport that we all have come to
love, the sport of fitness.
>No more Saturday BootCamp in Topsfield. Our Free weekly BootCamp will be in Beverly only!
>Hi Dave,
Just thought I would pass this link along that has my last race results. I was happy with a four minute improvement over last year's time. It must be due to the hard workouts that Tara runs on Sundays! Thanks, Joe http://www.ecvcycling.org/crank-kanc-time-trial-2009-race-report
>North Shore CrossFit member Jenn Flynn has invited us to a Favorite Decade Party this Friday night. Check it out, Looks like a great time! Favorite Decade Party!
>5:45am Patton Park Boot Camp with Jenn Parisella. I just set up a blog for our bootcamps. Check it out!
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10am Murph
11am BBQ
If you are able….BRING FOOD for the festivities.
North East Qualifiers results
Our team did great. Everyone worked hard and represented North Shore CrossFit well. Make sure to congratulate them when you see them. I should have some pictures and videos up this week.
Here is the final standings.
Women's Final Results
Men's Final Results
North Shore CrossFit is Closed Saturday and Sunday. We are off to New York to support 5 of our athletes competing in the CrossFit North East Qualifiers. We have a crew of about 30 members heading out to support our athletes.
See you on Monday at 10am for our Murph Challenge and the BBQ(party) directly to follow. Don't worry if you have never done Murph. You can scale to your ability level. Bring your friends and family and enjoy the festivities.
Age: 24
Height: 5' 9 "
Weight: 160
Date of Birth: 04-16-85
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Started CrossFit: Aug 07
Lives in: Rowley, MA
Affiliate: North Shore CrossFit
JT: 10:59
Helen: 8:23
30 muscle ups: 9:49 (20# vest)
Eva: 44:42
Diane: 6:15
2 x 32kg kb jerks: 52
Deadlift: 345 3rm
Favorite WOD: Diane/30 muscle ups
Favorite Lift: muscle up/handstand pushups
Least Favorite WOD: Nancy
Least Favorite Lift: front squat/squat cleans
Ryan Hewitt, DC
Age 29
Height 5'11
Weight 180
DOB 06/26/79Winnipeg , MB Canada
Started Crossfit Jan 08'
Lives in Gloucester MA
Affiliate: North Shore Crossfit
Angie 17:37
Helen 7:53
Cindy 25
Grace 2:58
Annie 5:47
Fight Gone Bad 377
Snatch 168
C&J 225
Deadlift 405
Back Squat 315
Press 165
Least Favorite WOD: Fran
Favorite Past-time: Playing Hockey
Tracy Conley
Age:40
Height: 5'6"
Date of Birth: 05/29/68
Place of Birth: Ashburnham, MA
Education: Stonehill College, '90, BA Psychology, Providence College, '92, MEd Counseling Education
Lives in: Wenham, MA
Married to: Lew Conley
Mother to: Liam (age 10), Jenna (age 8)
Employment: Substitute teacher and part-time sales rep
Affiliate: North Shore CrossFit
Deadlift: 185 3RM
Press: 75 3RM
Overhead Squat: 90
Back Squat: 135 3RM
Favorite WOD: Helen....or anything with running
Favorite Lift: Overhead Squat
Least Favorite WOD: Tie...Kelly and Badger
Least Favorite Lift: Deadlift
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Drink: Starbucks by day, Pomegranite Martini by night
I asked Tracey to give me a short write up of her experience so far at North Shore CrossFit.
"I have been coming to CF for nearly two years. I was hooked from day one. I am almost 41 and in better shape than I have EVER been in my life. I able to do things that shock my friends....like pull-ups, handstand push-ups and anything related to Olympic lifting. But ever since I signed up to participate in the Northeast Regional Qualifiers, my time at CF has taken on a whole new meaning for me. I show up for my daily workouts about a half hour earlier each day and do some strength training. I have a notebook where I keep track of all my workouts...and my progression...and I am very pleased. I have been working on dips almost every day, and I can now do four dips in a row. And I have showed up every Saturday for "Game Day" workouts at 10am....and somehow managed to finish Eva in less than an hour!
Training for this event has been such a great experience for me.....and I don't think my "training" will stop once it's over. I would not have had the confidence to do this if it weren't for the kind words of encouragement from you, Dawn, Tara, Brent and my wonderful husband Lew. I am so excited for this event....even if I come in last place, I am so proud of what I have accomplished so far."
North Shore CrossFit is placing an order for North Shore CrossFit T-Shirts and Sweatshirts tomorrow. If anyone is interested in ordering a black T-Shirt or a black Sweatshirt, email us at info@northshorecrossfit.com with your size(s) and quantity by 5pm tomorrow, Friday, May 15th. Payment due by early next week.
NSCF Black T-Shirts Men/Women - $20
NSCF Black Sweatshirts Men/Women- $39
Don't miss out on your NSCF Gear!
Alex and Meagan 2 weeks into training at NSCF taking on Murph!
Dave, Tara, Danny, Brent & all my other fantastic NSCF trainers,
This week marks the one year anniversary for Alex and I as members of Northshore CrossFit, and I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank you all. A few of you may have heard this story, but before Alex and I moved to Beverly and joined NSCF, Alex would take me to his gym (Boston Sports Club) and attempt to whatever WOD was listed on the Crossfit.com website. Well, not once, but TWICE I ended up sprawled out on the disgusting bathroom floor of BSC, moments away from passing out and/or throwing up. Even though I had been an athlete and was on some type of sports team for the majority of my life, I apparently had totally forgotten how to breathe, pace myself, and was obviously very out of shape. Also, suffering from a knee injury for the previous few years wasn't helping anything.
Once we were settled in Beverly, Alex sought out NSCF, met Dave and more or less dragged in me to meet him as well. After seeing the gym, being welcomed by Dave, talking through the NSCF programs, and with some "encouragement" from Alex, I decided that I'd try it for 1 month. It was only a month, I could handle that… and worst case, if I hated it, I hadn't signed any contracts, so I could just bail! Well, since then I've been to the gym pretty much 5-6 times a week and I have never once looked back!! Never had I ever been to a gym where the owners and trainers actually care if you show up! I pretty much knew right from the get-go that this was the place for me to work-out. I haven't stuck with a fitness program for this long, ever in my life… and I have no plans to quit now!
I've made tremendous strides since I started working out at NSCF… and haven't once ended up on a bathroom floor, just about ready to die! Well, I've felt ready to pass out/throw up after workouts, but only because I've pushed myself really hard! I can now do things I never thought I'd do… kipping pull-ups, a 500m row in under 2 minutes, double-unders, a 200 lbs. deadlift & a whole bunch of olympic lifts I never thought I'd ever even try, and the list goes on and on. Crossfit has also helped rehab my knee. While I still experience soreness once in a while, I am no longer compensating for the pain like I used to, I have equal strength in my legs and can actually run to my car when it's pouring rain outside without suffering from sharp, shooting knee pain!
The community at NSCF is unlike any other. It's so unique and is truly the reason why I will continue to show up at the gym 5-6 days a week for as long as I can! Sometimes I'm working out with complete strangers, and sometimes I'm working out with people with whom I've become pretty good friends with… either way, I feel like we are all on the same team. It doesn't matter if you're a guy, girl, young, old, can lift 15 lbs. or 215 lbs., everyone is doing it together, and everyone knows the glorious pain that every one else is in! This is why no matter how hard the WOD is… once it's over, I forget about all the pain and sweat, and look forward to the next one!
I know that working w/ "the public" is a really hard job, and is sometimes thankless, so I just wanted to be sure that you received my sincere thanks for the past year. Your commitment to the programming and your clients doesn't go unnoticed. It's very much appreciated. Thank you for all the time and effort you all put in.
Here's to the next 12 months!!
~Meghan
CrossFit Regional Qualifiers are next weekend in Albany, NY. We have a team heading out to see how they stack up against the rest of New England. Danny Vee has been working on getting profiles of our athletes. I am going to post one everyday so our members can see who they are and how hard they work. If we get past the qualifier it is off to California for the CrossFit Games to determine the fittest man and woman on earth!
Dawn Adam-Brown AKA 5.0
Age: 42
Height: 5' 1 "
Weight: 118Date of Birth: 06-11-66
Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada
Started CrossFit: Aug 05
Lives in: Boxford, MA
Affiliate: North Shore CrossFit
Fran: 4:29 65# / 8:37 95#
Helen: 10:30
Eva: 47:22
FGB: 298
Deadlift: 230 3rm
Press: 85
Backsquat: 185 3rm
Snatch: 90
Clean and Jerk: 125
Favorite WOD: Grace/Annie
Favorite Lift: split jerk/deadlift
Least Favorite WOD: Anything with running
Least Favorite Lift: Press
WOW!!!!! Kevin and Jess Roy had a busy morning. They welcomed a new North Shore CrossFit member into this world.
Caeden Charles Roy
Born: May 2, at 5:52 am
8 lbs, 10 oz. - 22 inches long. Holy Cow that's big!
The following appeared on Boston.com:
Headline: What Ruins Running
Date: Apr 28, 2009
"Tomorrow's marathoners who have suffered foot and knee injuries should ask: Is the problem their body or their shoes?"
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http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/04/19/what_ruins_running?s_campaign=8315
This article is great. There is a guy doing revolutionary research about running and the negative effects of modern sneakers. The good news is it appears we are years ahead of the curve. Once the professor at Harvard finishes his study the running world should finally get on board with our running style. If you know any runners, send them the link.
Check out Dr. Romanov's site. He has been teaching running this way for 30 years. www.posetech.com
Over the next few weeks we are going to discount the private training rate 25% for our members looking to get in a private or two on running mechanics. Contact Dave in Topsfield or Danny in Beverly to set up a time.
Wednesday nights Olympic Lifting Crew in Topsfield. How are you at the O-lifts? They are the key ingredient for success in CrossFit. North Shore CrossFit Weightlifting club meets on Wednesday's at 6:30 in Topsfield and Thursdays at 6pm in Beverly. There is a $10 fee for coaching. There is open lifting on Sunday's from 10-11:30am in Topsfield. There is always a coach or two lifting at that time to help with your lifts.
Take advantage of the coaching. We are the only weightlifting coaches and gym on the North Shore. If you are self taught get your ass into the gym. You won't regret it.
This Sunday
NO Open weightlifting! We have John Sullivan at the facility putting on a Strongman Seminar. There will be a ton of information covered over 6 hours. The best part…It only costs $55 if you preregister and $70 at the door. Seminars like this usually cost $500 plus.
We will hold a 10am class in both locations on Monday April, 20th. There will be no other scheduled classes.
Updated info to check out
High School
Hay Davey,
Just wanted to thank you because i don't know when i may get the chance to in person. I just got bumped up to row varsity and i attribute the majority, if not all of my current physical build and ability to you and everyone at NSCF. Your training has obviously put me in a more than perfect position to perform with great effectiveness at rowing( a sport which i started in late Feb)-Zack Zaniewski
Professional
It is finally here. The showdown between Mike Gall's Boston Rugby and Alex Verdaguer's Boston Irish Wolfhounds. Both teams are Professional Rugby Teams. The info is all below. If you have never seen a rugby match it is a treat. It looks a lot like kill the man with the ball. What's not to love about that. We are heading out to Cambridge to cheer our guys on. I hope to see you there.
The next game is Saturday 18th of April in Boston (Cambridge) against Mike Gall's team the Boston Rugby Football Club. Here is the info:
Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC (Alex's Team) @ Boston RFC (Mike's Team)
Date: | Saturday, April 18, 2009 |
Time: | 6:30pm |
Location: | MIT's Steinbrenner Stadium |
Street: | 120 Vassar St |
City, State : | Cambridge, MA |
Website: www.biwrfc.com
Pictures: http://biwrfc.com/biwrfc2/lightroom09/09dallas/
Entrance Fee: $5
