The Crossfit Community Grows

I've been trying for literally years to get some of my coworkers to join Crossfit. I've searched long and hard. Who is tough enough? Who would want to do this to themselves? We all know that it takes a certain person to not only enjoy being a Crossfitter but also embrace it!

I was thrilled a few months ago when my roommate started. I thought my mission had been completed. I had brought someone into the cult!

Then the unexpected and unthinkable happened this week. I found out that another C-SPAN'er was also drinking the Kool-aid. A guy who works in the programming department recently started at Crossfit BWI. He said his first visit to the affiliate was a little intimidating. There were all these military types there and skulls and crossbones plastered across the wall. Sounds like my kind of place! He had been doing olympic lifts and decided he wanted to add a little more cardio in his workouts. Crossfit was a perfect fit.

Then the truly shocking happened. I learned that not one, but TWO C-SPAN'ers have been partaking in the WOD, and this person has been sitting literally feet away from me for over two years. My BOSS has been Crossfitting! It's a little different than what we do at CFOT. She's been working with a trainer who buys into the Crossfit philosophy. Yesterday, she came up to my desk and proudly announced, "I did Cindy last night." Now, if she had said that to anyone else they would have stared at her with shock and confusion. Not me.. I knew. She had been converted! Her trainer had told her to tell me that she had done the workout during her training session. I was in awe!

A third member I'd like to welcome to the CFOT community was a solo Crossfitter, who started coming to Old Town just this week. He found out about us through my blog, and decided the Old Town family was something he wanted to be a part of. He joined the 6am this morning for Murph and he seriously represented. He was the first back to the room after the mile run, and he fought through some bloody callouse tears to finish Murph with a sub one hour time. Nice! He'll fit in well at Old Town. Welcome.