Saying Farewell to a Friend

I've been dragging my feet on putting this post up. It's probably because I hate it when good people move away. Last week, someone who I place pretty high on my list of good people moved out of town. I was totally shocked when Jenn told me she was leaving. I'd been keeping up with her on Facebook, but I hadn't been speaking to her as much as I would have preferred.


She told me last Thursday that she was having a going away party Friday evening. What?! I had to get caught up on a few months of catching up. It seems like the move had been in the works for a while, but she had just finalized the details and started letting others know. She's actually heading up to Connecticut (my old stomping ground). For those of you who want to keep up with her, she'll be coaching at Crossfit Watertown.

I'm really proud of her for making the decision and making a big move, but sometimes you just have to do big things to make changes in your life. Jenn's really been a big part of my Crossfit story. I met her way back when I was working out at Crossfit DC. She was the first girl I ever saw do a muscle up. I thought she was incredible! Her strength and energy floored me. She was always so good at getting in my face and pushing me to go harder, because she knew I could.

When I was looking for a new Crossfit affiliate, Jenn mentioned CFOT. I'll never forget it. She said, "they're all psychos over there." I knew I'd fit in. I was thrilled when she started popping in on classes in the blue room after her shoulder surgery. I was amazed watching her recover. I'll never forget this one workout she did. She was subbing out all of the movements we were doing, but she added jumping slamballs to her WOD. She took that ball over her head, made a huge arch with her back. Her feet and arms were way behind her. She slammed that freaking ball down like it made her pain go away. I couldn't believe she was doing that so soon after surgery. After having similar surgery on my shoulder, I really couldn't believe she did that! Every time I do slamballs I think of her, and I try to make myself jump higher and slam harder. I can never quite match up to Jenn's gusto. Not many can.


Farewell Jenn. I'll miss you a ton. Good luck, and get some my friend!