I wish United Inspections, www.UnitedInspectionsTexas.com, had been around when my brother and I bought our house! Started by a very close friend of mine, the company is beyond thorough and highly professional. The inspector did our house as a practice run and was able to explain one of the house’s greatest mysteries: why does it…
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GOOD LUCK!
All the cool kids are at the South Central Regional at GSX in Fort Worth competing this weekend! There will be streaming live coverage all day Saturday and Sunday at http://live.crossfit.com. I am SO bummed I can’t be there to watch, but between the streaming coverage and CrossFit Central’s twitter stream and SicFit.com, I’m pretty…
Feels Like Home
My first day back at CrossFit Central in .com class was fun. And by fun I mean I had to drag myself there, hated the workout, but left with a smile on my face and pep in my step. It was like the early days of .com–I was the only girl, and pullups are not…
Sectionals Day 1: HSPU fail
Sectional WOD 1: Dead Man’s Row Row 2K – 8:04 (PR!) As many deadlifts at 185# as possible, each subtracts 5 seconds from row time: 13 Time: 6:59 And I’m tied for 7th place with the lovely Veronica Pike! WOD 2: Mabry Medley 2 HSPUs other stuff … it doesn’t even matter because I never…
Sectional WODs
Announced here: http://games2010.crossfit.com/qualifiers/south-tx-wods.html WOD 1 (Saturday, 9am) “Dead Man’s Row” In 12 minutes, complete: 2K Row + Max Reps Deadlift (275/185lbs) <–vom on the row; yay on the DL Score = Row time – (Deadlift Reps x 5 seconds) WOD 2 (Saturday, 1pm) “Mabry Medley” 3 Rounds of (12 min cap): Males 4 Handstand Push-ups…
So much free CrossFit!
Many of you have written in asking for info on the next free CrossFit workouts, so behold–three of ’em this weekend: UTB (Under the Bridge): Free Community Workout Saturday, May 30th 8:30am – 9:30am @ Town Lake, under the bridge, on the Hike & Bike Trail This workout is similar to a CrossFit Central boot…
Hoover Ball
Kick off the summer (and Memorial Day Weekend) with a CrossFit Central Hooverball BBQ! 5-9pm at Northwest Park (Map) They’re providing the MEAT, you BYOB and your favorite side dish, dessert, or snack to share (serving size 15-20 people) … doesn’t have to be Zone/Paleo–everyone gets cheat days! What is Hooverball? Like volleyball on a…
The Memorial Day Post
I’m throwing a bachelorette party this weekend, so I’ve all but written off Memorial Day, which means that in purely selfish interest, I’ve yet to post on the beloved summer kickoff (some call it a holiday to honor our fallen heroes …. psssh). Last year I went big, with a Memorial Day Party barge through…
Sale at Bettysport + Scoping out Natural Grocers
Is your workout gear suffering from cardio-arrest? (Har,har) Replace your old duds during the pre-summer sale at Bettysport today through Sunday. Everything in both the downtown and Domain locations is at least 20% off, with plenty of 30% and 50% racks. I stopped by earlier and the $10 rack already looks slim, while the $25…
Details on Uchiko
Uchiko is the official name of Uchi II, the second incarnation of Austin’s hottest sushi spot, Uchi ( Voted #1 restaurant in Austin by the 2008 Zagat Survey and the 2008 Fearless Critics Guide). When I tweeted a couple of months ago about the new location (“between 38th & 45th on Lamar”), I think I…