Saturdays in Austin are sometimes lazy recovery days, and sometimes jam-packed adventure days. OK, who am I kidding, they’re always adventurous, sometimes I just choose to laze about instead of partaking. But this Saturday I won’t be missing out on any of these awesome events: 9-11:30am: The Movement @ RunTex on Lake Austin Blvd The…
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Saturday: A Time for CrossFitting, Pub Running, and Watching
Athletes and spectators, lace up your sneakers or warm up your clapping (drinking?) hands: this Saturday has events for the whole spectrum. 10-11:30am: Free CrossFit Austin workout at Town Lake. Meet at the dog park by S First street bridge between 10 and 10:30am for a workout that starts at 10:30. This will be an…
This weekend: CrossFit + Cookies + Maker’s Mark Traveling Brunch
Saturday itinerary: 8:30am: CrossFit UTB workout (Meet under Mopac Bridge. Work out. Be awesome) 10am: Spectate Men’s BB Doubles at Aussie’s (damn it’s gonna be hot) 1-3pm: Snag free Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams Cookies and a delicious No Sugar Added Mocha Blended at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. 2pm: Hit up BookPeople on N. Lamar…
A Few Things I Learned this Weekend
1) Champagne bubbles are not good for Monday morning 7am sprints. Not the 400M ones, not the 200M ones, and not even the 35M ones. 2) If champagne bubbles are still in your system 2 days later, you had too much champagne at the wedding. 3) True, deep forgiveness is really hard. But really worth…
Sizzlin’ Summer Sampler – Free CrossFit, Yoga, and Cardio Kickboxing
Sizzlin’ Summer Sampler Sunday, June 14th at 10am lululemon back parking lot Wear athletic shoes, bring a yoga mat, bring hydration……and get your booty on down to the Sizzlin’ Summer Sampler with our stellar Ambassadors: David Garza (Cardio Kickboxing), Sanieh (Yoga) and Carey Kepler (CrossFit). You’ll get a 20 minute sample of their areas of…
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…
Interview with: the fellas of CrossFit Austin
As CrossFit blows up and takes Austin–and me–by storm, I thought I’d sit down with the fellas that got me hooked and let them talk about the sport they’ve built their life around. I say life because roommates Wes Kimball and Boone Putney share a lot—they met through a shared best friend, were co-Best-Man in…
Earth Day!
In an effort to prep you for Earth Day tomorrow (Wednesday), here’s a rundown of the places that are offering giveaways, celebrations, and a free workout: H-E-B or Central Market: Swap five plastic bags for a reusable one at any H-E-B or Central Market. H-E-B says it aims to bring in 1.5 million plastic bags…
Freakin’ Full Weekend
First and foremost, the weekend has already been entirely usurped by the joy that is the Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Festival. I heard Thursday night’s Culinary Masters dinner was exquisite, and tonight’s Stars Across Texas Grand Tasting promises to be the glitziest of the events, held at the Long Center. Among Saturday’s full…