I think this photo sums up my week. That would be the passenger seat of my car. Yes, I’m living out of it – vagabond style. Makeup, clothes, camera, various jackets, cell phone chargers…it’s all there. While this week has been stressful and busy, it’s the exciting kind of stressful and busy. Everything has been [...]
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Feeling Supported – Opening Week!
June 13, 2012 { 29 comments }I’m so happy to finally check in! We survived opening day of Metro CrossFit & Training Center on Monday…and it was a HUGE success! We’re offering free classes all week to anyone in the community that wants to check out our new facility as part of our preview week. Classes have been packed and the [...]
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Tots And Tabata
June 8, 2012 { 13 comments }Happy Friday! It’s been a great day for me so far. The weather in Charlotte has been so beautiful the past few days. Warm but low humidity and cool nights. Wish I had time to enjoy it poolside but for now runs and eating outside will have to suffice. Breakfast was one of my favorite [...]
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Girls Gone WOD + Lunch At Fern
June 6, 2012 { 32 comments }Hey guys! I’m alive…just having to prioritize at the moment and work is currently ranking #1. On Monday night we had a Coach’s WOD at our new location. It was our first time working out there and it was awesome! What was NOT awesome, on the other hand, was the workout that our Director of [...]
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Score Your Own And Build Your Own
May 30, 2012 { 18 comments }Happy Wednesday! (Is it just me or does the term “Hump Day” kind of creep you out?) This short week is flying by. I need it to slow down a bit! I sound like a broken record but my days have been devoted to getting ready for the opening of our new location – things [...]
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My First Murph Experience
May 26, 2012 { 33 comments }Today I completed a well-known CrossFit hero WOD for the first time. “Murph” is one of the workouts that has quite a big reputation and you hear it referenced all the time…mostly in regards to how brutal it is. It’s typical for CrossFit boxes to do Murph on Memorial Day weekend. The workout is in [...]
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Pumpkin In May
May 17, 2012 { 21 comments }Breakfast has been orange the past couple of mornings. Sierra Tweeted about having pumpkin oat bran for breakfast yesterday morning and it inspired me to reach into the depths of my pantry and pull out a can of pumpkin. Pumpkin banana oatmeal with pumpkin butter and maple peanut butter for breakfast yesterday. Pumpkin, banana and [...]
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Cake And Veggies
May 15, 2012 { 15 comments }Hey, hey! I hope everyone had a great day. Things are moving full speed ahead over here and every day I get more and more excited about all the amazing things that are happening at Metro. I know I mention this in pretty much every post but I really love my job and I feel [...]
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Strawberry Nutella Muffins
May 13, 2012 { 13 comments }I did manage to finally peel myself off the couch and do something last night. I am a little sore from yesterday’s Fight Gone Bad workout but it’s not nearly as bad as I anticipated. First, I headed over to our new location for a quick meeting about our wall murals. We are having some [...]
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Fight Gone Bad
May 12, 2012 { 33 comments }Uh…I’m kind of gross right now. I am sitting on the couch unshowered after nearly dying at a CrossFit event this afternoon. I came home with intentions of showering and then started cleaning and baking and lost motivation. Now I’m too tired to do anything. Lots to fill you in on. Last night I went [...]
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Humbled And Redeemed
May 3, 2012 { 16 comments }Fact: I suck at wall balls. And I don’t just mean that they’re hard and I don’t like doing them…I mean that I physically cannot perform them correctly. Rather than an effortless catch/squat/toss, I’m more slam into my chest with straight legs and hurl. It took some serious convincing to get me to do last [...]
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Hard Workouts, Good Food
April 27, 2012 { 19 comments }Happy, happy, happy Friday! Although I can’t believe it’s already Friday! When I travel on the weekends and then jump back into a busy week, time seems to fly. I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend in Charlotte so that I can catch up and get organized. Two things that I pretty much feel like [...]
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Tuesday Scenes
April 25, 2012 { 16 comments }I was excited to receive your great feedback on my CrossFit Endurance seminar post. I am looking forward to covering some of the topics in depth that I mentioned. I’m busy, busy today so I’m just going to give you a quick look at Tuesday in photos. I woke up at 5:45 a.m. to practice [...]
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CrossFit Endurance Training Weekend: My Experience
April 24, 2012 { 20 comments }Last weekend I completed a two-day CrossFit Endurance seminar in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I wanted to write a recap to provide an overview of the seminar to anyone who might be interested in attending one as well as to share my experience with readers because it was an interesting two days! This will [...]
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CrossFit Endurance: Day Two Eats + Travel
April 22, 2012 { 28 comments }I just arrived back in Charlotte from my weekend in Hilton Head for the CrossFit Endurance seminar. I learned so much this weekend and have quite a list of topic ideas for the blog that I think you’ll really enjoy…and they’re running/endurance training related…imagine that! I’ll post a recap of my weekend of training tomorrow [...]
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I’m At The Beach
April 20, 2012 { 11 comments }I’m at the beach! It feels so good to see the water. I haven’t been to a beach since late last summer and I think that may be a record for me…far too long! I’m in Hilton Head, South Carolina but not for a relaxing weekend of lounging beachside with drink in hand. Quite the [...]
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Such A Girl
April 19, 2012 { 38 comments }What a day. I feel like I’ve been going full-speed ahead but haven’t even made a dent in my to do list. I had a productive morning…taught a yoga private, meetings, emails and trained clients but then my afternoon was a disaster. Let me explain… We were supposed to max out on shoulder press, back [...]
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Pizza Makes Gray Days Better
April 18, 2012 { 13 comments }It was a rainy and chilly day in Charlotte and my mood was pretty blah to match it. It is crazy how much my mood is impacted by the weather. Even if I’m not having the best day, warm sunshine and blue skies can make me feel at ease. After many days of abundant sunshine, [...]
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An Awesome(ly hard) Partner Workout
April 15, 2012 { 34 comments }Oh man…it’s been a heavy workout day and I am so happy to be sitting down right now. Before I launch into all the details, here is a look at last night’s dinner. Grilled okra, grilled king clip and brown rice. After dinner I was able to tame my sweet tooth and avoid dessert. I [...]
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New, Different, Challening
April 12, 2012 { 25 comments }I appreciate the encouraging words about my kipping pullups from yesterday’s video. It’s clear to see that I have a lot of work to do before my kipping even slightly resembles what it’s supposed to look like but as I mentioned in my post, I am really okay with that. To be honest, I kind [...]
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Cleaning It Up + CrossFit Fun
April 11, 2012 { 38 comments }I’m back! It’s been a bit of a busy week around here so I have been focusing on work. I’ve been teaching a lot of yoga and we have so much going on at Metro. We’re preparing for the opening of our second location and there is so much happening. It’s so exciting and I [...]
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Free Cone Day!
April 3, 2012 { 21 comments }Guess what today was? Free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s! Wahoo! Guess who went through the line twice? Round one was a scoop of Strawberry Cheesecake and round two was the most amazing peanut butter ice cream called “What A Cluster” – Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Caramel Cluster Pieces, Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Swirls. [...]
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Sometimes You Just Really Want A Burger
March 14, 2012 { 27 comments }Good morning! Missed y’all yesterday but there was just no time to post. It seems like the homemade granola bar post was well-received and several of you reported already making a batch. Let me know how they turned out if you did! My Tuesday started with the decision to ignore my alarm at 6 a.m. [...]
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The Soreness Settles In
March 7, 2012 { 56 comments }The breaking news for today is how freaking sore I am from yesterday’s workout. My low back is soooooo sore from the dead lifts. It requires major effort and groans to bend over today. I didn’t think the pushups were that bad when I was doing them but my chest is screaming at me now. [...]
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Shaking
March 6, 2012 { 43 comments }I am happy to be sitting down right now. It’s 8 a.m. and I’ve already done 150 dead lifts and 150 pushups. I was shaking after the workout. Ashley, Shannon and Elizabeth from Lululemon joined me bright and early at Metro to do the CrossFit workout of the day. It was 10 rounds of 15 [...]
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The Counter Pose To Life
February 28, 2012 { 35 comments }Recently it’s seemed like my yoga practice has really ebbed and flowed. I get in a groove with it for a period of time and then I start skipping out on my practice when I feel busy and other things are demanding my attention. Case in point, I practiced ashtanga 2-3 times a week (in [...]
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All In A Day’s Work
February 15, 2012 { 32 comments }5:20 a.m. – alarm. 6 a.m. – arrive at Metro to participate in the CrossFit class to observe an instructor. Workout for the day done by 6:45 a.m. Crushed it. 7 a.m. – breakfast. Plain Greek yogurt, apple butter, granola, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, dried cranberries and almond butter. 8:10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – teach [...]
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A Crazy V-Day
February 14, 2012 { 37 comments }I am a broken record on Tuesdays. I’m exhausted. That’s all going to change soon though as I get back on a more normal schedule. Although I love everything that I have done today, I’m definitely looking forward to being a bit more focused and not all over the place all day, every day. The [...]
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A Fun Morning at Metro Fitness + Zoe's Kitchen
October 2, 2010 { 4 comments }*Become a fan of Peanut Butter Runner on Facebook! I just set up a fan page and would love to connect with all of my readers on Facebook! Happy Saturday! I started mine with a 6:30 a.m. wake up call. I had plans to check out an 8 a.m. class at the Y and then [...]