Kells Blogpost: Gratitude

We are exactly one month out from opening our doors, and quite honestly we are already feeling a little nostalgic. We have packed-in a year’s worth of activity since Member #1 started his first intro class (We see you KC!), and it got us taking stock of what we have:

·      Laughter and inside jokes…mysterious floor “puddles” (“Thanks, Double-Undies!”), evil kielbasa, more SUITS than a Men’s Wearhouse, off-color innuendo around CrossFit lingo (impossible to avoid with terms like jerk and snatch being thrown around), spot-on Dave Castro impersonations, dance-party partner-WOD’s and bangin’ Camaro Mullets from our Auto-Zone neighbors

·      A member who is less than a year out from brain surgery, completely killing workouts every day (as well as crushing any preconceived notions of what can and can’t be done physically and mentally after such a surgery)

·      Dynamic moms who are mere weeks….WEEKS…out from child birth, moving around like it never even happened

·      Old friends coming by to wish us well, and pitching in to get us off the ground

·      Successful professionals with extensive athletic backgrounds, stepping outside of their comfort zones to try something new

·      Individuals who are completely new to CrossFit, starting from Square One, and bringing focus, intensity and phenomenal attitudes

·      Members with a strong WHY…many are here for powerful, very personal reasons. We LOVE this

·      People who have risen to a Challenge…a freakin’ cold one! Stomping on their comfort zones, just because they can, and doing it with a smile on their face

·      GRIT. And plenty of it…learning skills like double unders (Pass the F-bombs please!), Olympic lifts, rowing and body weight movements, and learning them quickly

·      Exhaustion…people dropping at the end of a workout (Lloyd Christmas, anyone?), making their own Sweat Angels on the floor, knowing they’ll be sore tomorrow but coming back for more anyway

But most of all? What we have is a community. We’re 31 members strong and four weeks old, and it feels more like four years. We are thankful for each of you, what you are to this community and the grit and humor that you bring to this place every day.

Thank you.

Mike, Erin and Peter