Mt. Whitney in One Day!!!

We think all of our girls are totally BAD ASS and this a prime example of why.... Most of you know Elizabeth Z. from the afternoon classes some of you may have noticed she has been absent for the past few weeks. Well, Elizabeth has been on a month of outdoor adventures, topping it off with a climb to the top of Mt. Whitney! Here is the email we got from her when she got back:


"This note is to let you know that I accomplished my goal of hiking up and down Mt. Whitney in one day!


16 hours to be exact: I left the trailhead (Whitney Portal) at 2:45 am, and made the summit at 10:45 am. I was back down the mountain by 6:30 pm. That adds up to a 22-mile round trip, 6000' up and 6000' down. Long amazing day: I began hiking by the light to the full moon, got to watch the sunrise over the White mountains, and was in awe of 360* views of peaks and lakes. Climbing over the ridge at Trail Crest to see Sequoia & Kings Canyon laid out below me is a vision I won't soon forget.


None of this would have been possible without CFC. Not only did you get me started on the road to getting fit, but you encouraged the setting of specific training goals as well as accountability to those goals. For the past few months, every grueling session at CFC and every training hike, I was reminded of what I wrote up on the board. That mountain wasn't going to climb itself! I couldn't have done it without you.


Just a day later, I'm only mildly stiff and sore -to my great surprise- and can't wait to get back to the box!"


Elizabeth Zaffarano

WAY TO GO GIRLIE!!!! WE ARE SO PROUD!

Are Particular Foods Getting in the Way of Your Good Health?

Wonder Article from http://tilthforhealth.com/blog/

 Food is a primary part of life.  It possesses meaning for us and affects us in a huge variety of ways: emotionally, familially, culturally, psychologically, and of course physically, among others.  There are a few people out there who care very little about what they eat and seem little to be affected by it, but for most of us, being able to prepare and consume food that provides us with health and pleasure is of paramount importance over the course of our lives.
Many of us discover at some point that the foods we love are not providing us–or maybe our loved ones, or both–with good health. Increasingly, over time, we are discovering we possess celiac disease (or the more common gluten intolerance) and/or food allergies and other intolerances.  When we make these discoveries, we learn that we have to make changes to our diet accordingly to bring ourselves into good health.    Given the deep meaning that food possesses for so many of us, these changes can come with a lot of trepidation and grief.
Grieving is a natural process for any loss we go through.  However, it is also important, over time, for us to cultivate a focus on hope and possibility.  The gluten-free and allergen-free world holds many joys.  We all–all of us on this planet–live within limitations of various sorts, and for those of us with these food restrictions, our limitations take on, in part, this particular variety.  But, miraculously, beautifully, many of us who undertake these journeys of healing find that our lives are actually (over time) enriched by what we discover about ourselves—our ability to adapt, in part, and also our understanding of what provides good health for ourselves, our families, the people around us, and the planet at large.  The process of change starts small but often leads to a wide variety of amazing life changes.
After a lifetime of experiencing various aches (I thought stomach aches were normal!), illnesses (from sinus infections to migraines), and autoimmune conditions (from thyroid to cancer), I went gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and soy-free in the spring of 2007.  Having been someone who thoroughly enjoyed cooking and baking, I was, at first, at a loss to figure out how to make great food with my restrictions.  But there’s little that I like more than a good challenge, so pretty soon, I jumped in with both feet into this new world of food preparation—and, also pretty soon, I was back to wowing both friends and strangers with the various foods I would create.  Along the way, I’ve made additional changes for health as I’ve continued to grow and heal and understand what I’m doing.  I began helping family members and friends with figuring out how to handle what was (or what might be, when this process is trial-and-error) ailing them.  That turned into friends of friends, and readers who contacted me through my blog, and over time, I had a consultancy of sorts on my hands–helping people with everything from one restriction to 56 (no, seriously, 56).  So here I am.

                 Sally at home, 2010

The name of my company is Tilth. It means soil that has been worked over by a farmer so that plants may grow. This is what I’m about–helping you work the soil of your life’s elements to allow you to flourish.  I help you through this process: listening to you; understanding your fears, limitations, and dreams; helping you cope with your fears and limitations; building on your dreams; developing and then troubleshooting your regular life processes that support your health (shopping, cooking, eating, cleaning, etc.); and building on your strengths. I’m passionate about this stuff, and I can imbue you with a bit of that passion as well. This work isn’t necessarily where I thought my life would lead (see what I mean about big changes?), but I’m so glad it has. And I would love to be of assistance to you as you find your way, as well.

—Sally Parrott

CFC 1st Girls Night a HUGE Hit!!

Thursday, August 19th was our First Ladies Only Workout. Jennie and I have been talking about doing a girl's night for awhile....and it was worth the wait. I have seen pics from other CF Girl's Nights and was expecting somewhere between 10-15 girls to come out for the first one....While the RSVP's kept pouring in I was gettting more and more excited, so we planned a TEAM based WOD. At our final number we had 45 girls come run through the WOD with us....HOLY SMOKES!!!! I really can't explain the feeling I felt looking out and seeing all these women, our amazing clients and their friends coming to try CrossFit for the first time. Also to top it off we had Katie C. celebrating her birthday night with us.....now that's a true crossfitter!!
We had broken up in to Teams of 5 and total of 9 Teams! We kicked it off with 200M Indian Carry/run (which I loved because they had to work together right from the start, it broke the ice instantly). Then they can in and did 300 Squats, 200 Sit-ups, 100 Burpees, then finsihed with another 200m Indian Carry/run. They could break up the work anyway they wanted, so they could help out the newbies! But only person could work at a time, and they had to finish all reps of the first movement before moving on.
It was a pleasure watching and coaching these women through the WOD, but it was even more awesome to see their teammates cheering eachother on. Every single women had a smile on there face the whole night...THAT IS WHAT CROSSFIT IS ALL ABOUT!!!....PRICELESS!!!!


We wrapped up the night with some great wine and snacks which included some of Kaysie's kickass Paleo Bars!!! Best Bars on the planet, bar none...(lol)!!! Can't wait for her to market those suckers!
I was on cloud 9 for the whole night, slept maybe 2 hours! Thank you all for making the CFC 1st Girls Night so amazing! Can't wait for the next one!!!!


Here are some of my favorite pics of the night.

My CFC GIRLS

Running them through the warm up!

3,2,1....GO!

All Smiles!

Working the Squats!

Next sit-ups

Pushing through!

Knocking out Burpees

Coming in from the last run....TIME!

The After Party!

 Lovin my Sally (on my right) & Laura (on my left)

CFC 1st Girls Night WOD

Can't wait til Thursday Night!! Cheers!

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