Christmas Vacay & Crossfit

For the first time in years, I decided to take the week of Christmas off from work so I could go back to the Midwest for a nice holiday with the family. Not only was I excited for the time off of work and a relaxing vacay in Wisconsin, I was also excited to drop into a few new boxes. Each box was roughly 2 hours away from where I was staying in Oshkosh, but both boxes are special to me in that I am personal friends with the owners.

Thursday, Dec 22nd: OLY at Crossfit Connex in Madison, WI (Box #55)

I first met Emily over a year ago when she dropped in to workout at the new box that I had just joined, Lincoln Park Crossfit, in Chicago. Six months later, we both happened to be in Columbus, OH for our Level 1s at the same time. After passing her Level 1, Emily moved up to Madison and opened Crossfit Connex. It was an open/rest/make up day so I was able to do my OLY workout from Invictus.

When Emily asked me what box number this was for me and I told her #55, she replied with "You should start a blog!"....in which I mumbled something back about how I've had one for a while now, I'm just too busy/lazy to ever update it :)





Friday, Dec 23rd: Heavy and Hard at Badger Crossfit

I met Tyler, the owner of Badger Crossfit in Wauwautosa, WI, during one of my visits to Crossfit Green Bay last Christmas Eve. From there, we kept in contact on Facebook and then later on Twitter; I was super proud to follow his progress during the Central Regionals during the Open last year. Seeing that I am a big WI Badgers fan, I definitely had to drop in and check out Tyler's new box.





I also stopped in for my annual Christmas visit to Crossfit Green Bay but sadly, I don't have any pictures from that trip.