BCCF Does Dallas

Two weekends in a row in Dallas....Love that drive.

ACO - Weekend #1 - Success!

CrossFit Dallas Central put on their second annual All Cities Open competition December 11th and played host to 100+ men, women, and "masters" competitors from all over the area, and a few outside of the area. These guys in Dallas run a class act affiliate and both of their competitions I've had the privilege of competing in, went off without a hitch. This year they did an amazing job of testing abilities, exploiting weaknesses, and finally mixing up the workouts a bit. We didn't do the same 'ole movement 1 x 10, movement 2 x 10, movement 3 x 4 - 5 rounds...3, 2, 1, GO! They mixed it up, threw a couple curve balls, and kept us in the dark about the WOD's until just before they started. Our BCCF crew was well represented by competitors Jane Shin, Katie Russell, THE Vic Zachary, Kristian Montoya, Marco Cazares, and myself. We also had an awesome fan base with Kimberly Walling, Shelby Frakes, Curt Vaculik, John and Lori Riley, and Ashley Butturini. I'll go back to ACO every year! And maybe one of those years I'll finally make that podium!


CossFit Coaches Prep Seminar - Weekend #2 - Success....then FAIL!

Katie, Vic, Shelby, and I ventured back up I-45 this past weekend for the CrossFit Coaches Prep seminar. This is a course designed to prepare us for our Level II certification that we all aspire to obtain in the near future. The instruction was top notch. We were blessed by the presence of some CrossFit All-Starts with our instructors being Chris Spealler, Chuck Carswell, Adrian Bozman, and Spencer Nix. These guys KNOW THEIR STUFF. I can't even put into words how beneficial it is to step back and get a refresher on the stuff we do every day...those of you who are in my classes - get ready to get back to basics!!!

Now for the Fail part: I Pricelined our hotel. Boo. Nice Hotel. HORRIBLE service! Long story short - one bed, four people. The floor was not soft.
Seminar complete, let's go back to Houston. Wait, not so fast...we got about an hour south of Dallas when my truck decided to start making sounds like a rocket ship (make that a malfunctioning rocket ship). We pulled off the road at 7:00 and ended up staying in that same gas station parking lot until about 10:30 p.m.. Much thanks to "JZ" of JZ's roadside repair for fixing us up and getting us back on the road. We crawled back into Houston about 2:00 a.m...and yes, I made it to my beloved 6:00 a.m. class at Pin Up!

Lesson learned here: I've managed to surround myself with some pretty amazing friends. Not once did I hear (now, I'm saying I didn't hear it, not that it didn't exist!) any complaining about the hotel or the extended stay at the Shell station near Ennis. Vic, Shelby, and Katie - thanks for being troopers and making the best of a bad situation. You guys definitely made the "not so good" parts of the weekend a whole heck of a lot better. I couldn't ask for better friends.

cg

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