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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 3, and this is your Morning Chalk Up. Did we miss something? Send us a tip at tips@morningchalkup.com.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.” – Bear Bryant
THE COMPETITION FLOOR
Reflecting on Her Achilles — Alethea Boon: “In that moment I knew . . . and my heart broke…So much time and work goes into prepping the body and mind to compete at the games and when my achillies decided to check out I felt an instant sadness, not just for myself but for all those that went through this journey with me. I felt as if I had let them all down. I know I did the best I could and went down giving it 100%…but not finishing the games eats at me. I know I am not defined by this moment or how I finished but I am not content with letting that be…”
Morghan King, Defying Labels — “Being a strong women is a label I’ve been given, and I love the feeling of being strong. Anyone who would say that being strong and being feminine is not cool, I’d probably have some choice words…I think it’s really really important to teach women and to teach girls to embrace their bodies. I think that’s pretty powerful for a woman.” Morghan is 30 years old and competing at the Olympics in the 48 KG weightlifting class.
WHAT THE ELITE ATHLETES ARE UP TO — Annie Thorisdottir joins the Rehband team. Josh Bridges, Rich Froning and Dan Bailey are looking for some training partners in Rome, Italy on September 23-25. Thuri Helgadottir celebrated a birthday this week by jumping in some Icelandic water. Stacie Tovar celebrated her 8th wedding anniversary. Sara Sigmundsdottir went surfing with Rory Zambard. Mattie Rogers is on her way to Rio to support Team USA. Alexis Johnson sits down with her coach to talk about her performance at the CrossFit Games.
SPEED READ
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IN 2 MINUTES…
Train with Rich Froning at the new CrossFit Mayhem for three days…for $1,000. NCFit is hosting a nationwide blood drive in Serptember and you can help bring it to your CrossFit box.
Balancing Ownership and the Games — In December, an opportunity arose for Stacie Tovar and her husband to take ownership of CrossFit Omaha, a gym where she trained. Tovar took advantage of the opportunity and made the commitment with her husband to co-own CrossFit Omaha. “I always wondered where this would go. My husband and I were questioning even last year before we bought CrossFit Omaha, where are we going to go back to and what am I going to do when it’s all said and done? And the two of us together thought there is no one else we would rather work for and nothing we feel more passion about than CrossFit, fitness, getting people healthy, active and living a lifestyle that is awesome,” Tovar said.
Meet Ivan Garcia, 26 — Waiter by day, bouncer by night, Ivan wants to be a police officer, but his weight is standing in the way. Follow Ivan through his months-long transformation, as he challenges and changes himself. At the time of the filming of that video, Ivan had lost 102 pounds. This is a must watch, truly inspiring video from CrossFit HQ – well done Media Team.
HEALTH, MOBILITY & MERCH
The new Bell & Belle “I lift a latte” racerback will probably sell out very quickly, plus if you pre-order by this Friday you’ll get 20% off. Reebok released the red, white and blue lifters, tanks and Nano 6.0s. Jenn Jones puts her stamp of approval on the Mil-Spec jump rope – you can customize your rope with logo and initials and you can get a second free cable with purchase by using“JENNJONES1.”