Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 23, and this is your Morning Chalk Up. Did we miss something? Send us a tip at [email protected].
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“My legs and hips will come back to life and join me in a few days ? till then we #strugglebus.” – Mattie Rogers
THE COMPETITION FLOOR
Not Your Average Grandma — Mary Litsheim-Prodromides has four children and four grandchildren. She’s definitely not your average grandmother. “My family thinks I’m a little bit crazy, but anyone who wins the Games has to be a little bit obsessive.” Discovered CrossFit in 2011. 2011 – 1st place Master 50-54, 2012 – 2nd place Masters 50-54, 2013 – 7th place Masters 50-54, 2014 – 1st place Masters 50-54, 2015 – injured, 2016 – 1st place Masters 55-59.
SPEED READ
PREVIEW: Foucher Interviews Glassman — “What’s happening in the box is a miracle of health, and it looks like this: the affiliates are an oasis from chronic disease…their actions in terms of what they build in their community and culture and what comes out the back door is an unprecedentedly elegant…solution to the world’s most vexing problem. So I’m super proud of what they’re doing, and what we’re doing is working to change the world’s perception inside and outside of the box of that underlying reality, because it’s true. They’re healing where no one else can, the affiliates are.” – Greg Glassman
Virginian Competing in First Competition — “You know what, though? I don’t even care that we got last place. We showed up. We worked hard. We finished strong and I’m proud of that. I didn’t quit, even though I wanted to. That’s half the battle with CrossFit for me. It’s hard. It’s intense. I want to give up a lot of the time, but I don’t. You keep powering through and you always have a ton of people cheering you on.”
HEALTH, MOBILITY & MERCH
The Caffeine and Kilos hat is finally back in stock.
Jason Khalipa explains how to row in less than 60 seconds better than 90% of the explanations we’ve seen.