Saying goodbye to Becky

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“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” — Kahlil Gibran 

Becky Conzelman Passed Saturday

From Faith Rx’d’s Instagram page:

Becky’s journal, Feb 18, 2019:⁣⁣

“Father, thank you for knowing me. Thank you for being a personal God that has ordained all things and has called me into a relationship with you. Thank you that I don’t have to worship a tree or inanimate object, but I get you – the Good Shepherd, my Abba Father.”⁣⁣

It is with very heavy hearts we share that our beloved Becky passed away this morning, April 6th, and was welcomed by her Abba Father. Although we cannot begin to understand how such a beautiful, well lived life could be cut so short, we take comfort knowing that she was able to meet her Creator and hear Him say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ Matthew 25:23⁣⁣

We invite you to celebrate Becky’s life with us at 3pm on Saturday, April 13th at Back Country CrossFit, 8990 Barrons Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.⁣⁣

Anyone interested in showing appreciation and support for Becky is encouraged to consider making a tax deductible contribution to FAITH RX’D via FAITHRXD.org/support.⁣⁣

Becky is survived by her immediate family, Jim, Kylie and Tyler, her parents, Bev and Mike Beliveau and Gary and Terri Menchhofer, siblings, Troy Menchhofer and Courtney Beliveau.

Give Aloha with CrossFit Anahola

The story.

Bronson Lovell noticed that the church he had grown up in had been taken over by drug addicts and shanty tents. Last fall, he cleared it out and decided to convert it into a CrossFit gym to serve the community.

Once the space was in good enough shape to start running, Bronson reached out on social media asking for equipment. Aaron Hoff, Founder of Keala Foundation, saw the message and reached out to Bronson to see if he was serious.

He was, and the next thing Bronson knew, CrossFit had donated all the equipment they needed to open CrossFit Anahola. The box thrived with about 40 people joining their classes, five days a week, with kids classes two days a week. But in October, the Department of Hawaiian Homelands forced them to shut down because they lacked the proper permit.

But that didn’t stop them.

Bronson and CrossFit Anahola packed up the equipment and drove it to Bronson’s home and started holding classes there, right in Bronson’s carport.

Now, the Keala Foundation is helping to raise funds for CrossFit Anahola to rebuild with the #GiveAloha campaign. Their goal is to raise funds for a forever home, get more equipment, provide vans for transportation and food for the kids, and funds for a larger coaching staff.

“For too long we have been losing a battle against alcoholism and drug addiction, watching families be destroyed and dragged through a hell that is unfathomable,” said Aaron Hoff, Founder of  Keala. “Today we are taking a stand, uniting people in the community one by one, to truly make a difference. CrossFit Anahola is bringing light to a community that has constantly been forgotten.” 

This way, CrossFit Anahola doesn’t just provide fitness. The heart of Keala is to lower the barrier of entry as far as possible. By providing free transportation, CrossFit Anahola can get them from school, take them to the gym, feed them, and then drive them home, every day. CrossFit Anahola has no intention of forgetting a single community member. They want them all.

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• SQUAT FOR GUATE — CrossFit Hickory in Hickory, NC is holding the third annual “Squat for Guate”  to raise funds for a mission trip tp Guatemala to build a home for a family in need with special needs. There will be three WODs for three person teams for all divisions, with a tee or tank and a grab bag. 
• CHARITY ROW — CrossFit RPE in Deerfield, IL is holding their first charity event on April 27 with a marathon row for Cornerstone Counseling Center Chicago, which provides counseling and personal development services regardless of ability to pay. Teams of 4 (Rx) and 8 (scaled) will row a marathon.

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES (a highlight reel around social media of CrossFit pros and average joes)

Happy one year anniversary to the West Coast Advantage podcast • Kate Nye gets a 293 pound clean and jerk PR • Kristi Eramo does clean triples at 215 pounds • Nicholas DiMarco does a set of ten back squats at 331 pounds • Kristin Pope front squats 270
pounds for a PR • Adrianne Haider got a 188 pound snatch PR.

…and when your love of Game of Thrones meets your love of shirts, Tyrion Lannister notices. 

19.5 Official Winners Announced — CrossFit announced on Friday that Mat Fraser and McKenzie Flinchum are the official winners of 19.5. Watch Fraser complete it in 6:53 and Flinchum in 7:14. 

Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge Announcements — The Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, kicks off this weekend in Washington D.C. 

— Events: All events have been released, with the exception of the final workout. Over the weekend they announced the following WODs.

— Individual Workout 1: Three Wise Men

— Individual Workout 6: Flawless Victory

— Team Workout 0 (Elite Only): Pucino

— Team Workout 5: Bridge 4

— How to Watch: They will live stream the event on their Facebook page. 

Brazil CrossFit Championship — Allison Scudds is confirmed for the Brazil CrossFit Championship May 17 – 19.

— Schedule Reveal: The events have not yet been released, but over the weekend organizers announced that Friday’s events will take place at the Ibirapuera arena, with an outdoor event in the afternoon. They also released their Saturday schedule. 

“Why Has the Number of Scientific Retractions Increased?” by Grant Steen, Plos One.

This 2013 paper considers the dramatic rise in the rate of retraction for published scientific research since the 1990s. The authors conclude, “The increase in retracted articles appears to reflect changes in the behavior of both authors and institutions.”

They examined the interval between publication and retraction for 2,047 retracted articles indexed in PubMed…the number of scientific papers retracted annually has increased from ~50 papers published in 1997 to a projected 200+ retracted papers in 2002.

This rate has outpaced the growth in the number of papers published per year over the same period. The mean time to retraction is 32.91 months, and the reasons for retraction are split equally between fraud and all other reasons (including scientific error, plagiarism, and duplication).

There was no correlation between journal impact factor and overall retraction rate.

4/1 – 4/11: The Liege Throwdown Online Qualifiers (Herstal, Belgium)

4/10 – 4/24: Granite Games Online Qualifier (Online)

4/11 – 4/14: CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown Online Qualifier (Online)

4/12: Throwdown in Joe Town (Saint Joseph, MO)

4/12 – 4/13: Capstone Caveman Clash and Cook Off (Lubbock, TX)

4/12 – 4/14: Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge (Washington, D.C.)

4/12 – 4/14: Athens Throwdown (Athens, Greece)

4/13: The Craic Throwdown (Norwood, MA)

4/13: Capacidad De Dos Amigos (San Antonio, TX)

4/13: Warrior Affiliate League Deuces Wild (Chino, CA)

4/13: Battle of the Ages (Pineville, NC)

4/13: 5th Annual Battle for the Mountain (Dawsonville, GA)

4/13: The Requisite Masters Classic (Philadelphia, PA)

4/13: HandSTANDUP for Haiti (Smyrna, TN)

4/13: WOD Wars Fit Fest (Dunedin, FL)

4/13: CFL Loganville Lockdown (Loganville, GA)

4/13: CrossFit Katy Team Classic (Katy, TX)

4/13: Rescue Road: Obstacle Course Event (Alpharetta, GA)

4/13: Quad Wars at CrossFit Adversary (Williamstown, NJ)

4/13: First Annual McClaren Cup (Rio Rancho, NM)

4/13: Garage Girls 2019 Tour at CrossFit Grit (St. Simons Island, GA)

4/13 – 4/14: Freakin Throwdown 6 (Miramar, FL)

4/13: Burden Games at CrossFit Morgantown (Morgantown, WV)

4/13: Bryan Hall Memorial WOD (Frisco, TX)

4/14: To Hill and Back 2019 (Albemarle, NC)

4/15 – 4/27: Top Of The Box Online Qualifier (Clarksville, TN)

4/19 – 5/1: CrossFit French Throwdown Individual Online Qualifier (Online)

4/20: The Wodfather VII 2019 (Keller, TX)

4/20: Rookie Rumble at Bucktown CrossFit (Chicago, IL)

4/20: Barnyard Throwdown (Ohatchee, AL)

4/26: Rookie Rumble at CrossFit Nashua (Nashua, NH)

4/26 – 4/27: Gameday Competition (Mankato, MN) 

4/26 – 4/28: CrossFit Italian Showdown (Milan, Italy)

4/26 – 4/28: The Sun Coast Fitness Festival (Kwa-Zulu Natal, SA)

4/27: 4th Annual Spring Fever Partner Masters Comp (Souderton PA)

4/27: Rookie Rumble at CrossFit KOA (Cranford, NJ)

4/27: The Gnardog Challenge (Reedley, CA)

4/27: Festivus Games (Worldwide)

4/27: Raising the Bar for Charlotte (Medina, OH)

4/27 – 4/29: Asia CrossFit Championship (Shanghai, China)

4/27: Autism Rocks and Rows (San Clemente, CA)

4/27: Garage Games Xs and Ys (Hiram, GA)

4/27: The Explode Individual Classic (West Chester, PA)

4/27: Fast Times at West Tech High (Las Vegas, NV)

4/27: Tyler’s Voice CrossFit Competition (Jefferson City, TN)

4/27: SWFL Sharks Semi-Pro Grid Combine (Cape Coral, FL)

4/27: Explode’s Independent Classic (West Chester, FL)

4/27: Festivus Games at Crossfit Sav-up (Petaluma, CA)

4/27: 4th annual Apple Town Throwdown (Cornelia,GA)

4/27: Kettlebells for Cojones (Montgomery, TX)

4/27: Spring Fever Partner Master Competition (Souderton, PA)

4/27: Best of the Midwest Team Series Part 1 (Westfield, IN)

4/27: Officer Christopher Goddell Memorial WOD (Walkdwick, NJ)

4/27: Pose Method Run RX Course (Lake Havasu City, AZ)

4/27: Battle of the Boxes (Newport,KY)

4/27: 2019 Pensacola Beach Brawl (Pensacola, FL) 

4/27: Festivus Games at Camel City Crossfit (Winston-Salem, NC)

4/27: Festivus Games at CrossFit LaCrosse (LaCrosse, WI)

4/27: 2019 Growler Games (Lexington, NC)

5/3 – 5/4: Tough As Nails (Lubbock, TX)

5/3 – 5/5 The Fittest Experience (Austin, TX)

5/3 – 5/5: Appalachian Games (Asheville, NC)

5/4: 2nd Annual Heavy Day Morgan (Oak Ridge, TN)

5/4: Battle at the Lab 2019 Cinco De Mayo (Clarksville, TN)

5/4: Border Open Part V (El Paso, TX)

5/4: Desert Warrior (Scottsdale, AZ)

5/4: The Jurassic Classic (Kennewick, WA)

5/4: Lifto De Mayo 2019 (Eagan, MN)

5/4: Rookie Rumble Pittsburgh at Arsenal Strength (Pittsburgh, PA)

5/4: Girls Gone RX Delaware (Middletown, DE)

5/4: Black and Brewed 2019 (Huntsville, AL)

5/4: Row for Wishes (Telluride, CO)

5/4: The Locomotive Games IV (Youngstown, OH)

5/10: Beast Mode Games 2019 (Greenville, SC)

5/11: 2019 Moco Throwdown (Bethesda, MD)

5/11: Girls on Girls X (Bridgeport, PA)

5/11: Battle of the Gulf Coast (Port Neches, TX)

5/11: Femme Royale So Cal (Orange, CA)

5/11: Squat for Guate (Hickory, NC)

5/18 – 5/19: Big Impact Games (Kaukauna, WI)

5/18: 2019 Barbells in the Burbs Team Comp (Carol Stream, IL)

5/18: 2019 Tough Temple CrossFit Super Total (Bethseda, MD)

5/19: Heroes and Heroines Team Throwdown (Pawtucket, RI)