At CrossFit Kent Island, our four core values are Hard Work, Growth, Service, and Fun. You guys are obviously Working Hard every day in the gym and on your nutrition and recovery, and that leads to Growth – we had 567 new personal records set in Wodify this year! Next weekend we’ll have our Holiday Party – FUN core value engaged! But it’s been a while since we’ve flexed our Service muscles, and I start to feel it when we haven’t reinforced that pillar of our community in a bit.
Soooo… in early January, fresh off of the holidays and when our fitness motivation is at an all time high, we are going to host a Row-a-thon.
Picture this – you and 2-3 of your closest friends are assigned a Concept2 rower for 6 hours. How far can you row? How much money can you raise for the charity of your team’s choice? Your friends and family can pledge a dollar amount per meter rowed, or a flat donation to support your cause.
We’re thinking January 10th or 11th (Sat/Sun), which is coming up soon so we wanted to get the word out so that you can start organizing your team, getting shirts made (E Wolfe is on CustomInk.com already), and thinking about what charity – local or national – you would like to support. We’re working on what the best online platform is to collect pledge donations – let me know if you know of the best one out there.
We’ll wait until after the holidays to start pestering our friends and family for donations – they have gifts to buy and parties to attend for now. But come January 1st, it’s going to be a full-on pledgefest!
When you come to the gym in the next month for a rowing workout, let’s pay special attention to those efficiency cues that your coach is throwing out. More efficiency = more power = more cash money toward your favorite charity. This time rowing means something, and I can’t wait to see what we can do at the CFKI Row-a-thon!!
Ryan