2021 Tom Jones Award winner Alessandra Pichelli is flanked by 2020 TJ Winner, Erika Linden and 2019 Winner, Dean Quiambao “If you are an athlete or coach going into the Games with the belief that your success depends on the programming that comes out that weekend…You lost already. You are not prepared. You are just …
Castro. Tom. Austin. Sevan. Joe. Malone. Abramson. TWA 1.10.22 Read More »
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson 2021 was literally one of our best years ever at Diablo – more member visits, more PRs and more new members than any other single year, despite the challenges caused by the pandemic. As a result, I have …
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” Nido R Qubein COVID UPDATE – Over the last two weeks a total of 8 members and staff reported positive tests for CV19, including me and Yvonne. A few have already recovered. The others will quarantine themselves for the required period of …
CV Update. Holiday Schd. RR22. Dead Test. 14 Peaks. Don’t Look Up. TWA 12.27.21 Read More »
“Don’t bother to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.” William Faulkner COMPETITION & CROSSFIT Diablo athletes were busy this weekend! Masters Athlete Gwen Holtan flew to San Diego to participate in the CrossFit Legends competition after qualifying in an online competition. After 4 days of workouts, she finished in 12th out of 25 …
Comps. Adventure Retreat. Supply Chain Excuses. Scary Robots. Fabkin! TWA 12.13.21 Read More »
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” Yann Martel COMIC CON: COMMUNITY, LOVE, HOPE – I took my daughter, Alana, to the Comic Con festival at the LA convention center this weekend. I knew it would be cool, but I was still blown away by the …
Comic Con Love. TT Pics. SciFi. Baby Aspirin Warning! TWA 12.06.21 Read More »
Thank you to all our members and their friends and family who participated in our annual “Totally Unofficial Turkey Trot”! This year’s event was one of the largest in our history – a testament to the strength of our amazing Diablo community! Fructose turns out to be used by animals as a mechanism to store …
Obesity Lynchpin! PJ Party. Deads In Dec. Pavel Pummels 100k. TWA 11.29.21 Read More »
“It is time to shed the burdens of the past year and come up fresh and alive.” Sadhguru CROSSFIT, THE UNIFIER? “Leave your ego (and your politics) at the door.” One of the things I’m most grateful for over the past 21 months, is how well our community has come together and created a near “normal” environment …
Holiday Hours. Unity. Black Friday Deals. Longevity vs Grip. NSF Sups. TWA 11.22.21 Read More »
This Bored Chimp NFT recently sold for more than $1million. More on NFTs below.. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle BEST/WORST TIME OF YEAR November through December is traditionally the worst time of year for memberships at Diablo. Potential members want to wait until …
Best & Worst Time of The Year. Great week of wods. NFTs & Crypto. 007. TWA 11.15.21 Read More »
Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. Franklin P. Jones SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! I’m cutting this email short, so I can enjoy some time with my wife and friends. I’ll be back next week with all the good stuff. Check Sugarwod for the workouts. DIABLO MARRIAGE #12 One of …
The 12th Marriage. Time Off. Craigslist Favs. The Week Ahead 11.08.21. Read More »
Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? T. S. Eliot BACK TO NORMAL One of the things I’m most proud of is the “normal” environment we’ve created at Diablo CrossFit. When you walk through our doors and into class or open gym, there are no signs, no masks and no fear. For an hour each …
