I quickly got myself into a good 2:19 pace and watched the meters go by. At every 1,000 I did ten hard pulls to push the pace a little. I changed my hand position every thousand as well – overhand, underhand, split-grip right, split grip left. Before I knew it, I was a ¼ of...Read More
Through Jan./Feb./Mar., As the meters starting piling up, James kept asking me how I was going to finish the million. That was the one thing I hadn’t planned – I just thought I would row until it was done keeping on my regular pace. When I hit 900,000 meters, the end was in sight. So...Read More
One of the other rowing challenges out there is the Million Meter Challenge. Can you manage to row a million meters over the course of a year? That breaks down to averaging 2,740 meters a day for 365 days (2,733 if it’s a leap year). Not huge numbers – but who wants to row every...Read More
Congratulations to our newest On Ramp graduates! They have been working hard, practicing the fundamentals, and are excited to join everyone in the regular classes this week. Be sure to say help and make a new friend when you see these smiling faces at the gym. Pictured here, from left to right: Karina, Jennifer, Zara, and...Read More
Coach Pat’s Journey to a Million Meters- Pt. 1 … a challenge. Every year, Concept 2 (the makers of the rowers we use) offers a challenge: between Thanksgiving and Christmas keep track of the meters you row. For every meter beyond 100,000, they will donate money to a charity. In 2013 I did this challenge...Read More
Our August member of the month is Jennifer Freytag!! If you were to think of the kindest, strongest, most supportive members of our gym, no doubt Jennifer would come to mind. She is always willing to lend a hand helping her fellow athletes set up for their workout and cheer on others in class. Jennifer...Read More
Anthony Montano recently participated at the 2015 Elmira Open. Take a look at his performance throughout the day. Great job Anthony! Interested in Weightlifting and Power lifting training? Contact [email protected] for details on the Albany CrossFit’s Barbell ClubRead More
Congratulations to our newest On Ramp graduates! They have been working hard, practicing the fundamentals, and are excited to join everyone in the regular classes this week. Be sure to say help and make a new friend when you see these smiling faces at the gym. Pictured here, starting at the top: JP, Shawn, Andrew,...Read More
Thank you to everyone who participated and/or volunteered their time to make Friday Night Fights a success. We saw some great performances both individually and as teams. The evening started with all athletes being put on teams. After the teams were announced, athletes had 5 minutes to congregate and decide a team captain. Brandan, Amir,...Read More
On Saturday June 20th Coach James, Tim Lee, and Jennifer Freytag represented Albany CrossFit at the first ever American Weightlifting Federation’s National Championships! This was Jennifer’s first meet and she had an exceptional day! She competed in the Women’s 75+KG Weight Class, Snatched 114# (52KG) for her last attempt, set a new Clean & Jerk...Read More
