Move Mountains -Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Myself, Sam Briggs, Nicole Holcomb, Coach Steph, Becca Voigt, Katie Hogan, Jenny LaBaw
Move Mountains
It is an honour and a pleasure to introduce new athletes to what Move Mountains is, and who Jenny LaBaw is each year. It’s a cause and a tradition we hold close to our hearts at CrossFit Indestri.
In September of 2015, 2x CrossFit Games Athlete Jenny LaBaw set out on a 500 mile run across the state of Colorado to raise both awareness and money for Epilepsy. Jenny resides in the state of California, but is originally from Colorado, and each year she and her partner Marcus go back and spend time in the Mountains in Colorado. Jenny had seen a documentary on Terry Fox, and on their drives home from Colorado to Cali, Jenny decided that she wanted to make a difference for those living with Epilepsy and to run 500 miles across the state she grew up in.
Jenny herself was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 8, and lives with it everyday. Having doctors set a number of limitations on what she would be able to do, Jenny has gone on to defy those limitations.
First time meeting Jenny at the 2013 CrossFit Games.
I personally first met Jenny in 2013 at the CrossFit Games, after chatting online for a few months. In 2013 just before the CrossFit Open, she was biking home from the gym and was in an accident that would leave her in a boot, and cost her a return trip to the CrossFit Games that year. That is how our friendship began, and we had the change to officially meet in person that summer at the Games. Jenny is truly a gem of a human, in so many ways. I don’t want to make this super long, but when I first came up with the idea of the Women Strong event we held through UG Series, Jenny was the first elite athlete to jump on board, and through that event we have had her come to CFI on two occasion in both 2014 and in 2016.
CrossFit Indestri, as well as UG Series (when we were part of it) both supported Move Mountains. Jenny first mentioned that she was thinking about doing it in the summer of 2015. As UG Series, we sponsored the run, and CrossFit Indestri and it's members participated by running daily with Jenny (here at our gym) before and after classes and raising money until we reached the 500 miles combined with Jenny.
In 2016 on the one year anniversary of the completion of her Move Mountains run, we along with many other CrossFit Affiliates held a Move Mountains workout that Jenny designed. It was also on the eve of the 2nd Women Strong retreat, which meant that we were lucky enough to have some of the top Women in the Sport of CrossFit in our facility to hit the workout during our 6:30pm class with our members. Including Katie Hogan, Nicole Holcomb, Becca Voigt and Sam Briggs. Jenny herself arrived at CF Indestri the following day for the weekend retreat.
The CFI 6:30pm class after Move Mountains with special guest, Becca Voigt, Katie Hogan, Sam Briggs and Nicole Holcomb.
Becca Voigt + Katie Hogan cheering on the ladies finishing the WOD.
Move Mountains is a workout we have continued to do every October 19th since. Much like we do Grace for Grace on March 26th. To raise Epilepsy awareness and support is a cause close to our hearts at CrossFit Indestri.
Jenny LaBaw is a phenomenal woman! Truly one of the kindest, humblest and most genuine humans you will met. She is also an incredibly badass athlete, who can bust out pistols faster than most of us can air squats.
This Thursday, please register for class, get in, and wear purple in support.
Also treat Move Mountains like a hero WOD, hold the movement standards and when it gets hard, dig in. I can tell you as I talked to Jenny often during her run. It was not easy, she broke down many days. But Jenny, has been living with Epilepsy since she was 8, and has been one of the top female CrossFit athletes in the world. Doing hard things is second nature.
When the workout feels hard, tap into something that you can relate too that is hard and keep pushing through.
1 mile - 26 reps, because 1 in 26 are diagnosed with epilepsy.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Focus:
Move Mountains WOD Prep
WOD:
Move Mountains
For Time:
Run 1 mile
26 Burpee Box Jumps (24"/20")
26 Strict Pull ups
26 Thrusters 95/65lbs
26 Strict Knees to Elbows
26 KB Swings 24/16kg
*1 in 26 are diagnosed with Epilepsy
Check back each night at 8pm for the next days WOD .
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