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Saturday, January 28, 2012

WOD 66 - BRADSHAW

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Brian Bradshaw, 24, of Steilacoom, WA, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based in Fort Richardson, AK, died in Kheyl, Afghanistan, on June 25th, 2009, from wounds suffered when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb near his vehicle.

He is survived by his parents, Paul and Mary, and brother Robert.

First posted October 23 2011

10 rounds of:
3 Handstand push-ups
225 pound Deadlift, 6 reps
12 Pull-ups
24 Double-unders

Jason - 14:42, Jack - 16:28

Thank you so much to CrossFit Rife and all who came out today for the final WOD. I will post some pictures and videos soon.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

WOD 65 - CARSE

U.S. Army Corporal Nathan B. Carse, 32, of Harrod, OH, assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, based out of White Sands Missile Range, NM, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2011, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

He is survived by his mother Janis and sisters Megan Brown and Kristin Purdy.

First posted October 2 2011

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps of:
95 pound Squat clean
Double-under
185 pound Deadlift
24" Box jump
Begin each round with a 50 meter Bear crawl.
For Time

Jack - 31:32

Second to last WOD of the fund raiser - it's almost over.  Tomorrow will be a rest day and then we are headed south to Va Beach to close out the journey with some old friends at CrossFit Rife!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

WOD 64 - SANTIAGO

U.S. Army Sergeant Anibal Santiago, 37, of Belvidere, IL, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, stationed in Fort Benning, GA, died on July, 18, 2010, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his wife, Mandy, sons Hannibal, Desmond, and Darian, and parents Anibal and Maria.

First posted September 24 2011

Seven rounds of:
35 pound Dumbbell hang squat clean, 18 reps
18 Pull-ups
135 pound Power clean, 10 reps
10 Handstand push-ups
For Time

Jack - 44:41

Monday, January 23, 2012

WOD 63 - MEADOWS

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Joshua S. Meadows, 30, of Bastrop, TX, assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, based in Camp Pendleton, CA, was killed by enemy fire on September 5, 2009 in Farah Province, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his wife Angela, daughter Olivia, mother Jan, and sister Erin.

First posted September 5 2010
20 Muscle-ups
25 Lowers from an inverted hang on the rings, slowly, with straight body and arms
30 Ring handstand push-ups
35 Ring rows
40 Ring push-ups
For Time

Tried this one Rx but still don't quite have more than 2 or 3 ring HSPUs.  Ended up using some bands to scale the movement.

Jack - 30:42

Saturday, January 21, 2012

WOD 62 - BRADLEY

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith, 24, of Troy, IL, assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, based in Fort Riley, KS, was killed on January 3, 2010, by an improvised explosive device in Zhari district, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his wife Tiffany, daughter Chloe, parents Gary and Paula, and brother Ryan.

First posted August 17 2011

10 rounds of:
Sprint 100 meters
10 Pull-ups
Sprint 100 meters
10 Burpees
Rest 30 seconds
For Time

Jack - 20:23 (click for video)

Friday, January 20, 2012

WOD 61 - GATOR

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher "Gator" Gathercole, 21, of Santa Rosa, CA, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based in Fort Lewis, WA, was killed by enemy fire on May 26, 2008, in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his brother Edward, sisters Jennifer Daly and Sarah Ferrell, father Edward Gathercole, and mother Catherine Haines.

First posted August 12 2011

Eight rounds of
185 pound Front squat, 5 reps
26 Ring push-ups
For Time

Jack - 28:34 (click for video)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

WOD 60 - MANION

First Lieutenant Travis Manion, 26, of Doylestown, PA, assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, CA, was killed by sniper fire on April 29, 2007 while fighting against an enemy ambush in Anbar Province, Iraq.

He is survived by his father, Colonel Tom Manion, mother Janet Manion, and sister Ryan Borek.

First posted July 18 2011

Seven rounds of:
Run 400 meters
135 pound Back squat, 29 reps
For Time

Jack - 31:19 (click for video)