I am Lizzy Cargile’s dad and the guest writer of this week’s
blog. I made the commitment to write a while ago when she told me that her goal
was to complete 100 WODs (Oh, yeah, I know what a WOD is! I have learned the
Crossfit lingo these last 5 months since Lizzy began). To be totally honest,
when I made this commitment I had my doubts I would ever really be writing it.
100 WODS is a steep mountain to climb!
I have to admit when Lizzy came home one day and said that
she wanted to try a gym called Crossfit, I really didn’t pay too much attention
at first. You have to know her, she has
new ideas and plans almost every week. With that said, something was a little
different this time. First, she just dove
in - signing up for a membership without even trying it out. After the first WOD, I was seriously questioning
what she had gotten herself into. She
came home - half dead - when she told me what they had done ; I almost died! From the beginning, Lizzy went to Crossfit
almost daily. Soon she started blogging
about the experience. As hard as it was
on her physically, I saw her resolve and commitment to keep going grow stronger.
Many days she would come home and say she couldn’t do it anymore but the next
day she would be right back at it again. Every night her mom and I would get a
30 minute download (that is how I learned the lingo) on what the workout was ,
how Sean or Doc were encouraging her, how Phil or Rich or Jim just wouldn’t let
her quit. It soon became evident that for Lizzy, Crossfit was more than just a workout, it was becoming a second family.
Fast forward to today, Lizzy has now completed 100 WOD’s. She is even more committed than ever to improving
her health and her performance through Crossfit. Her new challenge, is trying to compete in
area competitions, this is really stretching her out of her comfort zone. There
are still day’s where she comes home and say’s she will quit or can’t go
on. The difference now, is that I KNOW she
will be right back there again tomorrow.
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