There is a lot happening around CFP these days!

This past weekend, Coach Quinn Otte competed in the 2013 Southeast Regionals. Dalton Ard, Mike Jones and  Josh Bostick traveled to West Palm Beach with Quinn for support and to be a part of the incredible competition. Quinn entered Regionals sitting in 48th position and finished strong in an astonishing 19th place! We are very fortunate to have a coach who is capable of competing at such a high level. What an inspiration to have around the gym!

Thank you to everyone who supported Quinn on this adventure! We would also like to give a big thank you to the McCue Family! Member, Chris McCue is from Lighthouse Point, Florida. He and his family drove to West Palm Beach to support Quinn and treated to whole gang to lunch. Thank you Chris and your awesome family!

Member, Lexxe Totin was on the media crew in West Palm Beach this past weekend to cover Regionals. Lexxe has been writing for CrossFit HQ the past few weeks covering athletes throughout the country and their success in the Open and Regionals. As many of you know, Lexxe will be continuing her marketing and media background with her new job this Fall in Nashville, Tennessee.

On another note, we are about to begin work on the outdoor side space of the gym. The plan is to fence off the dumpster area with a privacy fence and then fence off the additional space with metal fencing. The area will have a gate and lock to allow access to the grassy area behind the gym. We will also be adding an awning over the space. We will work hard to get everything completed in a time efficient manner but we will be working with the City of Auburn to get final approval so hang in there with us!

The plan with this space is to add additional space to the gym and provide an additional storage for equipment, etc. We will be using the outdoor area for WOD’s, for warm-ups, etc.

We will also be installing new signs and/or awnings with the new logo on the outside of the space. Please be patient with us if there are a few days where parking spaces are taken for that work to be done.

 Again, thank you all for your patience with us and the ongoing work at the gym!

Coach Ian Morgan will be returning in the next week or so!

This past weekend, Michael DiChiara, Josh Bostick and Matt Laney competed in Pound for Pound in Montgomery. Matt Laney made it to the final round  which was only for the top 8 competitors. The final WOD that Matt made it in to was his 5th WOD of the day! He finished 6th out of 44 in the RX individual division. This was his first competition. Incredible!

Josh Bostick competed in the individual scaled division and finished 7th out of 34 competitors. This was also his first competition and he killed it!

Michael DiChiara competed in the Rx Team Division with friends from other gyms. His team finished 13th out of 31 teams!

These guys represented CFP well and it’s awesome to see so many members entering various competitions and representing the CrossFit community and our gym so well.

For more information about Pound for Pound and event details, visit http://www.crossfitmontgomery.com/pound4pound.

Attn Members: Some of you may have noticed the “Whiteboard” button beside the WOD on the website. This new feature allows each of you to post what your results were for the WOD. Simply click on the “whiteboard” button where the WOD is listed and post your results. You will also be able to see what others times, scale options, reps, weight loads, etc. were.

You will also notice a new page at the top of the website titled “CFP WB”. This is where each of your “WOD logs” will be held for each athlete. There is also a search button that allows you to search various movements, WOD’s etc. for you to refer back to to compare times, weight loads, etc. This is a FREE option for you to log your workouts daily. When you go to the CFP WB page, you can click on your name and see a listing of all WOD results that you post.

So, with this said, 6 AM’ers…log your results from this mornings WOD and let’s get started!

We encourage each of you to use this new feature! If you have any problems, please email Kelly at kelly@mcwlegal.com.

Thanks friends and we hope this is helpful!

Hey CFP! Tuesday evening, May 14th, at 6:30 p.m., Wes and Bee have offered to host a gathering to send Quinn off to West Palm Beach. We are asking anyone attending to bring a dish. Please also let us know what you are bringing so we can give suggestions for those that ask what to bring. Wes will be grilling burgers and they have said anyone that would like to swim in their amazing pool can do that as well!

Quinn and Dalton will be leaving on Thursday so for those of you that have asked to donate snacks and food, please bring it Tuesday night. Feel free to post in the CFP Facebook group what you are bringing and or email Kelly at kelly@mcwlegal.com. Thanks everyone!

We now have a mobile version of the website. If you visit the website on your phone, you will see the following:

The mobile version of the website will allow you view the WOD, Recipes, News, etc. much easier. For those of you who do not have the Android or iPhone app, this will make accessing the website from your phone much easier!

Last weekend, Maggie McCollum and Michael Hutson completed the half-marathon in Auburn finishing on the 50 yard line at Jordan-Hare stadium. Michael, who has completed a few sprint triathlons, finished the race strong. With this race being the longest race completed by Maggie and Michael, they set a goal to complete the race with no walking or breaks. They did just that!They succesfully completed the race in 2hours and 30 minutes. Now they want to move on to a full marathon…any advice Brian Swann?

Maggie has been a member at CrossFit on the Plains since her 10th grade year at Auburn High School. She will graduate from Auburn High School in a few weeks and attend Auburn University this fall. Michael recently completed the 101 class at CFP and has started attending regular classes with Maggie. Michael just completed his first year of college at Southern Union and will also be attending Auburn University in the fall.

For those of you who are interested in critiquing your running skills, Big Dog Running will be hosting a running seminar for CFP this month. The seminar will be held at Big Dog Running (in Glenn Dean Shopping Center). We will be providing more details in the next few days!

Again, congrats Michael and Maggie!

Well, it official, Quinn will be heading to West Palm Beach, Florida to compete in the 2013 Southeast Regionals.

Quinn successfully made it to the Southeast Regionals last year holding strong in the 44th spot. Once there, Quinn finished 25th with an impressive performance. This year, Quinn will be sitting at 48th going in to regionals.

“I’m going in to this one in dead last place.” Quinn said when asked if he would be accepting the invitation.

As we are all aware, Quinn is not your typical CrossFitter…or ummm person….or ummm coach! Quinn has his own approach to fitness and being active. Quinn loves to carry his axe around, complete intense ruck runs and compete in “death races”. Yes, we said it “death races”.

This year, Quinn has had his sights set on one of the 2013 Death Races. “Held annually since 2005 in the small town of Pittsfield, VT, the Spartan Death Race gives up to 200 ultra-endurance athletes the chance to test their mental and physical prowess like no other event on earth.  On average only 15% of the competitors finish the event.  Remarkable when you consider the competitors are among the toughest and most seasoned endurance athletes on earth.  The hurdle and challenge-driven race requires competitors to complete a series of (15-20) grueling mental and physical challenges throughout a 40-mile course that runs through the Vermont woods.  During the Death Race, competitors may be asked to chop wood for 2-hours, carry a 20-lb stump around for hours, lift 10-30 lbs rocks for 5-hours; build a fire, cut a bushel of onions, crawl through mud under barbed wire, or after 20-hours of racing, memorize the names of the first 10 U.S. Presidents or a Bible verse, hike to the top of a mountain and recite them back in order. Unlike other endurance races that offer a detailed map, Death Racers have no idea what to expect next as the course map and list of challenges are kept secret.  This provides competitors with one of their biggest challenges as the length of the race can range from 24-48 hours. For an endurance athlete, not knowing where the light is at the end of the tunnel can be sheer torture.”

However, Quinn has been training hard for Regionals in an effort to make it again this year, and he did it.

Dalton will be traveling to West Palm Beach with Quinn this year and giving Quinn daily massages…wait…what? No but really, he will be there with Quinn  to support one of his coaches who has turned into a great friend.

“I  said that if anyone made it to Regionals, I would be there!” Dalton stated when asked about Quinn qualifying.

“As an athlete he strives to better himself. He attacks his weaknesses and his willingness to learn, experiment and allow himself exposure to difference challenges has helped him become stronger. As a coach he turns these outward and projects them into the athletes he is coaching. This instills confidence and hunger to excel in junior/beginners and amplifies similar traits in more advanced or experienced lifters. He is my friend, selfless and a person worth going the extra mile for.”-Ian Morgan (from Selection in Northern Virginia)

We will be keeping everyone posted via website, Twitter and Facebook with Quinn’s progress at Regionals. The Southeast Regionals will take place May 17-19. We have had a lot of people ask to send snacks, food, etc. and we will set up something for that if you would like to send something with Quinn. They guys will leave early the week of May 17th and be driving to West Palm Beach. We wish you safe travels and best of luck to Quinn! CFP loves you!

You asked and we listed. The Android version of the CFP app is now available. You can download the app in the Google Play Market under CrossFit on the Plains. Enjoy!

**For those of you with iPhones, the iPhone App is still available as well!**