by Kendra Warren

Last year around this time I had no idea that this whole CrossFit Open Craze even existed. Sure I may have heard of CrossFit once or twice before, heard about people doing something random thing like burpees for 7 minutes & even gave it a try on my own, but I never really understood more beyond that.

By some random chance I signed up to volunteer at the 2012 South East Regionals, just because I was interested to see what all the hype was about & it was local. It didn't work out with my schedule to actually volunteer, but they still gave me a pass to watch all the action.

This single action is what has sparked the last 10 months of training. The last 10 months of day in & day out, early mornings, sore muscles, bruises, frustration, joy and passion. Just watching all the competitors that weekend lit a fire inside that said...