Dec. 26, 2023
Embracing the Season: Nearing Victory in the Army Navy Challenge and Finding Balance in a Digital World
Early this morning, amidst the clanging of weights and the rhythmic thud of running shoes, I hit 85.92 miles in the Army Navy 100-mile challenge. I’m teetering on the edge of victory, and with the year’s end in sight, optimism is my steadfast companion. This episode isn’t just about personal triumphs, though; it's about embracing the season's spirit. Join me as I share the warmth of the holidays, the importance of pausing to spend time with loved ones, and the serendipitous joy found in the simplest moments.
As we reflect on the year, I also muse over the evolution of communication in our hyper-digital world. From the nostalgia of websites to the rapid-fire consumption on TikTok and Instagram, we're riding the wave of change together. And if you're thinking we've lost touch with our roots, think again. I introduce the CrossFit Pittsburgh training journal—a testament to the timeless power of pen and paper in our tech-dominated lives. Whether you're tracking your fitness journey or just jotting down thoughts, this episode is a reminder of the balance we're all striving for between the analog and the digital.
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Good morning.
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It is Christmas Eve, december 24th 2023.
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I'm here in my office, I'm about to head home, got up earlier this morning, came in to log some miles and get in a workout.
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So update for the Army Navy 100 miles challenge Past 85 miles this morning.
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I tend to use the GPS on my phone and I don't really pay attention.
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I kind of have the route in mind and do my thing.
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But 85.92 as of this morning.
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Had I known that it was.92, I would have taken a few more steps and rounded the 86,.
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But be as it may, I'm feeling pretty good.
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We've got plenty of time to get the 100 miles in by the end of the year.
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There's still time to donate.
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Links are all over my social media, so do the right thing.
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Also, a couple housekeeping notes as the year comes to a close.
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A holiday schedule is posted on our website under workout of the day.
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I pushed it out to social media.
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Check it out.
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And also, while we're on this subject, on our website, an actual http colon slash slash, www dot crossfordpittsburgcom, there are workouts of the day.
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There's a whole online marketplace.
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It's all kinds of stuff, but I think it's interesting.
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I mean, before there was an internet, before there were websites.
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How did people do it?
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How do we manage our stuff?
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We went from websites to even more instant gratification.
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And remember, the thoughts expressed in this podcast are solely my own.
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They do not represent the thoughts of CrossFit Pittsburgh podcast, other leadership and so forth.
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But anyway, I think what's happened is we've become such a ultra instant gratification society.
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I don't even have time to check out a website.
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I have to go to what was it now?
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What was Twitter?
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What is Twitter?
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Oh, now it's the X.
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Right, I go to the X, I go to Instagram, I go to TikTok, I go to Tinder.
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That's probably not one of them, maybe I don't know what's the other one.
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Anyway, I think we've become such a hyper instant gratification culture.
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We don't check websites anymore.
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We don't God forbid.
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We send an email or call a phone number.
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So what I notice is I'll find messages that have been sent days ago.
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We don't answer messages on Instagram or any other social media platform.
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We have a Facebook group for our members.
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We have a Facebook page for people who are not our members but want to follow our tribe.
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We have a website with a contact us link.
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All you got to do is hit it.
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I'll get back to you right away.
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I promise I'll take care of you.
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Anyway, schedules posted on there.
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You all need to relax and have a nice holiday, celebrate with family, celebrate with friends.
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That's what it's about.
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You got plenty of time to get after it before and after, so it's all good.
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It's all good.
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Slow down.
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Listen, dear friend of mine from high school said this once Ferris Bueller graduated together class of 81.
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He said sometimes you got to stop and smell the roses, so get to smelling.
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Also, podcast updates we are now on Spotify, we are on Apple with video on YouTube.
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So that's kind of fun.
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That's.
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That's kind of cool.
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You know, that's all good stuff.
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Also now available on the Amazon Marketplace.
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We did a little CrossFit Pittsburgh training journal Right, so had an idea for this a little while ago and it's just just pretty much everything we do here is based on past experience.
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All right, successes and failures and trials and errors, but we use a good software that has a compatible app and you can track your workouts and do all that register for classes and everything.
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Sometimes a good paper and pen is the way to go.
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So, looking back in my sea chests and whatnot, all over the house I have shelves of those old collegiate composition books, you know, with the black and white paper cover and just notes of old workouts from from back to my God, my college days, when I was boxing you know, just a young man.
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So I started thinking about that and I did take a look at a couple journals that are out on the market.
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The thing that I didn't like about them was their pre.
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They're like templated.
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So you have this much room to write the workouts you did that day.
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This much room to do your nutrition is much room to do your supplementation, your sleep pattern, your your hopes and dreams.
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This is a little bit different.
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We have a little bit of greeting at the front.
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Then you've got 365 blank pages and you track anything and everything that's relevant to your personal workout.
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Right, that's it.
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That's all simple.
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It's available on the CrossFit marketplace.
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So I think that's was it.
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No, not stand by.
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It's available on Amazon, not anywhere else.
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Right, we have some here, but Amazoncom, right?
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Anyway, I'm going to get out of here, I'm going to go do some stuff.
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Wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas.
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And while you're at it, let's remember I put Christmas at the at the top of the list of categories, like Memorial Day.
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It's more than a three day weekend, right.
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There's a meaning behind it.
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There's a meaning behind Christmas.
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That's more than just commercialism, right?
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So remember that.
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If you don't remember that, shame on you.
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All right, I'm out.
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Merry Christmas.
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