Never stop learning. There is always something you can be working on to help make yourself and your athletes better.
Affiliate Name: CrossFit Wenatchee
Affiliate Owner: Kelsey Schuttie, Noah McCurdy, Natasha and Kyle Martin, Cathy Covey and Adam Vognild
Affiliate Since: February 13, 2012
Location: Wenatchee, Wash.
Square Footage: 2,500
Number of Members: 50
Describe your affiliate in six or fewer words:
Fun, hard-working, focused, involved, community centered.
How did you get your box started?
We started as a group of friends CrossFitting together. As we learned more and attended the Level 1 Seminars, we decided that we wanted to use our passion for CrossFit to introduce others to a healthy lifestyle surrounded by supportive friends and coaches.
Do your members compete in the CrossFit Open/Games or in local competitions?
Yes. Members have competed in the Open, as well as CrossFit competitions all over the state.
What do you and your members do together besides train?
Our athletes take community to the next level. Outside of the gym, we have been involved in our local MS Walk, the Live 4 Adventure Race, which raised money for local schools, athletes donated supplies and money to the local Red Cross during the recent wildfires that burnt in the valley, participated in Carlos Tapia's Face of Fitness project, and spend time together at BBQ's, birthday parties, learning to paddle board, and pretty much anything else!
Best lesson you’ve learned so far:
Never stop learning. There is always something you can be working on to help make yourself and your athletes better.
Advice you wish you had been given:
Keep everything in perspective. Find the balance between teaching your athletes, learning, working out and resting. You won't be any good to your athletes if you burn yourself out.
What question would you love to ask other affiliate owners?
How do you manage your floor time? Mostly, how do you keep the community aspect that is so important to CrossFit while keeping the work on the floor happening efficiently?
Why do you do this?
We do this because we love helping people. Our athletes are getting stronger and learning more every day. We want the people who come in to CrossFit Wenatchee to feel like they are family, and to learn and grow daily. Movement is our passion and we want others to find stress relief, physical and mental strength, belonging, accountability, results, and ultimately a shared passion for health and a strong sense of community.
Tell us something cool, unusual, or just slightly different about your affiliate:
Our athletes have created their own schedule and make the coaches dinner one night a week! We get spoiled with great paleo meals prepared by a different athlete every week.
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