Event Blog

Christina Pushing the Prowler. She did great on this event!

The first day of the OC Throwdown is over, and we have 3 athletes currently in the top 5 of the Elite division!!! Way to go Beth (1st), Jeremy (2nd), and Veronica (tied for 5th)!!! Check back tomorrow for the final results of the competition.

Local competitions are a great way to get involved in the CrossFit community and really challenge yourself. The OC Throwdown, like many local CrossFit competitions, have many different divisions you can compete in. I want to take a second and recognize Christina for participating in her first CrossFit competition! She has been doing great so far, and has really given it everything she has. Thank you for challenging yourself and I  hope more of us at CrossFit Kinnick will follow your lead and join a competition as well. There are various challenges going on all the time, so let a trainer know if you’d like to find one that’s a good fit for you.

Veronica doing Deadlifts during WOD#1

Beth Cranking out Kettlebell Swings during WOD#2

This Saturday and Sunday is the OC Throwdown, and CrossFit Kinnick has 5 athletes participating in the competition. Come down and cheer on Veronica Bocanegra, Erik Fay, Beth Guse, Jeremy Kinnick, and Christina Rivera.

If you haven’t bought your tickets already, there are supposed to be 75 available at the door for $20, but you’ll need to get there early on Saturday to make sure you get one.  We’ll be posting updates to let everyone know how our competitors are doing as the weekend progresses.

Christmas time is by far my favorite time of year.  So we are gathering together this Saturday, December 18th @ 3pm. Where?…at Crossfit Kinnick. To celebrate Christmas together with great friends and family at a great place!  Please bring friends and family for the festivities, the more the Merrier. We will be eating delicious food, playing some fun games (because no one likes playing boring games), having a WHITE ELEPHANT gift exchange, and much more! Please bring your favorite Zone/Paleo dish, a chair to sit in, and a White Elephant gift in the range of $5 for the gift exchange. All the food at our last event was amazing. I look forward to devouring some delicious food with everyone. If possible, please have an idea of the Zone blocks of the food you are bringing for those of us interested in keeping to the Zone.

On another note, if you haven’t noticed we have started carrying some products at the gym which are on display behind the front desk. We have started providing these items such as the 100% grass fed Pure Whey Protein, Post Workout Protein, Flavored Fish Oil, and Paleo Kits of sorts. We have always encouraged all of our clients, friends and family to follow the Zone. For no other reason than to give you the best results possible and get you healthy. Thats what we are about. Thats why we do what we do here at Crossfit Kinnick. With that being said if you want to give your family and friends a good quality gift for Christmas we have some items that can be great stocking stuffers and gifts.

Its that time of year again! Time to run our butt’s off before we devour our delicious Thanksgiving Dinner. On Thursday, November 25th, we will be running in the 3rd Annual Upland Turkey Trot.
The City of Upland Recreation and Community Services Division and The Undefeated Baseline League Champs Boys & Girls Cross Country Team from Upland High School are hosting the event. Funds will help the high school’s boys and girls cross country team.

Prizes awarded to overall finisher-male and female. Medals will be given to the 1st place finishers in each age category of the 5K Run/Walk. Online registration will be available until November 21 The funds will go toward the CIF Champion Upland High School Cross Country team. The run will take place at San Antonio Park which is on the corner of Mountain Ave & 24th st. Its a fun but tough 5k run/walk as well as a 1k run/walk Kiddy Trot for ages 10 & under. My son Carson walked most of it last year before he was 2 yrs old so bring your kids out for a great time as well.

Online Registration is now Closed, so you must register on-site.

5K Run/Walk: Early Registration w T-shirt August 30-November 16 $25.00
Late Registration/Morning Of The Event: $30.00
Check In: 6:30 am Start Time: 8:00 am

Kiddy Trot (1K) – 10 yrs & younger
Early Registration August 30-November 16: $15.00

Late Registration/Morning Of The Event: $20.00
Check In: 6:30 am Start Time: 7:30 am

Come out and join us at Crossfit Kinnick as we gather together for an amazing event.  The purpose of this celebration and gathering is to raise money for 3 worthy causes.  The Wounded Warrior Project, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the Crossfit Foundation.  There are over 2,700 affiliates worldwide and we are all gathering together to raise money for these causes.  Please visit www.FGB5.org for more details and info on the event and where the money is going.  You can also donate money through the site. All donations are welcome from $1 – $1,000+. Every little bit helps.

We will be running HEATs starting around 1030 or 11am until around 3pm.  Crossfit Kinnick will be providing Zone friendly food to grub on and we will also be playing a little ping pong between HEATs.  Come down and watch, join in on the workout, donate some funds, or just hang out and have some food.  Everyone is welcome and we will be allowing everyone to join in on the workout.  We look forward to seeing you there.