October 19, 2011; retest from Friday August 12th.

20 Minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible)

1 Loop Run
10 Push-ups
20 Flutter Kicks (alternating legs)
30 Mountain Climbers

Please read Jill's post below. It may get a little sappy in the room.

I wanted to share what I think is something amazing with the Underground group . Each person is there to accomplish the same goal, and task. Ah, what is the goal and task, is it what we post on the whiteboard, or on the blog, is it AMRAP, ? Believe it or not…. for me it is NOT what we write on the whiteboard, it isn’t the exercise, It isn’t about just getting fit although, it is an added bonus. It is the goal or the task of building a community. We have learned to work together, there is no more divisions (literally) both upstairs or downstairs. I see the most amazing relationship being formed in the last few months, something I haven’t seen in the years that I have worked here. Some of us have worked together for five plus years, and the conversations have been limited, cold, or uninviting or nonexistent, but when you are downstairs in the Underground, working out the relationship changes, divisions are invisible, prior judgments are erasable and a common thread of a community is formed. I have seen relationships build and flourish and I have seen walls and barriers disappear regardless of position or rank in the office. I see people working together, cheering others on, breathing deep, catching their breaths and still “saying good job”, I have heard the screams, the cuss words, the sweat on the mat, the high fives, and the determination on the faces. For what? For exercise? Really? NO WAY, I don’t buy it…. You don’t do what we do for exercise, there is a purpose. I attribute this to wanting accomplish the same goal or task, a community. For the athlete, and yes, you are all athletes. When you decided to go downstairs it was for some reason I imagine a physical goal , convenience, curiosity of what CF is or just because…. But soon, so soon, quicker than you realize the dynamic changes and another dimension is added, barriers of titles are invisible and a community is formed. I have seen people working together and job sharing more now than I have ever before and relationships forming and a community growing, conversations flowing and a community growing. When you physically put yourself out there you are vulnerable and the encouragement, the blood sweat, and fears and tears of joy of overcoming challenges and accomplishing goals far out way anything in my opinion that can happen with in the walls of classroom environment, teaching relationship building and being talked at. Every day is an opportunity to build and grow and we are fortune enough to use what we do as a tool to build teams and our strength and power is in our community, we created our own solution. Someone came down last week for the first WOD, turned to Lief and I and said “ I get it.” Do you get it. WE are growing, We are stronger, WE are faster, and WE are healthier, We are the Underground. Thank you for allowing Lief and I the opportunity to share our passion.