WELCOME BABY CHARLIE PATRICK FAIRMAN
We are happy to announce the newest edition to Coach Katie and Jeff Fairman’s family, Charlie Patrick Fairman. Weighing in 8 pounds, 9 ounces, standing 19.5 inches, and dreamy bright blue eyes he stands to be quiete the lady killer. Here are some pictures of this adorable little guy.
Congratulations to Jeff and Katie and we look forward to meeting baby Charlie very soon.
WELCOME COACH CHRIS
We are excited to announce the newest addition to the CrossFit Cove staff, Chris Griste. Chris will be serving as the General Manager of the Cove helping with a variety tasks. He is currently in our coaches training course, so you will be see him in leading classes in the near future. marina and I felt an instant connection with him and we hope you feel the same. Please introduce yourself when you see him and give a warm Cove welcome. Here is more from Coach Chris in his own words.
“I grew up in West Chester, PA where my family still lives there now, including my 3 beautiful doggies (Hunter, Addison & Lincoln). I attended Salisbury University where I received my Bachelors in Communication Arts. Following college, I worked in management at a commercial gym in West Chester. I have played team sports my whole life, soccer being my main sport.
Fitness has always been a passion of mine. I got into weightlifting during High School and have been seeking new ways to challenge myself physically ever since. Recently, I have discovered and thoroughly enjoyed Crossfit as a new avenue to challenge myself. The encouragement of others during the workout was completely different for me, as I was used to the “headphones on, head down” commercial gym atmosphere.
WELCOME COACH CODY
We are excited to announce that we are welcoming Cody Burns to the Cove coaching team. Not only is he a great athlete inside the box, he’s also a high level volleyball and basketbal player. And besides all that, he just a great guy to be around. We love when someone comes to the Cove and we immediately see a long term future with them. We felt that connection with him instantly. Plus it’s fun to watch him practically touch the shell on the wall when doing wallballs and then seem him try to get low for burpees. Oh, and we love this video of a big man on a little bike. He is an experienced CrossFitter, Personal Trainer and has also coached at Orange Theory. Here is more on Cody in his own words.
“I grew up in Maryland and attended UMBC in Baltimore, MD where I earned a bachelor’s in Financial Economics and I also have an M.B.A. from Hood College in Frederick, MD. I currently work in Finance at Erickson Senior Living where we manage 20+ senior living communities in around the U.S.
Enough about the boring stuff though. I have been a multi-sport athlete my entire life. I am 6’7” so obviously I played all the “tall person” sports (Basketball and Volleyball) and have been into fitness my entire life. After college, I played competitive volleyball on a travel club team and still play when I’m not focusing on being a father to my 1 year old daughter, CJ. Being a part of team sports was and is a huge part of my life! It is how I met my wife, Shannon, and so many of my friends. Unfortunately, I’m not able to play as much as I used to and that is where CrossFit comes in!
In 2017, I was tired of the normal gym routine and started looking for something that would take my love for staying fit, as well as add variety and competition. I found a local CrossFit gym and loved the atmosphere and comradery, as well as the functional movements that all athletes should be focusing on. It brought me back to playing team sports where the goal was to get a little better every day with a group of people who had similar goals as you!
I moved to Virginia in 2019 for work and had to unfortunately pause CrossFit, but that didn’t stop my fitness journey. During the pandemic I earned my NASM CPT certification and coached at Orangetheory Fitness in Alexandria, VA. I learned a lot coaching there but always knew I wanted to come back to CrossFit. I moved back to Maryland earlier this year and immediately looked for a CrossFit gym on Google. I found Cove and haven’t looked back since! I love the community and all the coaches and am excited to join the coaching team! Fitness and teaching are a passion of mine, and I want to help everyone get a little bit better every day.”
100,000 Meter Street Challenge
The row challenge is back this year, but we are going to make it extra special by honoring someone we loved and lost. From now on, we will rename this event the 100,000 Meter Street Challenge.
Most of you know we lost beloved member, Terry Street, recently. But what you may not know is that this man LOVED to row. He was famous for coming in daily between Thanksgiving and Christmas to accumulate meters, usually rowing 10K at a time. He went far above the 100,000 challenge each year, as it was his time to socialize, connect AND work on his fitness.
This year we honor him by running the challenge in his name AND by adding a charitable element. His daughter is in college and the family has asked for donations to her college funding (in lieu of gifts or sending flowers). To do this, we are asking for a $25 donation to participate in this year’s challenge. We are hoping to reach over $1,500 in donations!
Here’s how it works: You have the day AFTER Thanksgiving until December 31st to accumulate 100,000M on the Erg (rower) or equivalent meters running or on the bike. We will kick off the event with a Row-a-thon the Sunday morning after Thanksgiving. Not only will we all need to spend the time burning some extra calories from the holiday, it will allow us to do what Terry loved most. Come together, be a community and have some fun. We will work in teams of two that day, sharing rowers (one rows, other rests) and we’ll have time slots assigned so rowers are available. More to come on this!
What do I need to do to sign up? Not much! Just slap your name on the front Whiteboard under 100,000 Meter Street Challenge and you are in! We will bill your account for the $25 donation and aggregate funds to give as one donation.
In terms of tracking the meters, well, you do that on your own. It is a healthy amount of meters per day (average of 2,700 per day). You can chip in any increments you’d like. Any rowing we do in WODs or warm ups counts to your total. Your only requirement is to update your total meters on the whiteboard as you make progress. If there is rowing in a class and you have come to get some meters in… sorry but the class takes precedence. Of course if there’s a rower open, you are welcome to hop on!
Why are doing this? Because strength doesn’t come from what you can do. Strength comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn’t. And Terry lived this mantra every day. And he’d be the first to tell you with a big ‘ol grin on his face… a little extra work over the holiday does a body good!
THANKSGIVING FULL SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY: Regular schedule but no 5:45 and 7p classes. Evening open gym access until 10:30p as usual.
THURSDAY (THANKSGIVING DAY): 9am and 10am. Open all day for open gym access as usual.
FRIDAY: Noon and 3:15 + all day access as usual.
SATURDAY: Regular schedule + all day access as usual.
Memories of Terry
