Friday is always a favorite day at the Cove, as we get to let our hairdown and have fun with our friends at the box with a great partner workout. Tomorrow’s Friday workout  is extra fun, as we are encouraging people to wear Haloween costumes for class (it certainly is not mandatory). Find something to wear and have some laughs and smiles with your fellow Covies.

SHOCKING!

 

 

 

For the many new members of the Cove, you may not be aware that we were once known as CrossFit Cove. We had built a reputation as the best CrossFit in Howard County four years running but we had to step away from this name after a series of offensive and abhorrent remarks from CrossFit founder Greg Glassman. We were firm believers in the methodology of CrossFit but we certainly could not stand to financially or morally support an organization under his leadership. It goes against everything which we have looked to create at the Cove and thus we transitioned to Cove Fitness.

Soon after our leaving the CrossFit corporate brand, Greg Glassman was fully expelled from CrossFit and the company was bought by Eric Roza. We had watched the changes that were happening in the corporate environment and had decided to once again affiliate with CrossFit but hold onto the Cove Fitness name until we felt that real change was happening in the entire organization.

In the past couple of months we have seen the changes we have been looking for in the words and actions of the organization. Our most recent trip to the CrossFit Games reconnected us with so many amazing CrossFit employees, fellow box owners, fans, and athletes who were not only passionate about the fitness regime but also spoke to a mission that lies at the core of the Cove.   We loved not only the movements, the intensity, and coaching we found CrossFit but the people and connections it created.. It was the people and feelings that made us fall in love with this exercise movement and decide to dedicate our lives to helping other throughs exercise.

There has been a change in the CrossFit ecosystem. It has be reinvigorated in sharing its special brand of fitness and community. It is for this reason we have decided to return to our roots and go back to our name, CrossFit Cove.

 

A gift from our landlord

COVE 5K-ISH! With our recent return to CrossFit, we have been able to foster a great relationship with CF headquarters corporate. They have asked us to host two upcoming certification seminars — one THIS WEEKEND and one in December. This is a great opportunity for the gym to provide educational opportunities for your coaches, but we also realize it takes away Saturday classes for you as the gym would be closed from 7:30a to 6:30p those weekends.

 

HOWEVER, closed gym does not mean no class!!! We have decided to keep a Saturday class, but just do it offsite! We will be holding our first ever “Cove 5K-ish”!!!

A huge thanks to Sondra H. for helping coordinate this and find the perfect route. We will meet at 9a this Saturday at the PATUXENT BRANCH TRAIL. It’s a there/back format and runs 3.14 miles. We want everyone to come! If you’re not a runner, do NOT be intimidated by the distance. If you can do a 30 minute grinder at the gym you can do this no problem. And there is zero shame in doing a run/walk rep scheme (3 min run, 1 walk for example). It’s a great way to manage it both physically and mentally. We will also highlight landmarks for different distances you want to cut the distance down. Just like at the gym, we have scales galore!!!

 

And as always, your Open Gym access will be allowed any time after 6:30pm each night for those who really need to get in for a WOD!