ROLO.

The Unknown and Unknowable...K9 style.

What do we do here at CrossFit Pacific Coast? We train for the unknown and unknowable.  When, where and why your training will be called into use is also unknown, it may be on the side of the road, it may be in your own house – or, like your fearless fellow CF’ers and coaches, it may come on a perfect day at Hindry’s Beach.  I digress.  The following is an unbiased, verbatim, eye-witness account of what happened a mere 48 hours or so ago. 

“The ocean was giving in all of her majesty on Sunday, set after set of epic bodysurfing waves were rolling into the shore, the sun was shining, children were laughing – all was right in the world.  A group of CrossFitters (CPC, CFV, CF Stanford Hospital Nursing) were innocently laughing on the shore enjoying the sea air, watching the dogs chase after each other in mock races which ended in playful earbiting and wrestling matches….when it happened.
From upon the steep ridge overlooking Hindry’s Beach Rolo came – lumbering down the cliff full of excitement and jubilation at the prospect of joining the doggies on the beach that he had inevitably spied from high above.  Realizing just a tad too late the there was a 12 foot drop from cliff to rocky sand below, Rolo froze.  He inched his 100 pounds of lab/pit mix forward, hesitated, recalculated and decided it was best to run back up to the top.  Turning and bounding another few feet back up the steep, shale encrusted monolith, Rolo realized the error of his ways as his tired legs and slippery paws would not allow him to safely return to the top.  Stuck he was – stuck, scared and slowly growing more exhausted.  What’s a pup to do?  Upward was impossible, downward meant a 12 ft injury inducing drop.
Fortunately for Rolo, a team of super hot, uber ripped, highly trained athletes had spent months training (well, one of them had just taken her very first CrossFit class the day before, but that’s more than most people can say) and 3 solid weeks of paleo misery for situations just such as this, as well as having a great affinity for doggies.  Feeling a disturbance in the force, they scouted the area for signs of the distress.  Were there maidens in need?  Supermodels that needed lotion rubbed on them? No! It was much much worse – there was a scared pup facing imminent danger. 
Springing off of the sand and into action (Burpees), they ran (100 M Sprints) to the helpless K-9.  Securing the area and trying to coax the now shaking Rolo would have sapped the energy of most beach goers, but this group of CrossFitters does warm-ups that are more exhausting than this!  Rolo was begged, pleaded with (pre Wod conversation) to come down but his fear held him in place.  With his heart pounding, legs visibly shaking, treats were thrown in his direction in an attempt to coax him down.  CFV’s Jaala Thibault even climbed (Rope Climb) up the taught body (Back Squats/Shoulder Press) of CPC’s Eric Malzone in an attempt to grab hold of the distraught animal.
Finally through the combination Eric’s amazing arm strength (1 Arm Snatches) and an ingenious lasso-like contraption, Rolo was pulled down past the tipping point, and came crashing down.  Landing in the arms of normal men would have most likely meant an upbrupt meeting with the sharp rocks below.  However, luckily for this pup, the rope-like arms (Cleans, Push Jerks) of CrossFitters awaited him.  Ignoring his razor sharp nails and the nasty infection that might have developed were a scratch possibly inflicted and then subsequently left unsanitized, Rolo was caught in mid air and returned unharmed to his near hysterical (well, to be honest she was pretty calm) owner.  Men cried, women fainted, babies crapped their diapers in disbelief.  There still is good left in the world.”  – Unbiased witness.

Fair readers, there you have it.  What started out as a Sunday afternoon at the beach turned into a combination of Baywatch meets PETA.  Train hard this week folks, you never know when you’re going to need it.  Great job Kate, Jaala, Eric and Jaclyn!

Today’s Puppy Saving Workout:
Clean and Jerks
3-2-2-1-1-1
Followed by
8 Minutes of Cindy

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