Roots Version 3.0

Last night I caught myself staring at this picture taken on the night of the staff kick-off meeting at the soon-to-be new home of CrossFit Roots.  This picture is worth a thousand words.  It represents a dream and a vision that was made possible by one of the most talented group of coaches and an equally talented and wonderful group of athletes.  Along the way we have all learned from each other and grown as athletes and people.  The saying goes, “bigger isn’t always better” but in this case it is.  The heart of CrossFit Roots is huge and our new space can’t stop us, it can only hope to contain us:).

Roots Version 3.0

Roots Version 1.0

In January of 2009 me and my then boyfriend (now husband:) Eric Christensen turned our one-car garage into a small training space and called it The Garage4150.  We found four athletes who allowed us to coach them.  Molly and Emily Molter (twins) were our first two athletes.  The workouts were similar to what we do at the shop now; however, the weather made for some additional excitement. Ice on the pull-up bars, back squats in parkas and beanies, and “shovel the snow for time” workouts made for a fun and interesting environment.

Above: the one-car garage gym set-up.  Below: Eric, Emily, and Molly work on hanging hollow positions.

Roots Version 2.0

 In June of 2009 I quit my job as a city planner, found a designated space for the shop, and built-out our current location at 8th and Pearl - although it was MUCH smaller then.  It was at this time that we affiliated with the CrossFit community and became CrossFit Roots.  Since then we have gone through three renovations growing from 600 to 2100 square feet of usable (and lots of unusable) space!

Above: 600 square feet of awesomeness.  We didn’t have pull-up bars for a good three weeks as Eric has had a full-time job throughout the past two years.  Below: Roots Two Year Anniversary Party and Family Picnic.  This is a FUN group of folks.

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