Dude Award Shortlist!

Once again you, our cherished CFV/MadLab community has chosen three people whose character are obviously—even to me—and truly deserving of the Andy Nutts Dude Award.

The Dude Award is given to someone who exemplifies what Andy Nutts stood for:  He was a dude. Read last week’s post about what Andy’s character was all about here.

Having said that, it’s a great honour to win the Dude Award, and there are some people around here who probably won’t ever be in the running:

T-Bear: Sleepy time at 11 p.m, usually while still at the party or sometimes even at a restaurant.

Eunice: Doesn’t now how to inhale.

Dash: Too much like your Old Aunt Ruth. You can only call so many people a C@%t to their face, before you are disqualified.

Andy: Only gets laid once a generation.

Sheppy: Whiny, pouty bitch.

CJ: Too many kids/ Mumbling speech issues.

And when the votes were tallied, the three short-listed for the Dude Award this year are:

Audrey “Aud Squad” Patterson: Aud is one of the most accepting people I’ve ever met; she accepts my foibles, squabbles and various excitements with an open heart. She is always the first one to step up and cover another coach’s class, and she volunteers countless hours to LANYAR month after month. Whenever you see her with a client, she’s laughing her ass off with them. She can out drink and out bang anyone, and she leads her hockey league in penalty minutes, standing up for her teammates. She was kicked out of a game earlier this week. Possible suspension pending

Room for improvement: She needs to pick up the pace a bit and get shit done.

Dan “The Afghan” Fontaine: He’s generous to a fault. Even after five years, he’s still as keen as ever to be on every team he can, and he shows up to every meeting happy. He always wants to be the guy to carry the plate around the block for the team. And he’s one of the classiest men I know. Last year, when he was told he would be the alternate for our team at regionals, he took it in stride and embraced his new role. This year, he stepped up and got married after he got his girl knocked up. And when his brother-in-law died in a tragic accident, he turned around and organized a CrossFit fundraiser to honour him the very next weekend. Although he might look a little stale when you first meet him, he still knows how to party.

Room for improvement: Could still be a little more entertaining. Close talking and Enlarged pupils an issue.

Dan “Danger Puppy” McMeel – He was here was here for a short time (three months apprenticing under Andy in the morning), but he made a huge impression in this time. In this way, he exemplifies what Andy Nutts stood for: Make a Difference. In fact, he’s more like Andy Nutts than anyone we’ve had. Danger Puppy appealed to everyone – people on both ends of the spectrum (in other words, both Sackamoto and I dig the little guy). Normally morning apprentices don’t have social skills. But Danger Puppy engaged with the community and won everyone’s hearts at Trivia Night. When I went surfing with him, his 110lb surfing machine buddy caught 6 waves while I was still bumbling about for 20 minutes trying to get past the break. Danger Puppy stayed with me even after I told him to go on ahead.   I was embarrassed (get the fuck out of here) But he didn’t leave me and fought the impact zone with me till I made it out.  That takes some serious love of a fellow dude.  Tbear would have pushed me under to get through. As I write this, he’s back bartending in Tofino as he simultaneously tries get his CrossFit business going out of a garage.

Room for Improvement: He’s too cowardly to charge enough for his personal training services, and has had a serious dry spell this summer.

Votes can be cast here until Midnight Saturday: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FFSM9TW 

Dude Award will be handed out at 2 a.m.

~Patty

Friday

Preparation:

A) Coach Choice

B) 30 “3 Position” Band Good Mornings C) 30 Hollow Rocks

Strength/Skill:

a) 10 minutes to find heavy 3rep

b) 6 Minute EMOM (Subtract 40% from 3R)

2 Speed Deadlift

• Focus is on ROF (Rate-of-force) development
• Athletes should attempt to pull 2 fast singles
• These are NOT touch and go

Conditioning:

Nasty Ladies

3 Rounds

50 Air Squats
7 Bar Muscle Ups (False Grip Inverted Ring Rows)
20 Russian Swings

Saturday: NUTTS CUP 2014!