This past weekend was the CrossFit Northeast Regional Qualifiers in Albany, NY. It was certainly a ton of fun and a very challenging weekend to say the least. Now before you think this post is about me, it's not. The reason for this post is to highlight the last several months leading up to the event. Although I did not finish as high as I would have liked, I worked very hard to prepare for it and proud to say that I have everything for each of the 3 grueling workouts. Part of my motivation for competing this year was showing the kids that you can make a goal for yourself, and strive hard to achieve it. Desite not qualifying for the CF Games in California in July, I still considered this each a success. I learned a lot about my own training and what I am capable of. The kids watched and supported me through and took away a lot of the same things that I did. In fact, we have several of our athletes from Steve's Club who have committed to training hard over the next year and entering next year's Qualifier. Of course I will do everything I can to help them get there.
Now that they have a good idea of what it takes to set a goal and go after it, don't be surprised if you see a a kid from Steve's Club over the next few years competing in the Games in Aromas California.
These kids now have a vision and goal in mind. Let's re-evaluate in a month from now and see where everyone is out. So stay tuned for more updates here on everyone's progress and the quest to compete in the 2010 Northeast Regional Qualifier.
The greatest discovery any outsider could make about Camden is it's overriding response to failure: If it didn’t work last year, do it AGAIN this year (and if possible do it MORE).
Every year they pass more laws, hire more police, build more prisons, and sentence more offenders for longer periods-all without moving one inch closer to “ending” crime. If it didn’t work last year or the year before that or the year before that or the year before that, but you can be sure we’ll try it again this year, knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that it won’t work this year either.
Every year they spend more money on schools, hoping to “fix” whatever’s wrong with them, and every year the schools remain stubbornly unfixed. Spending money didn’t work last year or the year before that or the year before that, but you can be sure we’ll try it again this year, knowing beyond shadow of a doubt that it won’t work this year either.
Every year they try to make the criminals go away, and every year they remain with us. We couldn’t shoehorn these criminals back into the “the mainstream” last year or the year before that or the year before that or the year before that, but you can be sure we’ll try it again this year, knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that it won’t work this year either.
Maybe its time to TRY something DIFFERENT.
Afterall, IF Camden is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all.
Much of my inspiration comes from Daniel Quinn in "Ishmael."
Oh there is NO DOUBT in my mind that someone from Steve's Club will end up at the Games sometime soon! Then...there will be even more.
Posted by: Gloria Jean Stanger | June 01, 2009 at 11:08 AM