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Are those Super Mario-inspired costumes at a CrossFit competition you ask?

The answer is yes and boy don’t we look great!

Labour Weekend traditionally marks the annual CrossFit New Zealand Team Nationals – the country’s largest CrossFit games – and the chance to see just how fit you are across two gruelling days of workouts.

This year was no different with the fittest athletes in New Zealand converging on Mount Maunganui, competing for prizemoney, bragging rights and a chance to be labelled ‘the best’ in their respective divisions.

Amongst the 576 competitors, split into 96 teams of six, was the Mount Makos or as we aptly named ourselves ‘The Mount Marios’ given the decision to sport Mario and Luigi costumes with some ‘functional’ alterations. A certain $500 bar tab for the best dressed team/club may have also held some inspiration.

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Smooth operator … smooth operator.

Thanks Mum for the everlasting memory of Sade belting out the – unfortunately catchy – lyrics in my head the moment I begin to throw things into the blender for a smoothie.

For those of you who don’t know ‘Smooth Operator’ is a song by English band Sade from their debut album Diamond Life in 1984 – well before my time but as one of my public relations colleagues likes to tell me, “it’s womb music’.

But, enough about the singing and more about smoothies.

When it comes to snacks during the day, and pre-training (usually in the afternoon), I tend to go through phases and on the odd occasion lack inspiration. The most recent hunger busters have been a banana and a Nuzest Fruit & Veg Smoothie or a couple of tablespoons of yoghurt mixed with a banana and cinnamon.

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For me sometimes the best visual representations of how far I’ve progressed at something is in the competitive sporting environment.

Having done Crossfit for two and a half years it’s safe to say I’ve lost count of the number of eureka or euphoric moments where you understand a new movement or produce a personal best, but they never get old. Plus, having grown up with a sporting background that competitive streak never quite leaves you either.

So when my gym (Mount Crossfit) announced a local pairs competition over the weekend, the chance for some friendly banter and healthy competition among training partners was certainly welcomed – hence our aptly named team ‘snatch me if you can’.

more “Snatch me if you can” …