What better reason to AR than for the fun of it?  We all know how therapeutic it is to take time out of our busy schedules to breathe in a bit of fresh air, spend time with a great group of friends, exercise our minds, and get a great workout, all while getting a free mud mask facial. Members of Crossfit Garage race for just that reason – because they love it.  And just how has this fun-loving team earned their name? - Through their unique method of training – Crossfit.

Team captain, Andy MacCann, has been racing for 3 years and cleared the Atomic last year.Through his crossfit gym – The Garage – and HealthSprout chiropractics, he has encouraged over 50 people to try an AR and maintained roughly 10 individuals as consistent competitors with his team.

For Andy’s teammates David and Laura Battista, the Atomic will be their first 24 hour race, which shouldn’t be any problem for Laura who completed her first marathon in less than 5 hours. Both David and Laura are licensed pilots, but unfortunately for them there will be no flying leg of the Atomic (at least I hope not!) I have to consider David and Andy lucky to have Laura on their team since I’ve been told she can dead lift over 250 pounds (which could come in handy in the unlikely case that they need to free their canoe from a fallen tree).

Regardless to say, these guys are coming out to have a great time which I hope we’ll be able to show them. To quote their captain: “its fun to push your body, which is why we all crossfit.  Who knows what you can do unless you try it?”