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#RaincityIceCream Crawl

THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE YEAR IS FINALLY HERE!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18th AT 2PM

For those who are new... it’s pretty simple. We get on bikes at Raincity, and coach Thor and RAthlete Misch pre-map out the most efficient route to hitup the 4-5 BEST ice cream spots in the city (that don’t require too many hills)... then we bike from spot to spot, consuming ice cream!

<Rx+> 2 scoops at every stop (only ever completed by 2 people)

(Rx) 1 scoop at each stop 

[Scaled] Share with a friend and don’t feel sick at the end (laaaame)

See an example of prior years crawl,  or check it out on #RaincityIceCream on instagram.

Details for this years route will be posted to www.rncty.events and make sure to joing #athletes-icecream on slack!

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Pauric: Benchmark Workout & Farewell Sat Sept 10th

 We’re sad to announce that another Raincity favorite is leaving the country :(

He first came in for a free [SC] class Dec of 2017, did a few drop-ins, then decided to do his OnRamp... and has attended 6 days / week (or more) basically every since! Which is how he also managed to hit his 1,000 class attendance just 2 weeks before leaving - earning himself a benchmark that we can all remember him by after he’s gone...

Come join us Saturday Sept 10th for his benchmark workout AND that night we’ll head to Johnnie Fax’s pub (at the end of terminal) to take all Pauric’s money on the pool table so he can’t afford to leave us...

New #RaincityBenchmark Pacing with Pauric

Since Pauric is not only a beast on the machines, but one of the only members (possibly THE only member?) who actually listens to a coach when they talk about pacing... you better listen if you want to get a top score on his benchmark! 

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Raincity Barbell Club in House Interclub - Sept 25th

The interclub is back, and this time better than ever! 

Raincity Barbell Club is officiall a BC Weightlifting Association recognized club! And we need YOU to represent us to help us get you more gear!

Coaches James & Thor have been hard at work to get grants to help grow our weightlifting program - and the final stage before we can pickup a few (more) new sets of gear, is club members! 

Registering as a BCWA athlete means when you complete the interclub event you will be officiall ranked & will allow you to compete in other sanctioned weightlifting events.

Athlete registration is $55 for the year, and we understand you may not be looking to compete again this year - so we’re going to help you out. Register as a BCWA athlete under Raincity Athletics prior to the interclub, and we’ll apply a $25 membership credit OR a free shirt & you’ll get to lift at the Interclub event for free!

Register as a BCWA athlete: https://bcweightlifting.ca/memberships

For non Raincity BCWA athletes there will be a $25 charge to take part in the interclub event - so you might as well register :)

Event registration will be live soon - but make sure to join the #athletes-barbell channel in slack for updates, join the [FF] Olympic Lifting classes to lead up to the event, and save the date!

Not interested in lifting but want to be involved? We need volunteers! Contact coach James if you’re interested in helping out.

Event details on the events page: www.rncty.events

REGISTER NOW

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Decolonization / Indigenous Education Night with Salia Joseph - August 5th

After you’ve enjoyed your long weekend (remember to check the holiday schedule) we’ve got another AMAZING event coming up for you!

Who’s it for? 

Anyone and everyone! There is no requirement to be a member, or exercise, or even be associated with Raincity to take part! Bring your friends, family, or anyone who’s interested and/or can benefit from this :) 

RSVP VIA ZENPLANNER: https://raincityathletics.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=034A219E-2350-43F7-A90F-FF8A4F54254B

How much is it?

Attendance is by donation! We’ve setup options to donate $10 / $20 or $50 via Zenplanner, or free & you can bring cash the day of :) 100% of proceeds from the event will be donated to Salia’s choice of non profit! 

What is it?

7:00PM Take your seats & crack a bevvy

We’ll provide benches etc but if you’ve got a beach chair or blanket not the worst idea to bring one

BYODrinks - something to sip on during the seminar (optional, but always encouraged) 

7:15PM - 8:15PM: Salia Presentation 

Learn about Vancouver’s very recent history of colonialization, why land acknowledgements matter (and/or what they are) and so much more

8:15-8:45: Open conversation / Q&A

Bring up your questions for Salia & engage with your community in conversation about everything you just learned 

8:45PM - Late: CrossFit Games highlights & Fun

We’ll bring back out the field games or whatever people want to get up to - and we’ll throw CrossFit Games highlights from the past 2 days (they start the wed prior) onto the big screens! 

RSVP

Please make sure to RSVP via Zenplanner so we can plan accordingly!

If you are ONLY interested in coming by for the CF Games viewing / hangout after no RSVP required, but we recommend you adjust your schedule to make it for both parts ;)

RSVP: https://raincityathletics.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=034A219E-2350-43F7-A90F-FF8A4F54254B

If you’re having issues RSVPING via zenplanner, just email info@raincityathletic.ca OR join the event slack channel and let us know you’re coming! 

On slack: #event-host-sipnlearn

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Holiday Schedule & August Events

A quick reminder of the upcoming holiday! As well as a few of the events we’ve got lined up for August! 

You can checkout all events, schedules, and more via our events page: www.rncty.ca/events

Decolonial Education & CrossFit Games Viewing - Friday August 5th

Sweatworking Event with Coach Sarah - Sunday August 21st 

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Sweatworking Event with Coach Sarah

Join Coach Sarah and the Sweatworking Community for a fun and educational event at Raincity Athletics on August 21st.

Sweatworking events connect local fitness enthusiast to health professionals, coaches and educators in Vancouver’s leading fitness spaces.

The topic for August’s event is Fuelling Your Fitness. Sweat it out with Coach Katie Nadorozny and learn from guest speaker, naturopathic doctor and sport nutritionist, Marieta Buse.

The afternoon will include a 45-minute Sweat, an opportunity to Connect with the Sweatworking community, and then Learn all about the foods to fuel your workouts and enhance your recovery.

Interesting in joining? Use the Raincity promo code for $10 off registration: “SweatworkBFF”

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Olympic Lifting 1RM Testing This Sunday!

Come join coach James this Sunday for the [FF] Olympic Lifting class where we'll be testing your 1RM Snatch & Clean and Jerk!

From coach James:

The goal is to turn up like any other Sunday but the session will focused on...

Warming up together

Discussing the 3 attempts that we would like to make for the Snatch and Clean & Jerk

The goal is 3 technically sound lifts, putting all your trainng into practice - not necesarily a lifetime PR

Lifting EMOM style - one person at a time

This will LOOSELY replicate competition conditions, but with MUCH less pressure (but a bit more than a normal class)

The goal is to be inclusive and build the barbell community within Raincity!

The session is open to ALL [FF] Athletes who want to come lift together and tackle 3 attempts at each lift :)

Any questions don't hesitate to reach out!!

--- Coach James

Read more & checkout all our other upcoming events on the new and improved (but still in progress) EVENTS page!

www.rncty.ca/events

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Bikes'n Drinks This Saturday June 4th

Join Coach James & friends this Saturday June 4th for a #RaincityRiders summer kick off!

Meet at Raincity by 5PM with a set of wheels and a bag of your favorite libations and be ready to ride. Plan is to head towards spanish banks and make some stops along the way.

To stay up to date on details and in contact for the event day of (or just to follow along) join the slack channel #event-bikes-n-drinks

Oh and if the weather doesn't decide to cooperate then we'll just have some drinks and play some pool at Johnny fox's down the street instead...

See you Saturday!

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Farewell Adam & Andrea Greene: June 9th

If you're new you may not know Andrea as she hasn't been in since COVID - but if you're an OG you'll definitely remember her as a bubbly little bundle of joy!

If you come in on any day with deadlifts or heavy cleans, then you've at least seen Adam's name on top of the leaderboard if not dramatically watched him hit the floor post wod... and by wod we mean barbell complex with more than 3 reps.

Unfortunately they've decided they've had enough of Vancouver housing prices and are moving to the island. After being members of our community for over 5 years they will definitely be missed! So come join us for a farewell <3 (details below)

PLEASE RSVP!

This event is not hosted / managed by Raincity Athletics - so please make sure to RSVP via the link below so Ryan (also raincity member) knows you're coming :)

When: June 9th 6pm to late Where: Hero’s Welcome 3917 Main St, Vancouver. RSVP: https://ift.tt/lSvfm3X Invites: Please circulate this invite.

Open invitation to anyone who would like to wish Adam and Andrea farewell. Contact Ryan Casselman for questions or suggestions. Text at: 778-233-6261

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CF24 Fundraiser For Special Olympics Canada: Sat Oct 2nd @ 1PM

Since we opened, Raincity Athletics alone has raised over $50,000 for Special Olympics Canada - because it embodies everything Raincity believes in; ensuring athletes of every level have access to the physical and mental benefits of physical activity & sports. It’s also why we started our Raincity Fit Club program training kids of all ages and abilities (@raincityfitclub).

In previous years, we did 24 workouts over 24 hours to fundraise... over the years the event has been cut back (thank god) and this year we’ll be doing one giant ‘hero style’ workout together!

Who’s invited? 

Everyone! Coach Thor has invited all of his Fit Club kids to join as well, so we’ll be creating multiple variations of the workout to ensure any athlete of any level can take part! Including non members :) 

Do I have to Fundraise?

Nope! Joining the workout is by donation with 100% of proceeds going to Special Olympics Canada. 

How to I Register for the Workout?

Register for the workout in Zenplanner HERE You can donate when registering (no receipt) or register for free & donate via the links below to get a receipt. 

How do I Donate?

If you are looking for a donation receipt, please donate HERE

If you’re interested in registering & fundraising yourself, you can register via the link above as well and make sure to join Raincity Athletics team :)

More info? 

Updates will be posted to the news blog: rncty.ca/cf24 and to the #athletes-cf24 slack channel (join HERE).

For more awesome pics of previous events check-out #RACF24 on instagram :) 

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The Functional Fitness League RANKER Workout: Friday Sept 10th

For anyone interested in taking part in the upcoming Functional Fitness League season - you must first complete the RANKER workouts! For those not sure if they’re interested - come throw down with your crew (or hit them during open gym on your own) and benchmark your ‘post covid’ fitness level (it’s ok we’re all in the same boat).

If you don’t already have a team planned, submitting an #FFLRANKER score will be like adding yourself to the affiliate roster of eligible athletes, and will help ensure you get to join a team of appropriate / similar level! 

We’ll be hosting a little in house RANKER Throwdown class / workout this FRIDAY SEPT 10th at 7PM. You can register for the class in ZP now :)

If you cannot make it to our event but want to take part in the upcoming FFL season; you can do these workouts anytime during open gym. Just make sure you register & get your scores submitted!

Register here: https://competitioncorner.net/events/3024 More info about the Functional Fitness League: www.league.fit 

Full workout details can be found via the FFL BASE: app.league.fit → Season → Ranker OR via Competition Corner link above

Season Dates & Details 

Looking for a team?

Click HERE to join the athletes-FFL channel in slack and we’ll help get you on one! 

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#RaincityPowerABs 30 Day Challenge

We’re prepping for our next event / challenge after #RaincityBINGO!

Remember, you can win #RaincityBINGO prizes without completing all 16 items! We’ve got a handful of #RAthletes gunning to complete it - but we’re putting the top 10 in the end raffle! Submitting a #RaincityPowerABS workout is one of them, so you might as well chalk up a few more :) 

#RaincityBingo and #RaincityPowerABS submissions are open until July 1st

#RaincityPowerABS 30 Day Challenge

RAthletes will submit 4-8 minute ab routines to us. You can utilize our database of core movements, or submit video links for your own demos (if needed).

We’ll pull all the submissions together and pick the top 30 that look fun (and reasonable).

As soon as that’s ready, we’ll launch the 30 day challenge built out of YOUR workouts! 

At the end of the 30 days we’ll do prizes for those who complete all 30 days, as well as prizes for the most completed & favorite workouts (they’ll be posted anonymously). 

So get creative and SUBMIT YOUR 4-8 MINUTE AB ROUTINE HERE, and we’ll keep you updated when the challenge is ready to go live :)

LINKS

SUBMIT YOUR ROUTINE

Our database of core movements

Already Submitted workouts (anonymous)

Shout out to #RaincityDentist’s abs as the official sponsor of this event.

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BC Functional Fitness Masters World Cup Qualifier: April 8 - 11

There’s been a lot of interest in the upcoming BC Functional Fitness Sports Association 2021 Masters World Cup Qualifier event - so we wanted to share all the details here! 

If you’re interested - make sure to join the #athletes-bcffsamasters slack channel to get the most up to date information from coach Thor! Depending how many are taking part we’ll coordinate judges & scheduling together there :) 

From the BCFFSA.ORG website:

Format

Master’s qualifier is an online event to select athletes who will represent Canada at the World Championship in Portugal in June 2021. In this qualifier, the athletes complete the required tests in the medley format and submit the scores by the designated due date. Videotaping of the performance is required, and a Technical Official must be present.

The individual medley includes some or all of the 6 tests (Endurance, Strength, Power, Mixed, Skill, and Bodyweight) and must be completed according to the specified timeline, approximately in 2 hours.

Age Categories

An athlete’s age is determined by their age on December 31, 2021.

Male 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+

Female 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+

Qualifying Spots

Each age category has 5 qualifying spots to the Worlds in Portugal in June. 3 of them will be selected through the Provincial qualifiers (Ontario, British Columbia and Québec). 2 of them will be selected through the Federal qualifier.

Competition Schedule

OPTION 1: Provincial Qualifier (ON, BC, QC)

THURS. APRIL 8 - SUN. APRIL 11

Hosted by the respective PSO.

Canadian athletes who live in these provinces are eligible to compete.

Tests are announced on April 8.

Athletes complete the tests and submit their scores by April 11.

The winner from each category qualifies for the Worlds in Portugal in June. BC athletes must have a Competitor Membership with BCFFSA, which can be purchased at the time of registration.

REGISTER NOW

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RAINCITY x ENGINEERED BODIES Team Ultra Race #EBxRAUltraRace

We’ve partnered up with our fellow #FunctionalFitness gym Engineered Bodies to bring a unique race to get everyone out & moving as the weather improves! 

Complete a virtual fitness challenge with a team of friends

The EB + Raincity Movement Challenge will take your team on a 271 km journey from Vancouver to Lilooet!

Each time anyone on your team runs, walks, hikes or hits the treadmill, your team moves along an interactive map towards the finish.

Your team members can be located anywhere in the world!

EB and Raincity will be awarding prizes based on participation (fastest teams will be rewarded with bragging rights).

Results are tracked via Strava & a ‘Virtual Baton!’

Details & Register

https://www.raincityathletics.ca/event/ebxraultrarace

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Raincity & The 2021 CrossFit Open

2021 MARCH UPDATE:

Athletes who have or are planning to register via games.crossfit.com please make sure to fill out this quick survery: https://forms.gle/xUU2Yn54Lw865sCKA

Also make sure you’re in Slack & join the #athletes-open channel :) 

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Everything you need to know about Raincity Athletics and the 2021 CrossFit Games Open...

What is the CrossFit Open? 

The ‘Open’ is the first stage of qualifying for the CrossFit Games. It is an online ‘open’ qualifier where workouts are posted Thursday nights @ 5PM and must be completed before 5PM the following Monday. (read more: https://open.crossfit.com/)

When is it?

Workouts are released Thursdays March 11th / 18th / 25th

Should I register for it?

The short answer... no. 

The long answer; if you REALLY want to register and submit scores online (outside of Raincity’s leaderboard on SugarWOD) make sure you read this post in full before doing so... 

Will Raincity be doing the workouts? 

We will post the weekly open workouts to SugarWOD on Friday’s for athletes to do (if they choose) 

Assuming we are still operating as #RaincityGlobo athletes will be able to complete the workout anytime they like during [FF] Individual Access OR [FF] Open Gym!

Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions we will NOT be doing any form of ‘Friday Night Lights’ events like we have in previous years :(

But I really really really really want to register online and submit my scores!...

We still encourage you NOT to register online, instead just peruse the leaderboard and see where you would have fallen each week! 

If that’s not enough for you make sure to read below & contact info@raincityathletics.ca to notify us that you’ll be registering online and planning to do the workouts!

REQUIRED:

Find a buddy who will be doing the workouts with you - preferably someone already in your covid bubble

Both of you MUST complete the online judges course

You MUST FILM ALL of your workouts following strict games.crossfit.com standards (make sure you know them!) 

You will likely NOT be able to complete the workout during [FF] Individual Access blocks (:50) - you MAY be able to fit it into [FF] Open Gym blocks on Fridays (1:20)

RECOMMENDED: 

We will be making coaches available for discounted small group bookings to take athletes through CrossFit Open workouts outside of gym access times! 

1:20 Blocks with a coach to take you through a warmup, workout tips and prep, and assist with filming:

$120 for up to 4 athletes ($30 /person)

Buy all 3 weeks for $300 ($25 / person / week)

Coaches will NOT be judging for you - everyone taking part must complete the judges course so your group can run in 2 heats & judge each other. Coach will assist with filming etc. Number of athletes may vary based on COVID restrictions at the time.

Coaches & Availability

Coaches (may vary): 

James, Rebecca, Thor 

Availability (may vary): 

Saturdays @ 12:30pm & 2:00PM

Fridays @ 2:00pm

Sundays after 2:00PM

Space and times are limited! Email info@raincityathletics.ca for more info & to request your coach & timeslot now!

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Save the date:  Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 2 PM – 5 PM

Checkout the FB event for details