Friday 3.7.2025

“Open WOD 25.2”
For Time:
21 Pull-ups
42 Double Unders
21 Thrusters (95/65)
18 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
36 Double Unders
18 Thrusters (115/75)
15 Bar Muscle-ups
30 Double Unders
15 Thrusters (135/95)

Box Brief:
Members of the Month are back! And we want to congratulate Caitlin for being the March Member of the Month at Apollo! Scroll down to learn more about Caitlin.

Thank you for agreeing to be Apollo’s first member of the month in 2025.  We’d like to thank you in advance for helping us see into your soul 😉 and learn what makes you tick.  So here we go. (Interviewed my Monica so you read the question in her voice).

From where do you hail (grew up) and what did you love about your childhood.
I grew up in chalmette, Louisiana. A small town About ten minutes east of New Orleans. My favorite thing about my childhood is Mardi Gras! Yes, in the outskirts it’s a very family friendly holiday 😂 I grew up marching in parades with school teams and just going to parades with family and KING CAKE! 🙂 It’s definitely something I miss dearly since moving away and wish my kids could experience it regularly.  

You are a military spouse aka the unsung heroes of our armed forces.  Thank you for all you do.  Where has been your favorite deployment (duty station?) 
My personal favorite station has been RAF Lakenheath in England. Despite our only full year there being 2020, we fully immersed ourselves into the culture and did as much traveling as allowed. I loved the slow pace of life and the focus on family time there (almost our whole little town closed at 3pm every Sunday)  Second favorite would be Vegas. 😉

You have really evolved in mind and body over the years.  You are committed and you make the time to care for your health.  What has been the most valuable part of your journey and how do you stay so motivated?
I’ve worked out for as long as I can remember, I was an active kid and stayed active into adulthood. Finding CrossFit 2.5 years ago changed so much of how I look at it. I’m working out to carry my toddlers, or to know that I’m strong enough to help them if need be, or to haul literally all of our stuff and ourselves to different states. (Lol)  My most favorite skill is to bring in all of the groceries in one trip. CrossFit has changed my mindset of wanting to be thin, to wanting to be strong and functional. It also offers a community that holds me accountable which is the MOST valuable to me. 

We know you’ve got a great husband and 4 beautiful children. What are a couple things about you that would surprise most of us? 
Aside from CrossFit and being a stay at home mom to 4 kids, I teach dance on Saturdays to babies ages 18 mos up to kids age 12. Ballet, jazz and hip hop! If I ever have any free time, I love to crochet.  I used to sell some of my creations. 

Final Question: You are stranded for 10 years somewhere. Think, Gilligans island. Where would you like to be stranded and pick 2 people alive or dead to be stranded with?  You can’t pick anyone you currently know. Where and who?
I’d love to be stranded anywhere tropical. Maybe the Bahamas. If it can’t be anyone I currently know, I’d choose Lindsey Stirling to play music for me, and Lisa jewell (my favorite author) to keep me entertained. :).