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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 [email protected] 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!