Client Stories: Joe Scott

N725925581_8025778_2298178 Joe was last year's Catalyst Games Head Referee. He arrived first thing in the morning to help, and was thrown into the job; in most pictures, he's yelling his head off. At the last event, Murph, I jokingly asked why he wasn't jumping into the mix; he did. After a full day without food, Joe hopped in, doing Murph (1 mile run / 100 pullups / 200 pushups / 300 squats / 1 mile run) in an unconventional way: all the pushups, then all the squats, and THEN all the pullups together. He finished ahead of half the Coaches.


Personally, I remember leaving the gym, barely moving, and seeing Joe 200m ahead. He appeared to be walking. "I'm going to get him," I thought. Passing Joe would have given me enough points to win the overall Coach's title. Half a mile later, he appeared to be floating on air. This quick-march was to become known as the "Joe Scott Shuffle" later, when he explained how he trained for long marches with the Canadian Forces.

Joe's a magnetic force. He's arrived at 5:30am with up to 30 soldiers. He's shown up at 6am with folks from Europe. He saved our bacon at 24-Hour Emergency when he rewired the sound on our projector for Every Second Counts. He and his wife, Marnie, bring friends, family, kids, and dogs to the gym; they're always quick to help for any cause; they're the first "under the bus" when anyone's in need. This was his interview:

6a00e554f403b68834011279704c0928a4-320wiWhat type of WOD is your strength?
Wow, tough question, I consider every WOD a challenge. I enjoy Murph and Angie the most, not that I have incredible PRs in them.
Where are you weakest?
Anything that includes weight bearing and my knees.

I got in a serious motorcycle accident when I was 17, broke both my legs in several places, snapped my right arm near the wrist, messed up my hips, damaged my left shoulder and did some serious spinal injuries that left me paralyzed on my right side for nearly a year. I had to go through tons of reconstructive knee surgery and spent a long time recovering. I have since made every attempt to ensure I don't take good health for granted and try to inspire others to do the same.


Right: the winning photo from March's Murph Challenge, which Joe won. In the tire: Silas Snider, son of another highly-ranked competitor, Clint.