February Featured Athletes- Jess & Jason
Where are you from?
Jess: Connecticut, but lived in ithaca longer than anywhere else
Jason: Blissfield, MI– a very happy place
How did you meet?
CrossFit of Ithaca
How long have you been together?
6 years, since 2019
How long have you been in Ithaca?
Jess: 36 years
Jason: Off and on since 1999, 26 years
What brought you to Ithaca?
Jess: Ithaca College
Jason: opened first retail store in 1995, a cell phone shop, and I thought it would be a great place to raise a family.
What is your education in?
Jess: Elementary Education
Jason: Aerospace Engineering
What do you currently do for work?
Jess: Director of Culinary Operations–manage back of house at Ithaca Beer
Jason: Residential and Commercial leasing
What is your favorite part of your job and least favorite?
Jess: Favorite, cooking & creating dishes Least, putting orders away
Jason: favorite, my tenets and least is my tenets
What brought you to Pallas?
Lisa Bloom
How long have you been a member at Pallas?
6 months
What keeps you motivated to keep coming to the gym?
Jess: I feel so much better doing CrossFit than not
Jason: It hurts so much when you take time off, I want to get back in shape and feel like I used to.
What’s your favorite and least favorite CrossFit movement(s)?
Jess: Favorite: TTB, thrusters LEAST: WBS
Jason: Favorite: Olympic lifts, love cleans and dropping a heavy bar. LEAST: Burpees
What would your ideal WOD consist of?
Jess: TTB, Sit-ups, Dubs
Jason: Annie, I love it, PC, Rowing
Above WOD playlist/5 song max?
Jess: Hick-hop
Jason: Volbeat, and or any type of Fall Out Boy radio
What’s your go to comfort food?
Jess: Pasta—spaghetti with tomato sauce
Jason: Ice Cream-OG Häagen-Dazs strawberry
What is your go to outside the gym activity for self care?
Jess: Swimming
Jason: Swimming, jumping off our dock
Favorite place you have lived?
our current lake house
Where is the coolest place you’ve visited?
Cork, Ireland
What book would you recommend to a stranger?
Jess: Every single John Irving book, A Widow for One Year is the best one
Jason: The Martian by Andy Weir
If you could live anywhere and money wasn't an issue, where would you choose?
Jess: Where I live now or the South of Spain
Jason: Where we live now but with a heated driveway and an elevator
Tell us something about yourself that would surprise most people?
Jess: I used to be a goalie and I am half Chilean
Jason: I used to say I was 5’10” with hair
What advice would you give to someone who is hesitant to start at Pallas?
Jason: It gets better, just keep coming. The only cure for CrossFit is CrossFit
Jess: The sooner you start, the happier you are going to be.
Favorite thing about Pallas?
Jason: New Floors, the coaches
Jess: The coaching, the programming, and I feel comfortable here.