The Open Round UP!
The Open has come to an end. After quite a bit of deliberation a Fran type workout came along. I was a little disappointed in myself for not predicting something like this as every year they do something FRAN based. For those of you unfamiliar with Fran she is the 100m of CrossFit, THE MAIN BENCHMARK workout of:
21 / 15 / 9
Thrusters
Pull Ups
Some can do this in under 2 minutes. I believe the gym record is around 3mins maybe quicker. (I’m sure whoever has that record will correct me 🤓.
Now this year as always we saw trepidation. A lot of members scaling as they didn’t have Chest 2 Bar Pull Ups, some had no pull ups what so ever. But as always the pressure of competition produces some diamonds. First pull ups are always a momentous occasion. Especially when watching people work for so long to get them. A special mention has to go out to Anne Prince. After months of working with Anne in the strength class working towards getting a pull up, she only went and hit 8. As a masters athlete this is an inspiring story and proof that it is never too late to get strong. Awesome job Anne 💪.
24.3 Standings
This years CrossFit Open has been the first one i’ve actually enjoyed for many years. That’s has mainly been to do with injuries but also the programming has been a bit crap. This year I feel that everyone was able to take something away for the workouts. They were challenging for the seasoned CrossFitters and accessible for the the new CrossFitters. And for us Oldies with a few niggles they weren’t crazy heavy so we could drag our broken asses over the finish line. I was a little sad not to see international Brad Breakdown Day but there is always next year 🤪
CONGRATULATIONS!
So this year sees Ross crowned as the winner of our individual gym open comp. With wins in 24.1 and 24.2 and a 3rd place finish in 24.3 he absolutely smashed it. It was also the 266th in the Uk so very respectable. A big congratulations to him.
*Overall leaderboard for those that completed all 3 workouts.
Now onto the team competition. On drawing the teams my money was on the Hornets to come away with the victory and sure enough they stepped up and crushed it. Great job Team Hornets. The Dingos came second, Flapjacks third. My Team, Team Boom finished Fourth and the Cornettos right behind with the Wooden Spoon.
Now that the Open is finished for us mere mortals we can hopefully all walk away feeling proud of our efforts. Everyone of you put a proper shift in and worked as hard as you could. That’s always a great feeling. I’m certainly pretty happy with making it through all the workouts unscathed and looking ahead to get fitter for next year. That’s what this last 3 weeks was about. Testing your fitness. Testing your mental strength. Then giving you purpose and focus on what needs to be worked on over the next 12 months. If you need help with analysing your performance and identifying what’s next come in for a Goal Setting Appointment and I would be happy to talk through the best pathway to reach your targets for next year.
Ultimately I hope that the biggest take away from the pst 3 weeks is the AFSCrossFit Community. Every workout that took place was cheered on. I know I felt the support of everyone around to push me for that extra rep to beat Sutty 💥. There is nothing like overcoming adversity, pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone and having your fellow CrossFitters there to support you throughout.
Great Job TAFS
G-Unit