“In implementation, this looks like sport. This is revolutionary. It's as distinctive of the program as are the movements and the charter of functionality and variance. Our workouts are competitive events.
The strength and value of CrossFit lies entirely within our dominance of other athletes. This is a truth divined through competition, not debate.”
Greg Glassman, CrossFit Co-Founder & CEO
3, 2, 1 — GO!
The Top Female CrossFitter for 2008 is Caity Matter of Gahanna, OH, where she trains with Rogue Fitness. Tanya Wagner took second place and Gillian Mounsey took third.
The Top Male CrossFitter for 2008 is Jason Khalipa of CrossFit Unlimited in Milpitas, CA. Josh Everett came in second, with Jeremy Thiel in third.
The Affiliate Cup was won by the team from CrossFit Oakland.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the volunteers, spectators, and competitors for a great weekend!
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For those of you who asked, or secretly desired, to see the results by event, here they are, in PDF. For the really curious among you, Caity placed 11th in the run, 8th in the Thruster WOD.
Jason was 11th in the Thruster WOD and 38th (!) in the run. The run results are interesting; only 38 seconds separate first from 38th place. Kind of a quirky irony, but it also indicates just how competitive the field was.
Our amazing sponsor recruitment specialist (otherwise known as the chief arm twister), Mike Pomerenning, goes through the incredible goodies that the Games winners received. We had, as you will see, tremendous support from a wide variety of cool sponsors, and hope that this little video will whet your appetites for next year's events.
I was talking with our Customer Service rep tonight, and she told me that on Sunday night, July 6th, she received an email marked URGENT! The contents of that email? "How do I register for the 2009 Games?"
So...don't wait too long before starting to train for next year....
Inquiries have been researched, scoresheets have been reviewed, fat-fingered typos have been fixed, and the results re-calculated.
Below in PDF are the men's, women's, and team corrected final standings.
Thanks to all of the eagle-eyed reviewers helping us get this right, and thanks to you all for your patience. We didn't say *which* Wednesday we'd have the results retabluated, did we?
As a couple of you might have heard, there's a CrossFit movie in the works. Sevan and Carey are the evil geniuses behind this effort, and their movie will culminate with the 2008 CrossFit Games.
Here they are, discussing how things went after the first day of the Games.
As most of you know, the choice of Sunday's event wasn't announced until Saturday after the first three events were completed.
Here's your chance to see the announcement, which includes the description of the standards. As some of the Khalipa-naysayers will discover, the "squat clean to thruster" technique was briefed to all the competitors as an allowable method of completing the work.
Check the reactions to the choice, too. More than a few groans (and several cheers) met the announcement.
Here's a great video sent in by Josh and Tanya Wagner of CrossFit Apex in Harleysville PA. It chronicles their games experience from start to finish. You will see blood, sweat, and smiles, but no tears, in this one.
Based on the queries for corrections submitted, we've reviewed the official scoresheets and made the appropriate corrections - final versions are in the PDFs.
Special "Spirit of CrossFit" kudos to Geoff Aucoin, who dropped himself out of a top-20 finish and into the DNF pack by admitting that he and his spotter mis-counted the reps on his final workout, resulting in a time based on 27 reps, not 30.
The outstanding integrity in coming forward, while small comfort for his drop in standings, elevates him to the top of the heap in my book.
UPDATE 13 JUL: Folks, looks like some technical difficulties with the results files, so I'm pulling them back to compare to an original file and the official timesheets. Will get them back up after some data validation. Sorry for the delay, and the angst.
The Games are over, and results are in.
Top female CrossFitter for 2008 is Caity Matter of Gahanna, OH, where she trains with Rogue Fitness.
Second place: Tanya Wagner
Third Place: Gillian Mounsey
See the PDF for the rest of the results!
Top male CrossFitter for 2008 is Jason Khalipa of CrossFit Unlimited. In a stunning, come-from-behind victory in the staggered-start final heat, Jason quietly finished the reps and walked off the field victorious while all eyes were on the presumptive favorites.
Second place: Josh Everett of Mike's Gym
Third place: Jeremy Thiel of CrossFit Central
A stellar end to a wonderful weekend!
Check the PDF for the rest of the men's results.
And, last but not least, the affiliate cup. The affiliate cup was won by CrossFit Oakland. See the PDF for the rest of the results.
AND, a huge thanks to the team of volunteers who made it all run - you guys and gals were troopers!
The early women's heats are complete, and the men's heats are underway. After lunch, the final women's heat and the final men's heats will take place. So far, the time to beat for the Sunday workout is 3:24, by Max Mormont.
Final games results should be posted by early evening. Stay tuned....
You guys know what to do...check the PDFs for the standings after Saturday's three events.
Download the PDFs for the updates and corrections to Round 1, and the results for Round 2.
*Men's results corrected as of 1700 Pacific!
Grab these two PDF's to see the standings for the women and the men after the first round of the Games. One down, two to go!
This one left me speechless...although I will note that the weight overhead in the picture is a lot more than that used in the video.
Too nice to sweat in! Adidas is donating these great shirts for all competitors.
As if it wasn't bad enough, having to compete against the likes of Speal and Jolie and Dutch and Maggie, now even you spectators had better start working on your game.
Dr. Darrell "Bingo" White is staking claim to the Top Spectator title, so the rest of you guys had better get your game-watching-faces on and come prepared for battle.
In addition to fun and fame, there are PRIZES for the CrossFit Games.
Top Male CrossFitter will take home $1500.
Top Female CrossFitter will take home $1500.
There is another $2000 in prize money for other placings and events, and our gracious sponsors have provided a variety of goodies, including Oakley glasses, Oakley watches, Adidas gift cards, and lots more.
Adidas is generously outfitting the CrossFit Games staff this year with the gear shown in the photo. Interested in volunteering as part of our weekend staff? Please contact Jamie Vomvolakis at jamie@crossfit.com for more information about how to sign up.
Roles and responsibilities will be assigned prior to the event. These duties will range from helping with set-up to being part of the registration and event teams. Can't commit to the whole weekend? Still email Jamie for a smaller role.
Due to the overwhelming demand for more competitor slots, we're opening up the Games registration again for a limited number of competitors. Register now before the new cap is reached!
Participate in the 1,000-meter race put on by Concept2 at this year's CrossFit Games for a chance to win a C2 Model D Indoor Rower. The race is open to everyone present.
To help you prepare, check out Alex Dunne's article in the upcoming June issue of the CrossFit Journal on how to pace a 1K race.
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Keeping an eye on the prize at CrossFit Redding
The CrossFit Games Affiliate Cup will be contested by affiliate teams. A team will consist of at least 2 men and 2 women from the same affiliate. You can have as many athletes from your affiliate participate as you want. Your team score will simply be the cumulative scores of your top 2 men and top 2 women.
Come on in and check out an interview between our intrepid man on the street, Freddy Camacho, and Mike Minium, principal of CrossFit Oakland, as they discuss the Games, potential firebreathers from CF Oakland, event preparation, and some other pretty intriguing content.
In case everyone isn't fired up about the games, here, for easy reference, are links to the videos we posted from last year's games. They should help get you in the mood to join the fun!
CrossFit Games 07 CFT Highlights...[wmv][mov]
CrossFit Games 07 Female Awards...[wmv][mov]
CrossFit Games 07 Male Awards...[wmv][mov]
CrossFit Games 07 Hopper WOD...[wmv][mov]
CrossFit Games 07 Hopper WOD (Connor & David Martin)...[wmv][mov]
CrossFit Games 07 Run Highlights...[wmv][mov]
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