2012 CrossFit Games: Friday, July 13 (Part 1)

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Ahhhhhh! The CrossFit Games are absolutely amazing! I keep referring to them as “CrossFit Christmas” because they’re so fun! Again, a huge THANK YOU to GNC and Reebok for making this trip happen for me. I am forever grateful!

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On Friday, Heather, Kelly, and I arrived at the Games around 10:30 AM. It was a gray, rainy morning, but we didn’t care. We were PSYCHED to be there. I’m not kidding, I literally danced as I walked through the doors of the Home Depot Center.

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As soon as we walked in, we saw a huge expo with all sort of vendors and CrossFit-y things, so Heather and I went to check it out.

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The expo had a number of fun competitions:

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Products:

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Food samples:

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And even a place to WOD:

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Rogue set up an outdoor box where people could sign up to do “Grace.” So cool!

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We wandered around for about an hour and then met up at the GNC booth with the other Fitfluential ambassadors on this trip: Joe, Heather, me, Jess, and Scott. They’re a fun group!

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Then, it was finally time to watch the competition! Woohoo!

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Heather and Jess!

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Heather and me!

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We arrived just as Heat 2 of the Men’s Track Triplet was starting. Each day of the competition, individual athletes (schedule below) and teams compete in two workouts each day.

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Click for Team Events and Masters Events. Please see the Scoring Page for an explanation of the points system.

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Men’s Track Triplet:

Athletes will begin this event just after completing the Ball Toss.

Sitting in the GHD, athletes will throw as many medicine balls as far as possible.
Men will throw 4 pound medicine balls.
Immediately after the event, athletes will reset together for the Track Triplet Event.

Three rounds for time of:
8 Split snatch, alternating legs (115 / 75lbs)
7 Bar muscle-ups
Run 400 meters

Jason Khalipa, winner of the 2008 CrossFit Games, won the second heat in 8:49.

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Nate Schrader, one of GNC’s sponsored athletes, put up a good fight during this heat.

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He ended up coming in 14th place (overall) for the Track Triplet.

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But, he won the Broad Jump event during Wednesday’s competition, so that’s pretty awesome.

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Heat 3 included a couple of my favorite CrossFit athletes: Austin Malleolo and Spencer Hendel, who both train at CrossFit One.

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The event started with the Ball Toss.

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And then the men were off!

Three rounds of 115-pound Split snatch (8 reps alternating each leg).

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Then, 7 Bar muscle-ups.

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And, finally, a 400 meter run.

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Go Spencer!

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Austin gaining on Chris Spealler!

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Go Austin!

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Here comes Daniel Tyminski (red shorts) toward the finish line!

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Daniel Tyminski won the heat and took first place in the heat and event overall with a time of 8:03.

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Graham Holmberg and Chris Spealler race to the finish for second and third place!

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Chris took second place.

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Austin finished 4th.

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And, of course, like every WOD, it isn’t over until everyone is finished. All of the guys came back and cheered on Austin Stack.

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As soon as the 3rd heat ended, the 4th and final heat started.

Well, hello, Rich Froning Jr.

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Once again, the event started with the Ball Toss.

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And then three rounds for time of Split snatches, Bar muscle-ups, and a 400 meter run.

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Looking good, Rich!

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He was literally 5 feet away from me, so I snapped this video. Enjoy!

During the first round, Rich Froning was the the middle of the pack. I think he was in 5th place after the first 400 meter run.

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But, he slowly and steadily improved his position as the workout progressed.

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He just did his thing and stayed focused.

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Rich didn’t look stressed or pained in anyway. He made it look so easy. And, by the second round, he was in 3rd place.

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And then he won the heat! (He placed 4th overall for this workout.)

The barbell that Rich Froning touched:

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Oh, yea, and I met him.

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Part 2 of Day 1 coming up next! I have so much to share with you guys!

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