The venue was awesome, and the competition was fierce. And as usual, there was the fantastic display of the community all through the weekend. Team CFR had fielded a strong team in both the individuals and the Team event. We want to do well in competitions, who doesn’t? Doing well in competitions is a reflection of the hard work we put in at the CFR Box and the amazing support of our members (who also did and awesome job and helped out over the two days with judging and also cheerleading our Teams )

 

Bolts put in a strong performance on WOD 3B in which he placed 6^th, but a tough 1^st day meant that the cut off was missed on this occasion.

In the Team event, Team CFR went into day 2 in 3^rd place. They were able to put in some massive performances to improve this by a further standing to place 2^nd overall for the 2 days. There are so many memorable things to recall on the day, by highlights include, Sav, being one of few male athltes to complete the Kalsu Snatch WOD, Kate overcoming her nerves to tear into the Snatch on the final chipper, and of course, getting on that podium. This was significant as the only team ahead of us were the mighty Butchers Garage, from Denmark, last years CrossFit Open regional champions.

 

As the score board shows, we placed in the top 7 out the 10 WODs, and top 9 out of 10, only out side the top 10 in 1 WOD. Moments like these need to be savoured. Finishing in 2^nd position meant we were the highest finishing UK team. This is an amazing achievement given the calibre of some of the teams in the competition. We are very fortunate that we have some amazing athletes representing Team CFR.

 

The scores and positions in the events are a reflection of the all round fitness and skills that Team CFR demonstrated on the day. But, it is important to remember, that in order to continue to strive, we should look forwards, and with the CrossFit Games open just round the corner, Team CFR are already in preparation to see what we can do on this open stage.