Sunday Story...The CrossFit Open

The CrossFit Open starts on February 27th and ends on March 17th. This annual 3-week online competition marks the beginning of the competitive CrossFit season.

For most of us the Open is an annual test of our fitness. Am I stronger? Am I faster? Am I better? Remember, the whole idea of this fitness thing is to increase your ability to move large loads over a longer distance. Each of us needs to perform to the best of our ability.

There are lots of ways to do this. This morning, for example, I participated in S.W.E.A.T. (Southwest Ergonomic Amateur Tournament). This competition is simple…row 2000 meters as fast as possible. Did I go faster than I had in previous years? I did not. But in past years I wasn’t 2.5 months out of major surgery. Excuses, excuses, I know. But now I have a new metric to look at in the future.

This I will be signing up for the open. Part of this is to maintain my streak of the last 1313 years. I have participated in every open since 2012 (the second year). Do I expect my performance to be as good as last year? No but what these 3 weeks will tell me is how far down I am compared to previous years. Now, I don’t need to sign up and pay my money to do the workouts. Anyone can do them at any time they choose. But if you want an official score, or you want to be listed on the leaderboard, you need to sign up.

We will be doing the CrossFit Open workouts every Friday, starting on 2/28/25. So, sign up or not, we will all do them. Let’s celebrate our progress (or lack of) and see what lies ahead for our fitness journey.

 

John Mariotti

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