The Search for The One

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These are the pics that I have from the past weekend. Of course they are a little SPC bias, it was my girlfriend taking the pictures. We will continue to add here and there.

Everyone that participated today ended up winning. The weather was beautiful, crowd supportive and athletes were stellar. The competition was outstanding, with all athletes giving their all on 3 difficult WOD’s. Once again the CF community showed it’s true colors, only supportive, respectful, wonderful athletes. There were NO EGOs, just great camraderie and CF FUN.

Please make sure to check back every now and then for pictures and a video.

Thank you to all of the volunteers and volunteer judges, spectators and athletes. We will let this sit in for a few days and then begin thinking about our next event. You can count on one thing, next year will be the 2nd Annual NEO CrossFit Challenge.

Final Standings:

Women:
1 CHEW FENG YI CROSSFIT JOUST 05:49 04:26 15:10 25:25
2 KUSNYER KATE SPC CROSSFIT 09:04 05:13 18:21 32:38
3 HOLLIDAY KRISTIN SPC CROSSFIT 07:33 05:28 20:35 33:36

Men:
1 PRICE DOUG CROSSFIT LEGACY 05:49 04:36 14:35 25:00
2 MCGROTTY SHANE ROGUE FITNESS 07:19 04:52 14:12 26:23
3 PARANA BRIAN CROSSFIT ENERGY 06:09 05:44 15:00 26:53

Full Final Standing:
http://www.spccrossfit.com/standings

Do you have a friend competing today? Want to see the results come in live? We will post results as WOD times come in for each athlete.

You can keep up with what’s happening at the NEO Crossfit Challenge by visiting the following URL:

http://www.spc-crossfit.com/standings

The standings page will update automatically every 30 seconds. So load the page, sit back and watch the results come in.

Results will change fast as we post times for each WOD.

WOD times are 9:00am, 11:30am and 2:00pm. So you can time your visit to the standings page accordingly.

UPDATE: Please check below for update to DL WOD. I made a mistake and added to many rounds. My fault and I apologize.

The following are the standards for the upcoming WODs.

IF SCALING IS NEEDED, PLEASE INFORM US AT REGISTRATION AND WE WILL ACCOMODATE YOUR REQUESTS.  (WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVERALL WINNER)

WOD:   Wall Balls and Burpees

• Ball must pass the line/target (10ft)
• Hips must fall below the knees
• Chest and Thighs must touch the ground/mat
• Burpee must end in a jump and clap above the head

WOD:  Deadlifts and Skips

• Lift must be initiated from the ground each time (no bouncing)
• Head must be behind the bar at the top of each lift
• Hips must be OPEN at the end of the lift
• Bar must be carried back to the ground…dropping of bar will result in a lost rep/uncounted rep
• SKIPS:  Only the pre-selected exercise will be counted
• ex:  if you choose DU’s, then ALL single skips will NOT be counted
• ATHLETES MAY USE THEIR OWN ROPES, OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE PROVIDED

WOD: THIS, THAT and SOME MORE

• … you didn’t think I was going to give you the standards for the unidentified WOD did you?  You will have to wait to find out.

HEATS:

• Women’s Heats will be run in two heats of 4 contestants
• Men’s Heats will be run in four heats of 6 contestants

FINAL WOD:

• All athletes will compete in the FINAL WOD
• The top 4 women and top 6 men will compete in the FINAL WOD
• This WOD will use a STAGGERED START…WINNER WILL TAKE ALL (UNLESS THEIR IS A BLACKHORSE IN THE FINAL WOD)

Please make sure to read this entire post as it will contain all information required for Saturday.

Registration:

• Registration will OPEN at 7:30a and close at 8:30am
• You will be required to complete a liability form/release and emergency contact card

Parking:

• There is NO PARKING at the venue
• Please GO STRAIGHT TO STANTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.  DO NOT STOP HERE FIRST, AS THIS WILL CAUSE CONGESTION.  WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE AND NO ACCIDENTS. (look at the map below for directions)
• Park at SMS and follow signs for:  SHUTTLE or WALKING directions
• Shuttle will be running continuously until 8:45a.  If you would rather walk, it is only 1/2 mile down the road.

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What to Bring With You:

• Chairs, Blankets, Food and Drink
• There will be bottled water for sale (goes to charity…promise)
• Anything that you think you will need for the day.

Spectators:

• Are Welcome … there is NO CHARGE
• There will be a donation jar and all donations would be greatly appreciated

Charity:

• Akron Childrens Hospital (obesity programs)

Restrooms:

• There will be restrooms available (outside) Please make arrangements for children if needed

Medical Care:

• There will be certified athletic trainers (affiliate owners) available, but this is for emergencies only.
• You are responsible for your own wound care (rips,etc)
• Provide your own tape, bandages

Massage Table:

• There will be a local massage therapist on site
• She will be providing her services for a fee of:   1.00 / minute  (half of all proceeds go to charity)

Now for What Everyone Has Been Waiting For!!!

WODs and Times:

All exercise standards will be posted later this evening. Just imagine that they will follow the regional qualifier standards.

We are getting closer to “gametime”, so here are a few early updates.

1. Spectators are welcome
2. Bring any food,chairs,blankets, etc . . that you will need
3. Parking will be at Stanton Middle School (just down the road and then we will shuttle you here)
4. Two of the three workouts will be posted on Wed. June 3rd
5. More to come as we get closer.

Now you can help promote this event using our flyer.

All participants who register before June 1st for the June 6th NEO CrossFit Challenge will get in at the discount price of $54.95. Participants who register the week of the event must pay the full price of $64.95.

**** More details will be released within the next week (including: parking, registration, what to bring, etc..)
**** The 3 WOD’s will be released on Wednesday June 3rd. Let the fun begin, so check back soon.

This year the NEO CrossFit Challenge will be held at SPC-CrossFit, located at 6797 Hudson, Rd in Kent.

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The NEO CrossFit challenge is not limited to current CrossFit members — this is an open event. Whether you are a member of a CrossFit affiliate, train at home, or train at Bally’s in Pennsylvania, you are invited to our challenge. However, registration is limited to 50 participants total. 9 have registered within the first week, so if you plan on coming be sure to reserve your spot.