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Day One of CrossFit Filthy 150 is a Wrap

Good morning and welcome to the weekend edition of the Morning Chalk Up. This is Jessica Danger filling in for Justin LoFranco, your Editor-in-Chief, to bring you a quick wrap-up of the major news items throughout the week.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Buckle Up, Sanctionals Are Here

This weekend marks the start of the 2020 CrossFit Sanctional season. Morning Chalk Up is in Dublin, Ireland covering the CrossFit Filthy 150, the inaugural Sanctional of this season.

Tommy Marquez and Sean Woodland are covering events, with Justin LoFranco providing athlete interviews and reporting throughout the days events.

As Tommy Marquez wrote in his article “Sanctionals, Start Your Engines” earlier this week, 18 different countries will host 27 events this season. And the full slate of Sanctionals will run for 32 weeks in total. Take note, that’s longer than the full seasons of the NFL, MLB, and NBA.

In total, there will be 81 days of live competition adding up to about 500 hours of competitive CrossFit and, as of today, Morning Chalk Up will be at 10 Sanctionals in 9 different countries bringing comprehensive coverage each day.

That’s a lot of CrossFit, folks. Here we go.

In fitness,

Jessica Danger
Managing Editor

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Yesterday, the 2020 Season officially kicked off with Day 1 of the CrossFit Filthy 150. Morning Chalk Up is on the ground, giving you end-to-end coverage of the event. Here’s what we got so far.

  1. Here’s our Filthy 150 Day 1 Recap.
  2. We caught up with Sara Sigmundsdottir after her event winning 210 pound snatch.
  3. Cedric Lapointe, who is in Ireland competing, got word that his 20.4 score received a penalty. Morning Chalk Up got his response
  4. Sean Sweeney snatched 270 pounds on the comp floor. 
  5. Dan Bailey snatched 264 pounds in Event 3, a 30 pound post-surgery PR.
  6. Here’s how the leaderboard shook out at the end of Day One. 
  7. Follow along all weekend. Here’s how to watch and the schedule for each day. 
Oh and let’s not forget…

You Shouldn’t Train Like The Pros To Build Muscle (Daniel DeBrocke/Breaking Muscle)

How to Become Healthy Through Consistent Discovery (Jessica Danger and Brittany Marsh/ A Fresh Cup of Fitness)

Burton Snowboard Founder, Jake Burton, Has Died (Gordy Megroz/Outsider)

Chrononutrition: Why Meal Timing, Calorie Distribution & Feeding Windows Really Do Matter (Danny Lennon/Stronger By Science) 

More Than 80% of Adolescents Not Active Enough, Warns WHO (The Guardian/ Sarah Boseley)

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