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Our Best Guess For Event 1

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.” — Vince Lombardi

JUSTIN’S TAKE:

Could Thursday’s CrossFit.com Workout of the Day be Event 1?

When CrossFit HQ released CrossFit.com’s workout of the day, the Internet CrossFit community began speculating whether it was actually Event 1. 

4 Rounds for Time:
400m run
3 legless rope climbs
7 snatches (185/125)

“That WOD could separate the field in one event,” Brandon Brooks wrote on CrossFit.com’s comment section.

“Individual event one?!” Jason Rhodes asked CrossFit’s Twitter account.

The workout immediately stood out to me as the perfect combination of skill and strength. 

Here’s why I think this might not be the craziest possibility: In recent weeks, Dave Castro has been showcasing his workouts of the day, explaining how he’d program the WOD for an affiliate then how he’d adjust for a Games event. Here’s one of several posts in recent weeks. 

  • Using the main site WOD as event 1 would be a meaningful nod to CrossFit’s affiliate roots.
  • Greg Glassman, when outlining changes to the Games after last season, repeatedly made it clear that CrossFit would renew focus on training and affiliates. 
  • CrossFit.com’s programming has reflected a more inclusive direction, demonstrating how infinitely scalable workouts can be for everyone from the elderly to elite athletes. 
  • Using a main site workout would be a perfect way to demonstrate that scalability. 
  • Castro could decide to supersize this workout, adding a few extra pounds to the snatch to really separate the field. 

We could be reading into this a little too much, but it seems plausible.

Event 1 starts at 11:30 AM Central and you can watch it live on YouTube.

QUICK BRIEF

Quick Reads for the Day

1. Greg Glassman spent thirty minutes answering questions from the press yesterday on the changes to the season and how he feels about them.

2. Episode 1 of the Morning Chalk Up Live from the FITAID Beer Garden aired yesterday, where Tommy Marquez, Justin LoFranco and Brittney Kleyn share what they know so far and offer their podium predictions.

3. Since there is no coverage provided for Masters, here is a rundown from WODPREP of some of the Masters Athletes competing this week.

4. Watch this video of a full Games prep day for Annie Thorisdottir. 

DAILY DIGITS.

CrossFit Games by the Numbers

148: The number of men taking the field in Event 1.

131: The number of women taking the field in Event 1.

75: The planned number of individual athletes left remaining on the floor after Event 1.

100: The number of points an athlete will gain in an event win.

3: The amount of women vying for their third time being crowned Fittest on Earth.

11: Games appearances that Ben Smith has made.

7: Year gap between Games appearances for Cheryl Nasso.

667: The weight in pounds of Big Bob without any additional plates added.

THINGS TO WIN: When Kari Pearce Scores, You Score!
Kari Pearce is giving away one PowerAbs or SummerPowerAbs online program for every point she scores at the CrossFit Games this week! All you have to do to enter is follow Kari on Instagram, and tag as many of your friends in the comments as you can. Every follow and comment is an entry.
ENTER TO WIN.

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Photo of the Day: The doors open tomorrow morning at the Alliant Energy Center for the 2019 CrossFit Games. (Photo Credit: Patrick Clark)

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THE DETAILS.

Broadcast Schedule and Heat Times.

We are streaming all individual and team events live on Facebook and YouTube. 

Day 1 Live Stream: YouTube  |  Facebook

  • 8:30 AM CT: Morning Chalk Up Show
  • 9:00 AM CT: Opening Ceremony (North Park)
  • 10:30 AM CT: Team Assault to Bob (North Park)
  • 11:30 AM CT: Mens Individual Event 1 (North Park)
  • 1:15 PM CT: Womens Individual Event 1(North Park)
  • 3:45 PM CT: Team Event 2 (North Park)
  • 5:00 PM CT:  Mens Individual Event 2 (North Park)
  • 5:45 PM CT: Womens Individual Event 2 (North Park)
  • 6:15 PM CT: Morning Chalk Up Show
    *CrossFit is not providing a live feed of the Age Group competition.

All workout details and heat times in your local time zone are on Morningchalkup.com

Things to do around Madison.

Here’s how to keep yourself busy in and around Madison today.

  • Opening Ceremonies kick off at 9:00 AM in North Park.
  • From 5:00 to 7:00 join RP and Trifecta for an “Eat and Speak” dinner at CrossFit Recursive, hosted by FITAID with Nick Shaw doling out free food and drinks.
  • Caffeine and Kilos is hosting a free weightlifting clinic at CrossFit Big Dane at 5:30 PM with special guest 2016 olympian Morghan King.
  • Local artists will be creating three large CrossFit Games themed sidewalk chalk pieces on the Capitol Square in downtown Madison, and one sidewalk chalk piece at the Alliant Energy Center.
  • Get a WOD in at the Assault Spectator Workout Area at the Alliant Energy Center.
  • Try to pull a Porsche 911 for time in the Vendor Pavilion at the Porsche booth.
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