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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while hoping Santa brings us an early Christmas present in the form of a snatch PR.
CORRECTION: Yesterday, we misreported a fact about the Open. There has been a repeat every Open except for the first Open in 2011. Here are all the repeats to date:
12.5 = 11.6
13.3 = 12.4
14.1 = 11.1
15.2 = 14.2
16.5 = 15.5
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” — Unknown
17.3 LIVE
THE DETAILS.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
Mathew Fraser, Scott Panchik and Cole Sager got together for some fast exercising. All three were just a couple reps apart through the 135 pound snatches. Then it was Scott and Mat neck and neck until the end of 245 pounds. As expected, Fraser took the win finishing in 17:48. You can rewatch the whole event here.
Rory McKernan finally got his dubya, which brings the 2017 series to 2-1. It’s gonna be tough, but Rory is still in the running. #TeamRo
ANYTHING ELSE?
Rich Froning snatching 265 pounds during 17.3 in slow motion. And Jenn Jones once again went live on Facebook. Mat Fraser’s warm-up of choice last night was dumbbell thrusters…just in case.
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
You can now customize the Reebok Nano 7s. Tommy Marquez posted some bloopers from the Ro vs Boz trailers. Andrea Ager played a really good prank on one of her friends. AboutTime is going live on Facebook at 12PM Eastern, making protein pancakes and other goodies during their lunch hour; preview. Alexis Johnson has found a new way to cycle the barbell. If you’re in the Kelowna CrossFit area on Saturday, you can cheer on Brent Fikowski as he performs 17.3. Kara Webb will be doing 17.3 LIVE tomorrow at 4PM Pacific.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Inside the Leaderboard
CrossFit HQ’s Tommy Marquez breaks down the leaderboard after 17.1 and 17.2. Fun Fact: a total of 73,432,565 reps were completed in 17.1.
HEAR: The Open Makes You Crazy
Every year we say it, we mean it, but somehow we still get caught up in it…The Open Crazies. The Open is great because it gives you a reason to push yourself beyond the norm, but it can also give you unrealistic expectations. Not only that, but suddenly you are literally looking at a list of scores from everyone else in the world, and it’s impossible not to compare. This week Girls Gone WOD talks about getting caught up in this trap, how you can stay away from it, and what to tell yourself if you start having stress dreams about Dave Castro.
KEEP CALM & CROSSFIT ON.
KEEP CALM & CROSSFIT ON.
BUY: $20 Crop Tops for Spring
Belle & Bell is having a crop top sale just in time for warmer weather. How does the saying go? Suns out, guns out.
START SHOPPING.
START SHOPPING.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
Kym Butcher’s wrote down a goal: in 2017, do 10,000 burpees and donate one of her kidneys to someone who needed it. On February 24, she was hit by a suspected drunk driver. One of the other passengers was killed and she’s still in the hospital. This weekend, CrossFit LTP in Arvada, CO is holding a fundraiser and silent auction to raise money for Butcher, who is a single mother to her young daughter.