Welcome to Day One of the CrossFit Games

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. It’s Day One of the 2018 CrossFit Games. Today’s edition is fueled by FlapJacked, the Official Breakfast Sponsor of the Morning Chalk Up. 

Happy first day of the CrossFit Games. If you’re in Madison this week, don’t miss us in the Vendor Village. We just launched three new Mighty Muffins and we want to hear what you think! Test out Peanut Butter & Jelly, Banana Caramel or Triple Berry and then take a muffin for the road. We’ll be hanging out all week, so make sure to come say hi!

“The field mouse is fast, but the owl sees at night.” — Grandpa Chip

QUICK BRIEF

What You Need to Know Going Into Day 1.

The 2018 CrossFit Games kicks off in six hours with the first Individual Event, the Criterium. There’s a 40% chance of rain today, but virtually no humidity, and a high of 82.

We don’t skip meals, so we’re starting with a pancake breakfast at the RXBAR RV in the campgrounds from 7-10AM. 

As athletes are preparing to kick off the hardest and longest day one of competition in CrossFit Games history, here are a few things we noticed 

1. By the end of the day, when you tally up the total competition time, individual athletes will have spent nearly five hours (4:47) competing, completed 2,370 muscle-ups, biked 960,000 meters, and then made max lift attempts in the deadlift, the back squat, and the strict press.
2. Athletes have just 35 minutes rest between completing 30 muscle-ups for time and starting the CrossFit Total. Both events are completed outside.
3. With a four-hour time cap on the row marathon, we’re looking at hours and hours of rowing, literally. Fourteen male and female athletes who finished top 10 in the 2013 half marathon row are returning this year, including fifth place finisher Roy Gamboa with a time of 1:20:09 and second place finisher Margaux Alvarez with a time of 1:29:02.
4. Yesterday, all athletes completed a time trial to determine start positions. The men averaged 1:48:90  for one 1200 meter lap, while the women averaged 1:57:85. The first five men to ride out will be Adrian Mundwiler, Rasmus Andersen, Mat Fraser, Cole Sager, and Lukas Hogberg. The first five women to ride out will be Laura Horvath, Katrin Davidsdottir, Tennil Beuerlein, Michele Fumagalli, and Cassidy Lance-McWherter. 

SPEED READ.

3 Stories to Check Out.

1. Sara sigmundsdottir documentary bonus episode. 
2. The CrossFit Total Returns to the Games: It was July 2007 in Aromas, CA. The first CrossFit Games kicked off with three events across two days: a classic CrossFit style WOD, a trail run, and the CrossFit Total. “The CrossFit Total reflects an athlete’s functional strength capacity more accurately than any other test,” wrote Mark Rippetoe back in 2006 when the workout was designed. “The CrossFit Total is the sum of the best of three attempts at the squat, the press, and the deadlift.”
3. A Brief History of CrossFit Games Repeat Workouts: At the very heart of Greg Glassman’s CrossFit methodology is the concept of trackable, repeatable, and measurable tests of fitness. Over the past eleven CrossFit Games there have been 10 repeat workouts Dave Castro has programmed; two of those workouts show up tomorrow. 

DAILY DIGITS.

CrossFit Games by the Numbers.

32: The number of countries represented at the CrossFit Games.

560: The total number of athletes competing. 

5: Most CrossFit Games individual podium appearances: Rich Froning and Annie Thorisdottir.

5: Most CrossFit Games top-five finishes: Rich Froning, Annie Thorisdottir, and Jason Khalipa.

16: Most CrossFit Games event wins by a single athlete: Rich Froning.

40: Number of teams competing. 

56: Number of first-time male Masters Games athletes.

43: Number of first-time female Masters Games athletes.

24: Number of first-time male Teenage Games athletes.

23: Number of first-time female Teenage Games athletes.

19: Number of competitive divisions.

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THE DETAILS.

How do I watch?

How Do I Watch?

Not going to be in Madison? The CrossFit Games Facebook page and the Games website will be live streaming select individual, team and age group events. Here are the events today you can catch live:

— Individual Event 1: The Crit 

— Individual Event 2: 30 Muscle-Ups 

— Individual Event 3: CrossFit Total 

— Individual Event 4: Marathon Row 

— Team Event 1: Bike Deadlift 

— Team Event 2: The 30’s 

Scroll down for a complete schedule of today’s events.

Schedule and Heat Times.

All times are in local Central Time.

Individuals

— 8:20 – 9:05 AM: Crit (Women) @ Perimeter

— 9:15 – 10:00 AM: Crit (Men) @ Perimeter

— 11:55 – 12:15 PM: 30 Muscle Ups (Women) @ North Park

— 12:20 – 12:40 PM: 30 Muscle Ups (Men) @ North Park

— 12:50 – 1:38 PM: CrossFit Total (Women) @ North Park

— 1:46 – 2:34 PM: CrossFit Total (Men) @ North Park

— 5:00 – 9:00 PM Marathon Row (Men & Women) @ Coliseum

Teams



— 10:20 – 11:40 AM: Bike Deadlift @ North Park

— 3:00 – 4:20 PM The 30s @ North Park

Teens

— 8:30 – 8:45 AM: Doubles and Oly (Boys 14-15) @ AGP

— 8:30 – 8:45 AM: AG Battleground (Boys 16-17) @ O-Course

— 8:54 – 9:18 AM: AG Battleground (Girls 16-17) @ O-Course

— 8:55 – 9:10 AM: Doubles and Oly (Girls 14-15) @ AGP

— 11:35 – 11:41 AM Handstand Walk (Boys 14-15) @ AGP

— 11:41 – 11:47 AM Handstand Walk (Girls 14-15) @ AGP

— 12:30 – 12:36 PM Handstand Walk (Boys 16-17) @ AGP

— 12:36 – 12:42 PM Handstand Walk (Girls 16-17) @ AGP

— 12:53 – 1:17 PM: AG Battleground (Boys 14-15) @ O-Course

— 1:17 – 1:41 PM: AG Battleground (Girls 14-15) @ O-Course

— 1:40 – 1:55 PM: Doubles and Oly (Boys 16-17) @ AGP

— 2:05 – 2:20 PM: Doubles and Oly (Girls 16-17) @ AGP



Masters

— 9:15 – 9:30 AM: Doubles and Oly (Women 50-54) @ AGP

— 9:18 – 9:42 AM: AG Battleground (Women 35-39) @ O-Course

— 9:35 – 9:50 AM: Doubles and Oly (Women 55-59) @ AGP

— 9:42 – 10:06 AM: AG Battleground (Women 40-44) @ O-Course

— 9:55 – 10:10 AM: Doubles and Oly (Women 60+) @ AGP

— 10:06 – 10:30 AM: AG Battleground (Women 45-59) @ O-Course

— 10:20 – 10:35 AM: Doubles and Oly (Men 50-54) @ AGP

— 10:30 – 10:54 AM: AG Battleground (Men 35-39) @ O-Course

— 10:40 – 10:55 AM: Doubles and Oly (Men 55-59) @ AGP

— 10:54 – 11:18 AM: AG Battleground (Men 40-44) @ O-Course

— 11:00 – 11:15 AM: Doubles and Oly (Men 60+) @ AGP

— 11:18 – 11:42 AM: AG Battleground (Men 45-59) @ O-Course

— 11:47 – 11:53 AM: Handstand Walk (Women 50-54) @ AGP

— 11:53 – 11:59 AM: Handstand Walk (Women 55-59) @ AGP

— 11:59 – 12:05 PM: Handstand Walk (Women 60+) @ AGP

— 12:05 – 12:11 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 50-54) @ AGP

— 12:11 – 12:17 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 55-59) @ AGP

— 12:17 – 12:23 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 60+) @ AGP

— 12:42 – 12:48 PM: Handstand Walk (Women 35-39) @ AGP

— 12:48 – 12:54 PM: Handstand Walk (Women 40-44) @ AGP

— 12:54 – 1:00 PM: Handstand Walk (Women 45-49) @ AGP

— 1:00 – 1:06 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 35-39) @ AGP

— 1:06 – 1:12 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 40-44) @ AGP

— 1:12 – 1:18 PM: Handstand Walk (Men 45-49) @ AGP

— 1:41 – 2:05 PM: AG Battleground (Women 50-54) @ O-Course

— 2:05 – 2:29 PM: AG Battleground (Women 55-59) @ O-Course

— 2:25 – 2:40 PM: Doubles and Oly (Women 35-39) @ AGP

— 2:29 – 2:53 PM: AG Battleground (Women 60+) @ O-Course

— 2:45 – 3:00 PM: Doubles and Oly (Women 40-44) @ AGP

— 2:53 – 3:17 PM: AG Battleground (Men 50-54) @ O-Course

— 3:05 – 3:20 PM: Doubles and Oly (Women 45-59) @ AGP

— 3:17 – 3:41 PM: AG Battleground (Men 55-59) @ O-Course

— 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Doubles and Oly (Men 35-39) @ AGP

— 3:41 – 4:05 PM: AG Battleground (Men 60+) @ O-Course

— 3:50 – 4:05 PM: Doubles and Oly (Men 40-44) @ AGP

— 4:10 – 4:25 PM: Doubles and Oly (Men 45-59) @ AGP

Events

— 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Pancake Breakfast @ RXBAR RV in Campgrounds.

— 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM: O2 Recharging Station @ O2 Natural Recovery Booth

— 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM: Jump Rope Giveaway @ Caffeine and Kilos Booth