Your Unofficial Qualifiers for Wodapalooza

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Would You Pay $2,000 for Programming by Rich Froning?

The story.

Last week, CrossFit Mayhem sent out an email to the Mayhem athlete community offering personalized programming designed by the GOAT himself, Rich Froning, for $2,000 per month.

That’s steep, but…

We figure that right about now you’re checking your credit card balance, home refinance options and EOY bonuses so here’s the skinny on what you’ll get.

    ⁃    Personal program designed by Rich Froning through Wodify.

    ⁃    10-15 minute weekly phone calls with Rich Froning.

    ⁃    Kick-off consultation to discuss goals, weaknesses, etc.

    ⁃    Weekly emails to touch base on performance, tweaks, check-ins, etc.

    ⁃    Free monthly drop-in at CrossFit Mayhem.

    ⁃    Free Mayhem athlete t-shirt after 3 months.

They can’t be serious.

Can’t they tho? Time with celebrity athletes, musicians, et. al commands a pretty high price. During previous off seasons, Rich, Josh Bridges and Dan Bailey hosted weekend “Good Dudes” seminars around the same price point. And as far as CF celebrities goes, Rich is at the top of the list.

Coffee Break Conversations

What to tell your Nana Patty who sighs loudly and says it’s too late now, she’ll never be able to run that marathon…

Think again, Nana! Just take a look at Jeannie Rice, who at age 70 finished in 3:27:50, smashing the 70-plus women’s world record of 3:35:29 set by Helga Miketta of Germany in 2013. Rice, who still works as a realtor, felt fine after her marathon and was back at work (in heels!) Tuesday after the Sunday race.

Things To…

WATCH: Change Starts at Home

The owners and coaches of CrossFit Fatu Toa have made it their mission to improve health in Samoa, an island nation with an obesity rate north of 75 percent. Family is at the center of Samoan culture, and that might be the secret to turning things around. Affiliate manager Lupe Sefo says that’s the way to make a change, “just through family.”

FIT FAMILY FUN.

HEAR: Pat Vellner on Beating Mat Fraser

Michael Cazayoux had Patrick Vellner on the Brute Strength podcast to discuss how he’s changed his training to meet the ongoing changes in CrossFit. They also discuss how Vellner fell into competitive CrossFit, why he feels Mat Fraser has been so dominant thus far, and exactly how he plans to beat him.

VELLNER VS. FRASER.

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• SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND CROSSFIT — Buncombe County Recreation Services, Special Olympics of Buncombe County, and South Slope CrossFit today announced a partnership to offer free programs every Wednesday for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Classes are open to the public, and participants do not need to be Special Olympics athletes. 
• BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR — Hot Asana Yoga Studio was flooded in the path of Hurricane Michael hit. Since then, they’ve been holding classes where they can, including at Dominion CrossFit who opened their doors to the yoga studio. 
• COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER — Community members came out to CrossFit Sona in Johnson City, NY on Saturday to raise money for a local non-profit called Truth Pharm Inc. to help raise awareness for opioid addictions.
• CHALK UP FOR BURPEES — Join Josh Snyder, founder of Chalk Up For Burpees, on Veterans Day this year to complete seven minutes of burpees to show support for veterans in need of support. 

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES (a highlight reel around social media of CrossFit pros and average joes)

Kristi Eramo prepares for a local weightlifing meet to qualify for the American Open • Carleen Matthews is on vacation in Mexico • Lindsay Siolka
gets a 10RM back squat PR • Lindsey Valenzuela reflects on finishing three weeks of qualifiers with a lung infection • One week until Jared Enderton launches the next cycle of Invictus Weightlifting • Hayley Murillo PR’d her 2k row by 20 seconds in Wodapalooza event six.

Filling Out: CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town — Registration for the next sanctioned event has already begun. It kicks off November 1, and consists of three scored workouts.

— Elite athletes registered so far…Khan Porter, James Newbury, Carol-Ann Reason Thibault, Lindsey Valenzuela and Jamie Greene.

Wrapped Up Yesterday: Wodapalooza Online Qualifier — The second-in-season online qualifier wrapped up last night. Video reviews will take place until October 27, but here are your 20 unofficial male and female qualifiers.

— Notable names in qualifying spot:

Men: 1. Norman Woodring, 2.) Nik Hecht, 3.) Samuel Cournoyer…5.) Drew Wayman, 6.) Paul Castillo, 7.) Ryan Reeves…9.) Mitch Barnard…15.) Nick Bloch.

Women: 1.) Dani Speegle, 2.) Kristine Best, 3.) Hayley Murillo, 4.) Chantelle Loehner, 5.) Gabriela Migala…8.) Emma Ferreira…10.) Colleen Foetsch, 11.) Kelsey Kiel…14.) Lindsey Valenzuela…16.) Amanda Hardeman.

— Athletes on the cusp:

Men: 21). Jake Frye, 22). Tyler Eggimann, 23). Hal Fisher, 24). John-Paul Hethcock and 25). Tucker Mclemore.

Women: 21). Winter Nicolette Rodriguez, 22). Elizabeth Bradley, 23). Paige Henry, 24). Chelsey Hughes and 25). Anita Privatti. 

— Don’t forget: All 2018 CrossFit Games athlete received an invite to skip the qualifiers and go straight to January’s event. Also, past winners of Wodapalooza will receive invitations.

— What about the super teams? They’re invite only and there will only be 10. Once we know, you’ll know.

— What’s next: Round one of Individual invitations to the January event will be sent October 28. Individuals will have three days to respond before the second round of individual invitations will be sent out on November 1. Team Online qualifiers begin November 2.

— What’s up for grabs The Wodapalooza 2019 Prize Purse for Individuals:

1st Place: $25,000

2nd Place: $15,000

3rd Place: $10,000

4th Place: $7,000

5th Place: $5,000

6th Place: $4,000

7th Place: $3,000

8th Place: $2,000

9th Place: $1,500

10th Place: $1,000

“UNOFFICIAL: Dubai Dubai CrossFit Championship Qualifying Athletes,” by Tommy Marquez, Morning Chalk Up

The 2019 CrossFit Games season is now in full swing as the first-in-season sanctioned event wrapped up their qualifier this morning at 5:00 AM PT/8:00 AM ET.

The top 35 athletes after three weeks of events will move on to compete at the Championship in Dubai December 12 – 15, 2018. There are a total of 37 individual male and female athletes competing in December, however, the first two spots were granted to former champions Mathew Fraser, BK Gudmundsson, Annie Thorisdottir, and Sara Sigmundsdottir.

In addition to earning a spot to compete in Dubai, all qualifying athletes and team will receive a cash payout.

This elite division only competition will grant one male, female and team a spot to the 2019 CrossFit Games.

The Dubai CrossFit Championship staff are reviewing scores and video submissions to finalize the list. After all results are verified, invitations will be sent out. If an athlete declines their invitation it will be passed on to the next athlete on the leaderboard.

Here are the top 37 men and women, and 10 teams who have unofficially qualified.

10/26 – 10/28: JAKTRX Atlas Games (Montreal)

10/27: Tough Temple Invitational (Rockville, MD)

10/27: Rock Your Box Throwdown (St.Cloud, MN)

10/27: Halloween Havoc (Harrisburg, PA)

10/27: Push Pull for Pancreatic Cancer @ CrossFit Trumbull (Trumbull, CT)

10/27: Saberspook Throwdown (Minneapolis, MN)

10/27: Monster Mash (Ann Arbor, MI)

10/27: The Foundry 5K (Steamboat Springs, CO)

10/27: Rock Your Box Throwdown (Saint Cloud, MN)

10/27: Beartown Halloween Beatdown (Lebanon, VA)

10/27: 9th Annual Fall Brawl (Gibsonia, PA) 

10/27: Boo Bash (Cleveland, TN)

10/27: Crush Cancer at Dogtown CrossFit (Los Angeles, CA)

10/27: Sin City Championships 2018 (Singapore)

10/27: Barbells For Boobs at CrossFit New Albany (New Albany, OH)

10/27: Barbells For Boobs Fundraiser (Nyack, NY)

10/27: WOD League Black River Edition (São José do Rio Pret, Brazil)

10/27: 2018 CrossFit Juke Joint Halloween Mayhem (Grand Junction, CO)

11/2: Wodapalooza Qualifier – Team (Online)

11/2: WOD League Mixed Doubles Edition (São Paulo, Brazil)

11/2 – 11/3: Women’s WOD Jam Individuals (Denver, CO)

11/2 – 11/3: Fenrir’s Mayhem at CrossFit Iron Legion (Ocala, FL)

11/3: The Battle of Port Royal Sound (Okatie, SC)

11/3: Battle for the Badges (St. Charles, MO)

11/3: PPS CrossFit Fall Throwsdown (Portland, OR)

11/3: CFT’s 2018 Strongman Classic (Carol Stream, IL)

11/3: WODamania (Riviera Beach, FL)

11/3: Barbells For Boobs at CrossFit Florian (Norwood, MA)

11/3: Bar Wars 2018  (Harker Heights, TX)

11/3: Masters Of The Midway (The Hills, IL)

11/3: Dynamic Duo Deathmatch 2018 (Southlake, TX) 

11/3: Inferno in the Forge (Lawrenceville, IL)

11/3: Perimeter Rowdown (Atlanta, GA)

11/3: Central Texas Showdown (Seguin, TX)

11/3: Rookie Rollout 3 at Troy CrossFit (San Diego, CA)

11/3: Masters of the Midwest (Greenwood IN)

11/3: Fit Wars Competition (Cedar Park, TX)

11/3- 11/4: Reignited Games 2018 (Wilmington, NC) 

11/3 – 11/4: Charlotte Throwdown for Mental Health Awareness (Charlotte, NC)

11/3 – 11/4: GameDay Championship (St. Paul, MN)

11/3 – 11/4: Clearwater Beach Brawl (Clearwater, FL)

11/04 – 11/05: WODNATION BR (Vinhedo, Brazil)

11/10: The Battle at Branded One (Las Vegas, NV)

11/10: Emerald Coast Honor Games (Destin, FL)

11/10 – 11/11: Extreme Games (Piauí, Brazil)

11/10 – 11/11: South Loop Games (Chicago, IL)

11/10- 11/11: Southie Showdown (Boston, MA)

11/10: Metcon 4 Hope (Reno, NV)

11/10: Best of the Wurst (New Braunfels, TX)

11/10: Warrior Affiliate League Delta Force (Duarte, CA)

11/10: USA Powerlifting Veterans Day Championship (Philadelphia, PA) 

11/10: Blue Cooler Throwdown (Deland, FL)

11/10: Bromageddon 2018 (Chandler, AZ)

11/10: First Annual Sergeants Fitness Patriot Games (Caldwell, ID)

11/11: Bonsai Brawl (Philadelphia, PA)

11/11: CFF Team Marathon Row 2018 (Meuchen, NJ)

11/15: Push Pull for Pancreatic Cancer @ Hybrid Athletics Bridgport (Bridgeport, CT)

11/16 – 11/17: Veterans Day Bash at CrossFit Wild West (Lubbock,TX)

11/17: MetCon Mashups CrossFit Lubbock (Lubbock,TX)

11/17: CrossFit TIG Turf Wars (Brighton, MI)

11/17: 2018 Energy Games (Houston, TX)

11/17: MetCon Mashups (Tulsa, OK) 

11/17: Green Valley Clash of the Fittest (Green Valley, AZ)

11/17: Push Pull for Pancreatic Cancer @ Invictus Boston (Boston, MA)

11/17: Team SuperFit Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

11/17: 2nd Annual Well Seasoned Masters Competition (Burlington, MA) 

11/17: Guardian Games National Championship (Ashland, VA)

11/20: Ben Marconi Memorial WOD (San Antonio, TX)