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The Open is coming, the Open is coming! This will be
my 13th open. I still remember 12.1…as many rounds and reps as
possible of…Burpees!!! I can’t remember any of the others, but I will
never forget that one!
It was a cold February day in Fernley Nevada. I had
been running a belt promotion test for my martial arts students all morning
into the early afternoon. The Open was still an “underground” thing. Although I
had gotten my Level 1 CrossFit two years earlier this was only the second year
of the Open. I would have to do a video submission as I didn’t have
access to a box. So, I pulled out a portable mat to cover the ice-cold
concrete, set up a target six inches beyond my outstretched reach, got a clock
and one of my black belts to count and judge and 3,2,1 Go.
When I finished, I had 88 reps. That placed me at #87
for that workout. In 2012 there were less than five hundred participants in the
entire division. To contrast there were over 1500 participants in the 65+ last
year!
Your place doesn’t matter, first or 100,000th.
What matters is you showed up, got judged, met the standards, and put a score
in. There is an accountability piece, some community involvement, and a way
to track your progress over the years. I can look back at every workout over
the last 13 years and see my progress (or not). Having benchmarks keeps me
focused on the actual data and results, not some vague memory of what might
have happened.
My point is this: The Open is important on many
levels. We are going to do the workouts every Friday anyway. So go ahead and sign
up. There are scaling options that work for anyone.
So, what are you waiting for? I’m in! Join me!
John Mariotti
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
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