More fun than a yoga class

I travelled to Okotoks to compete in James Fitzgerald’s Big Dawg Competition. I hadn’t intended to go but Kim put the seed in my mind and I wanted meet some other Crossfitters. The workouts were as follows:

WOD 1

3 sets of 15 OHS

WOD 2

2K row and AMRAP Double Unders in 10 minutes

WOD 3

50 CTB chin ups
50 push up burpees

Rules:
– workouts have to be done in this order
– you have a 5 hour time limit from start of OHS workout to finish of chin up/burpee workout
– OHS – when taken from rack, bar has to stay overhead until reps are complete; rest as needed b/t sets and in set, video taken from side; ass to grass (I will be very picky on depth for this one), there must be ONLY 3 sets for max effort for 15 reps, please be honest on this; for weight lifted
– Row/DU – row has to go first to completion of 2K; for time and reps
– chin up/burpee – chest to bar, chest to deck, clap overhead with body at upright full extension at top (no bending over at top with clap), chin ups first all 50, then burpees; for time

Scoring:
– wod 1; points/placings awarded for highest load lifted in # for 15 reps in one set (i.e. 185# x 15 beats 115# x 15)
– wod 2; points/placings awarded for highest double under reps and low time for row (i.e. 2 workouts to score, 1 for lowest row time, 1 for highest double under reps)
– wod 3; points/placings awarded for lowest time (i.e. 3:30 beats 4:30)

Points:
Males:
– if you can in one set perform 15 OHS with your bodyweight, score a sub 7 min row, and perform wod 3 under 4:15; you will move onto Sunday; all of these criteria have to be met in order for you to move on.
Females:
– if you can in one set perform 15 OHS with 65% of your bodyweight; score a SUB 8:00 row, and perform wod 3 under 8 minutes, you will move onto Sunday; all of these criteria have to be met in order for you to move on.

My Results:

#90
7:09 / 32
8:23

I’m not happy with my results but I gave what I had for the day. I left the competition more psyched than ever. Never have I seen so many people willingly push themselves to suffer. The atmosphere was great with everyone cheering each other on.

The competition was a great learning experience for me and it was great to be back in athletic competition. Thanks to everyone for a fun event.