Northeast Regional 2010 Wrap-Up
Wow! What a great weekend in upstate New York for a gathering of the best Crossfitters that the Northeast has to offer! CrossFit Providence and our sister gym CrossFit Newport both performed spectacularly throughout the entire weekend, and the individual performances by the female and male competitors were inspiring and something to behold (including someone you might see around the box).
First up on Friday, was the Masters division featuring our own Kelly Carse who competed in a triplet featuring double-unders, kettlebell swings and pull-ups arranged in ‘Helen’ fashion. The ladies bravely battled through with Kelly being the only lady to finish the workout in the allotted 15 minute time limit! Next up for the ladies, after a break, was the 1 rep max thruster event where 10 minutes was given to find a 1 rep max. Kelly again was able to finish in the top 3, amongst some very strong ladies.
Next on the schedule, and the last event of the opening day of the qualifier was the 1st affiliate WOD, a 12 minute jaunt in which teams of 4 (2 ladies, 2 men) had to complete 40 Snatches at 115/75# per gender, and then perform as many handstand push-ups as possible in the remaining time. CrossFit Newport excelled, taking 4rd place in the event with strong performances from Dawn Ditano, Holly, Dan Blackmon and Gino. The CFP team of DawnMarie, Julie Giorgi, Gym and Josh competed strongly as well in a true team effort.
Saturday morning began bright and early with the final Master’s event on tap, Chest to bar Cindy (5 chest to bar pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats) Kelly again turned in an outstanding performance to take 2nd place in the event, to earn the overall top ladies masters spot of the weekend, and 5th overall to this point in the nation! All of the masters ladies/men were inspiring, and you could tell there was genuine affection for one another and the amazing things they were doing, some at nearly 70 years old!
The affiliate events then resumed with a partner workout consisting of a 4K row, and 100 reps each of cleans, box jumps, C2B pull-ups, sumo high pulls, and burpees! Both CFP and CFN were able to finish the workout in the allotted 20 minute time limit, no easy task! This workout featured the debuts of Kristen Fraza and Nick Freischlag for the CFP team, and Megan and Judah Boulet for CFN. The highlight of the day on the individual side was a 300lb 3RM clean and jerk from Rob Orlando of Hybrid Athletics in Stamford, CT!
Sunday was hot. This provided the teams with an additional element to battle, as if the programming wasn’t enough! The final WOD, which was revealed the night before, was a station WOD consisting of 30 reps of deadlifts, burpees, kettlebell swings and box jumps. Each athlete had to complete each station and no one could move until all reps were completed by all athletes. Then each athlete had to push a weighted prowler sled 200 ft, and if all that is not enough, one team member had to wear a 20lb weighted vest the entire time! Again, CFP and CFN were strong competitors, CFN clocked in a top 10 time, while CFP missed the cutoff time in dramatic fashion just coming up short on the final sled push while the crowd roared encouragement. James Needham and Dan Blackmon were the ‘lucky’ two to have the honor of the 20lb vest.
In the end, as was said on the message board, CrossFit truly was the winner. There was an affiliate ‘tent city’ which made the grounds feel like a big Crossfit carnival! You could have spent the entire day just walking around and meeting other athletes and fans from all over New England and New York, while seeing some truly amazing, inspiring performances. Big thanks goes out to Jim Giorgi for providing the tent for us and to all of you that came out to support us this weekend including Cristi, Mary, Jim and all of Cynergy CrossFit who made for a loud CFP/CFN cheering section! Sectionals are only 10 months away, train hard!
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