In less than a week, 17.1 will be announced. Which, for those of you who don’t know, this highly complex numerical structure is how the Reebok CrossFit Executives Elite organize The Open every year -- it’s the year plus which workout is being completed. So, “17.1” is the first workout of the 2017 Open. Advanced Calculus is now adjourned. ANYWAY, next Thursday, 2/23 the first workout of the 2017 CrossFit Open will be announced and our collective emotional stability will balance in the calloused hands of two of the world’s best athletes as they compete head-to-head for sponsored glory. Then, it’s Renew’s time to shine. And by shine, I mean sweat a lot and probably drink beer together afterwards. Because FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, Y’ALL!! You are not gonna wanna miss out on this, so let’s just get this outta the way:
- Register here on CrossFit’s official site to compete in the 2017 Open!!
- Then, sign up for your heat during Friday Night Lights here.
- - All the Open athletes got really cool shirts and tanks to wear as badges of honor and they continue to wear them every day to memorialize their accomplishments.
- - The always smiley, bubbly coach Becky *Wickes* got her very first bar muscle up.
- - At 63 years old, Michael Vasko did 16.5 prescribed and clapped his happy self the whole way through it.
- - Doug Phillips did 16.2 twice and ended up lying on the ground in front of the gym as his young son stood over him and feared for his father’s life.
- - Paige Jones and Jess Rhodes were neck-and-neck most of the weeks and it was a super exciting and brutal showdown and the entire gym went in on a high-stakes bet.
- - Sadie completed 16.2 scaled and was the only girl in the gym to do so.
- - Hroch almost qualified for Regionals because why wouldn’t he?
- - And apparently Whitney talked a lot of smack but couldn’t actually do any of the workouts because she was still broken.
