7 minutes in Heaven my @$$

The CrossFit Games Open has officially kicked off and we have all put 12.1 behind us...THANK GOD! On Wednesday night we were all waiting anxiously for the first WOD to be announced. Repeatedly hitting refresh on the CrossFit Games site. At about 8:07 pm when the first WOD was announced I think it caught the CrossFit community completely off guard.

7 minute AMRAP...BURPEES

Yeah you read that right, 7 straight minutes of one of CrossFits most punishing movements. We may have been caught off guard but athletes across the world came together and did over 2 million burpees. That's the thing about CrossFitters, no matter how daunting the task we find a way to conquer it.

Over the weekend our very own CrossFit Forward and Rare CrossFit came together to complete WOD 1. Saturday morning bright and early we all crawled out of our nice warm beds, threw on some sneakers and headed out the door for a morning of glorious punishment. Adam and Lee were gracious enough to host Burpee Fest at their box. Although the task at hand was less than glamorous it was AMAZING to see all the Forward and Rare athletes together in one building. It was so great to workout together and cheer each other on.

I can't speak highly enough about the crew at Rare CrossFit. Every time we see them at events or elsewhere they treat us like family. We are so excited to be participating in the Open with them. It is going to be a FUN few weeks. Bring on 12.2!

This pic was taken at the very end. We had a FULL HOUSE! This was only about half of the people that showed up!