15.3 is now officially in the books and Team CFG remain in 40th place in Europe and are 10th overall in the UK. Our Competitor Cell represented well with Ben Farrell making the top 10 Scottish Males and Steph Dekker crushing the field in a convincing 3rd place European finish. Steph advances to 11th place overall in Europe.
This week the WOD was pitched at a higher level than in previous years and massively separated the board at CFG. Whilst many of you were disappointed not to be able to Rx all the WODs, we hope that the Open so far has highlighted some areas for improvement and it was amazing to see so many of you achieve your first ever muscle ups.
Athlete of the week for 15.3 is Jaimie Horne who lit up the room with a gutsy effort on the muscle ups, remarkably achieving 8 reps of this complex gymnastic movement in an emotional Personal Record. Notable mentions also go to Ryan Sedgely who impressed with his gymnastic competence; Colette Will who achieved her first ever Muscle Up and went on to score a total of 3 within the cap and Alan Wallace who had been struggling with the range of motion for squats but went on to achieve 50 legitimate repetitions. Alan has been something of an inspiration since he started: with no athletic background and years of desk work he has struggled with many of the movements since starting CFG but his good humour in the face of adversity and his acceptance that these things simply take time has been a joy to behold and we are glad to have been a part of his journey.
Finally a massive debt of gratitude is owed to Nisha Purewal who took up the reins over the weekend while we were away in Ireland for Jonny Kilpatrick’s stag weekend. By all accounts everything ran smoothly and professionally and the heats went off like clockwork. She also got a legitimate Muscle up in 15.3. Great job Nisha!
Our end of Open party will take place on Saturday 28th of March at CFG from 16.00 until 19.00 and will be a “School Sports Day” theme with fun for all the family. We’ll have games, prizes for the athletes of the week, cakes, beverages and a few special surprises. It would be great if we could get everyone who registered along for a massive team photo to commemorate our historic “Threepeat” of the title of largest team in Europe. There will be cake.