It is here. We’ve waited a year for this day to come and it is finally upon us. The Reebok CrossFit Games 2013 has arrived and as of this moment every one of the 174 members that has registered so far is officially a competitive athlete. Whether this is your first year or you are a Games veteran, whether you have just completed your fundamentals or you have competed at Regionals: these are your Games and nobody’s score means anything except your own. If you simply give everything you can. If you give your biggest lift, your fastest time or just hold on until the timer hits zero: you will know you have done your all, and nobody can take that from you.

CrossFit Glasgow, you are ready.

Games Open workout 13.1 will be run as the WOD on Friday: all athletes are asked to turn up promptly to the class times and to bring all necessary kit. Wrist wraps, Voodoo Floss bands, tape and speed ropes will be available for purchase for those that require them.

The Saturday and Sunday open gym sessions will be suspended to run heats of the Games WOD for all athletes. Please be prompt and sign up to one of the heats on the board as soon as you arrive. Any athlete who wishes to judge should first complete the Online Judges Course via the CrossFit Games site and should ideally have either coaching or competition experience. Level 1 CrossFit trainers are not required to complete the Online Judges Course unless they wish to be considered for judging duties at Regionals in Denmark.

You still have time to sign up. There are a few stragglers lingering out there and you have until the 10th to sign up: get involved.

WOD

Today we will be screening the WOD announcement at the start of each class to show you what you have in store. The session will take an open gym format with coaches on hand to help guide you through the skills required to complete Games Open workout 13.1. We can advise on tech, help you mobilise and discuss strategy. For those who will be unable to make the WODs over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or want to have a preliminary run under competition standards, we will also have staff on hand to validate your attempt.

For those who want to get their sweat on, you’ll have a WOD on the board to get your mind in the right place for the coming days:

Grace:

30x Ground to Overhead 62.5/42.5kg