Tag: 2017 CrossFit Open

CrossFit Open 17.5 Recap: Squeeze Your Butt! Use Your Hips!

Posted on March 27, 2017March 26, 2017 by runoutofthebox

I completed the CrossFit Open 17.5 WOD on Saturday, and just like that, the Open is over. I had a great time working out with my friends, pushing my limits, and seeing what I was able to achieve this year....Read More

CrossFit Open 17.4 Recap: Not for Hobbits

Posted on March 20, 2017January 4, 2019 by runoutofthebox

When Dave Castro smugly announced the CrossFit Open 17.4 WOD, my back immediately started hurting. Castro likes to repeat workouts once a year. This year, the CrossFit Open 17.4 WOD was a repeat of 16.4, a chipper full of deadlifts,...Read More

CrossFit Open 17.3 Recap: Deja Vu All Over Again

Posted on March 16, 2017June 30, 2019 by runoutofthebox

Greetings! Just in time for 17.4, here's my CrossFit Open 17.3 recap! I have a good reason for taking so long, I promise. I went on vacation with my family, so I performed the Open WOD at a box in...Read More

CrossFit Open 17.2 Recap: We Are All Cheerleaders

Posted on March 6, 2017March 5, 2017 by runoutofthebox

Saturday, I headed to the box to compete in the CrossFit Open 17.2 workout. Dave Castro had dropped some clues on his Instagram account, but the clues were nonsensical. Lesson One: I'm not paying attention to Castro's clues anymore. It...Read More

CrossFit Open 17.1 Recap: Oh, My Snatch!

Posted on February 27, 2017February 26, 2017 by runoutofthebox

The CrossFit Open 17.1 WOD had me apprehensive, to say the least. It was a couplet of dumbbell snatches and burpee box jumps, for time: 10 dumbbell snatches 15 burpee box jump-overs 20 dumbbell snatches 15 burpee box jump-overs 30...Read More