2018 crossfit open Archives

2018 CrossFit Open Recap: 18.5 & Believe in Yourself

Posted on March 26, 2018December 31, 2019 by runoutofthebox

The 2018 CrossFit Open concluded for me on Saturday. Dave Castro decided to let us vote on our suffering for the CrossFit Open 18.5 workout, so we had three horrible workouts to choose from. Do you want your chest to...Read More

CrossFit Open 18.4 Recap: Pulled Hammies

Posted on March 20, 2018 by runoutofthebox

Nothing says pulled hamstrings like a WOD full of deadlifts. The CrossFit Open 18.4 WOD was just that: a pulled hamstring delight. I did the scaled version. [caption id="attachment_2101" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The deadlifts still kinda sucked. Photo by Rob Salinas.[/caption] CrossFit...Read More

CrossFit Open 18.3 WOD: The agony of jump rope

CrossFit Open 18.3 WOD Recap: Redo

Posted on March 12, 2018March 11, 2018 by runoutofthebox

I have no idea what two daisies have to do with the CrossFit Open 18.3 WOD, but there they were on Dave Castro's Instagram feed. I might have mentioned that I've given up on trying to discern what Castro is...Read More

CrossFit Open 18.2 Recap: Hitting Power Clean PRs

Posted on March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 by runoutofthebox

When Dave Castro announced the CrossFit Open 18.2 workout, I knew one thing: RX was not in my future. The workout itself was actually two workouts, with a 12-minute time cap. Assuming I could even get 35-pound dumbbells up to...Read More

Writing this CrossFit Open 18.1 Recap felt great - mainly because I pushed myself harder than I ever thought I could during the workout.

CrossFit Open 18.1 Recap: RX

Posted on February 26, 2018February 25, 2018 by runoutofthebox

I'm starting off my CrossFit Open 18.1 recap with one abbreviation: RX. As in, I RX'd the WOD. [caption id="attachment_2075" align="aligncenter" width="628"] (Photo by Rob Salinas/ @awesome_possum_photography.)[/caption] Now that I've gotten that out of the way, let's talk about what...Read More