2013 Reebok CrossFit Games - South Central Regionals have come and gone, and the team, Mollie and myself (Jeff) would like to thank you for your overflowing of support, love, and encouragement. We might be the affiliate with the most distance to travel that competed last weekend, and it was incredible to have some supporters in the stands (shout out to Ben, Alyse, Lynn, Matt, Mary, Lauren, Lexi, Rowen)! I don't know if I will ever get used to seeing the beard shirts, it definitely means a lot! I wanted to share some results with you, with some context. I cannot believe how far CrossFit has come as a sport and watching some of the video highlights from this weekend gives me chills. We have more pictures to come, Lexi took over 1700 of them, we still need to sort through some of them... Team The 2013 team finished in 15th place, in a more competitive field than last year. Some highlights: They turned in a 3rm overhead squat total that would have won other regions, but in ours, was good enough for 12th place They were the highest placing team outside of Texas They turned in CrossFit NOLA's highest ever team finish with a 4th place on WOD 6, led by Brandon and Kelsey Both Liz and Kelsey overhead squatted 165# for 3 Liz nearly got a miricle muscle up, and she did climb a rope Andrea and Ryne turned in a top 10 finish on Jackie with 8th place Aaron anchored the team with a "moose" type role, tackling the heaviest weights for the most reps in his workouts They improved 5 places from their open finish in workouts that were not necessarily suited to their strengths. The team represented the state, the city and the gym with class and poise and made us all proud. Mollie Mollie got a last minute, second chance invite to compete as an individual, and she took the opportunity to be the oldest competitor in the south central region. She is literally competing against competitors that are half of her age. She took it as a challenge and made it a goal to make it through all workouts and not receive a DNF. The best example of this is when she took a risk and jumped her starting weight on the 3 rm overhead squat to 125, and then proceeded to fail on her first attempt. She quickly regrouped and made and completed a second attempt at that weight. She then went on to make 3 reps at 130# as well. Her best finishes were 28th on Jackie with an 8:10 and 26th on the 100's by completing 315 reps. Mollie consistently turned heads and developed her own cheering section throughout the weekend. She even did some things that she has not done before, such as completing 50 handstand push ups in a row and 100 chest to bar pull ups in a row. Mollie plans to train for the masters 40 - 45 next year, and the new season starts next week! Mollie finished 34th out of a field of 40. Jeff
I came into this regional off of my best open finish ever, in the best shape of my life. My goal was clear, to finish top 3 in the region, and I knew I had a realistic chance of doing so. Knowing that I generally do not win workouts, I knew I needed a flawless, consistent performance during the whole weekend. I did this on 6 out of the 7 workouts, but unfortunately did not do it on the 7th. The low point of the weekend came on the 30 burpee muscle ups, on the first day. I failed to complete the 30 burpee muscle ups in a 7 minutes time cap and earned a 41st place finish. I still am not totally sure what happened, as I had finished this workout while testing at the gym. The combination of adrenaline, overhead squats prior and longer straps on the rings did me in. I slowly clawed back over the course of the weekend, getting to 8th place by the end of the third day. This was the same result as last year, but earned in the opposite way, with a comeback. The feeling I am left with after this weekend is a bit sour. The best I can equate it to, is losing the conference championship game on the way to the Superbowl. Even though I fell short of the goal, I am trying to, with the help of everyone else, look back and see that I had a good season. Once I can walk properly again, I am going to consider training again for next year, but until then I am going to enjoy the first days I have not touched a barbell since October. I am also going to eat a whole pizza...
Aaron H.
5/28/2013 08:40:56 am
I want to be like you Jeff!
Jackson
5/28/2013 09:01:54 am
What kind of pizza are you getting? I want to eat a whole pizza as well !
JG
5/28/2013 09:13:24 am
It was papa johns buffalo chicken... it was good, it was only a medium, but it was the whole thing :-)
THJC
5/28/2013 01:27:13 pm
I once ate an entire 18 in. 'za from Rotolo's in approximately 90 minutes. I could not sleep on my stomach for 2 days but it was well worth it. CF Nola has taught me anything I put my mind to is possible with dedication, confidence and heart. Thank you Jeff, Mollie and Team CF Nola(UPT)
Jason Bourgeois
5/28/2013 08:57:12 am
Jeff is a cybernetic organism. Living tissue over metal endoskeleton. In the year 2014, skynet will become self aware and Jeff will return to ensure the survival of humanity.
AH
5/28/2013 11:24:58 am
Winning comment
Lynn Grimm
5/28/2013 09:00:09 am
Me too!
Rodolfo
5/28/2013 09:11:14 am
Great job to everyone who competed!! I'm proud to be part of the crossfit Nola family and to have such amazing coaches!!
Rusty Barras
5/28/2013 09:55:40 am
I kept up with the stats and small vid clips most of the weekend... I wish I could've made the trip to spectate and cheer ya'll on (def will next year)!! Was very impressed and inspired... Especially watching Event 6! Go Jeff, Go Mollie and CF NOLA!
mollie
5/28/2013 11:56:24 am
Thank you guys so much!!! You don't know how much all your support really means to us!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Tripp
5/28/2013 12:03:30 pm
Proud to call crossfit Nola home!
Adrianne
5/28/2013 11:16:54 pm
I am so proud of each one of you. Great job. You truly are an inspiration to all of us. I am also proud to call CrossFit Nola a part of my family.
Kyle
5/29/2013 12:15:26 am
Everyone did an amazing job. I am so proud to call CF NOLA my home. Even better, to have the opportunity to watch some of you online compete. Gets the blood pumping! Congrats to all of you!
Eric
5/29/2013 01:25:33 am
That post made me tear up! All 8 of you made us extremely proud!! Way to go!!
Brian
5/29/2013 04:46:08 am
Jeff and Mollie can investigate and report back on the age old debate: Domilese's or Parkway? (Note: Domilese's is the right answer)
Caroline
5/29/2013 05:32:09 am
Great job, everyone!!! Your dedication and commitment to training is inspiring! Congratulations again!
benjamin dominach
5/29/2013 06:04:52 am
Amazing Crossfit Nola!!!Thank you for representing and being the Best in our home town and state!!!!
Christian C.
5/29/2013 02:34:29 pm
Great job everyone! The video clips were awesome. Made me proud. Comments are closed.
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