Fittest on the planet!

It’s that time of year again!

The week where folks tune into to watch people who are in amazing shape endure pure agony with the hopes of being named the fittest person on the planet.

It’s CrossFit Games 2013!

The games really started back in March when 138,000 people signed up to compete in the CrossFit open. By the way that is up from 70,000 in 2012. A whole slew of people from my gym competed. One guy was right on the line of qualifying for regional’s too.

After five weeks of grueling workouts , those 40 or so who qualified move on to their regions competition. Of those 40-ish folks, only 2-5 or so make it to the games in California from each region.

And here we are. The week of the games!

While I have zero desire (or ability) to ever try to compete in the games, it’s damn entertaining to watch. Thankfully EPSN picked it up a few years back.

Wednesday night we watched the first of two mid-week events for the individual men and women’s competition. It was simply called ‘the pool event’ which didn't sound like anything special, but it sure was.  The event consisted of a 25 m swim, 3 bar muscle ups, and another 25 m swim. Times 10! They made it look like a breeze. The top time for the men was 10:06. One minute per round. Insanity!  While ESPN didn’t show it, there was another little event that day in the individual competition too. A measly little 21k row. That’s 13-ish miles on a rowing machine in case you don’t want to do the math.

I can’t wait to see what the weekend holds for the competitors. Regular coverage starts today at noon on ESPN and I'll be itching to watch while I'm at work, but I don't see it being feasible. One of those days when I miss working at the place that laid me off. Espn.com was a very welcomed part of the work environment there.

Happy Crossfit Games and may the odds be ever in your favor!