Pictured: CrossFit Oakland's winning affiliate team at the 2008 Games.
CrossFit East Bay will be having tryouts and/or competitions within our affiliate to determine the make-up of our team.
Training for the Affiliate Cup Tryouts will begin on Sunday May 10th. There will be a MANDATORY meeting on that day, 1PM, for those interested in tryouts: if for some reason, you truly cannot make it, schedule a separate meeting with me please.
While Gita and I are working out the details, it is likely that we will mirror the affiliate cup format by having two WODs per day, one at 1PM and one at 6PM (programming by Gita), with at least some of these held at off-site locations. There will be 14 WODs followed by a qualifier one week before the games (July 5th, date subject to change). You must attend 10 of 14 WODs to participate in the qualifier.
The CrossFit Games 2009 Affiliate Cup Challenge will start early on Friday, July 10th, 2009. There will be 1-3 team workouts (format to be announced later). The top 5 teams from these days events will then move forward to the Affiliate Cup Finals on Sunday morning, July 12th (prior to the Men's and Women's Top CrossFitter Finals). The winning team on Sunday will then be the 2009 CrossFit Games Top Affiliate.
An Affiliate Team can consist of a minimum of four to a maximum of six. The team needs to have a minimum of two men and two women. You must actively train at the affiliate facility to be part of a team.
All the workouts will be conducted as team workouts with teams of four. Two men and two women will be competing at one time as a team. This will allow team captains or coaches to substitute members prior to an event based on team members' individual strengths and weaknesses.
Workouts and the scoring system for Friday will be announced the week of the event. The workout for Sunday's finals will be announced Saturday night.
Athletes who qualify for the men's and women's individual competition may also be included on an affiliate team. Just understand they will have three days of multiple grueling workouts, and will be competing against others who are only in one event.
Registration for teams will be open from June 1-12,
2009, or when all spots fill up (the number of spots for affiliate
teams is undetermined at this time). The team registration fee will be
$200 (This fee will be split between the team members).
There will be a cash prize and the winner will also get to keep the Affiliate Cup in their gym for the year.
CrossFit Games 2007 Top Affiliate - CrossFit Santa Cruz
CrossFit Games 2008 Top Affiliate - CrossFit Oakland
CrossKitchen will be posted later tonight.
You mean Sunday, May 10th not the 9th. Saturday May 9th is the San Francisco affitliate's throwdown I believe and Matthew and I were looking forward to that. Is CFEB going on Saturday the 9th to SF's throwdown?
CrossKitchen tomorrow. I'm just back from Disneyland and am completely wiped, not to mention the 6,000 calories I scarfed down at the Cheesecake Factory tonight. Must pack and go to bed.
Results from Solano Tribute WOD. People have asked, "what did I do?", "what was my time?", "who did it the fastest etc...?" here are the top 4 rx'd, for those interested in more times or if yours did not make it- times will be hung up in the gym tomorrow.
4. James and Gita CFEB 28:11 (Gita did the WOD twice! back to back his second time was almost as good as the first! 31:18)
3. Joe Dirt, Carl, Dustin and Jason B CFS 28:04
2. Freddy C. "The Man" CFOW 26:27
1. Dynamax and Ben CFS 26:03 GREAT WORK GUYS!
THIS IS WHY DYNAMAX IS GOING TO THE QUALIFIERS!!!!!
I ate an apple fritter today and rice noodles yesterday :o( I'm kind of ashamed....