Summer competitions for Momentum members
Roll up roll up! Big event news! We have not one, but two super exciting, friendly competitions for our beautiful members coming up this summer on the 1st and 2nd of July. Everyone is welcome, whether you’re a seasoned competitor or this is your first time – it’ll be a lot of fun. For those of you who haven’t competed before, then consider trying the event on the 1st July – it’s a team competition and will be a bit more informal. Read on and get involved!
Saturday, 1 July 2017: Free, friendly team lifting competition at Momentum
– Team competition, you will be split into teams of mixed abilities and experience.
– Free to Momentum members.
– You’ll be tested on the Clean & Jerk and Snatch – you’ll be able to warm up then when the competition starts you’ll have three attempts to record your max weight for each lift.
– All abilities welcome, doesn’t matter if you’ve just started lifting or have been doing it for years! Inclusivity and fun are the watchwords. (We do ask that you have some experience of the Oly lifts – if you’re unsure if the competition is right for you, email Claudia and she’ll help you decide – we want to keep you safe).
– Callum, Claudia and Maria (Callum’s girlfriend) will be there to guide you through and help you along the way. Claudia might even wear her onesie.
– Register and warm up in the front room from 11am
– Kick off in the main room at 12.30pm
– Followed by a BBQ & a few well deserved beers!
Email Claudia by Friday 23 June if you’d like to put your name down to take part. Alternatively, feel free to come along on the day and watch and support the competitors.
Sunday, 2 July 2017: Strongfest 2017
CrossFit London (CFL) and CrossFit SE11 have invited CrossFit Dawn, CrossFit Hackney and CrossFit 1971 to participate in a CrossFit Strongman Competition: a friendly throwdown, and an excuse to drink and to get to know our neighbouring Boxes better.
Where/When
Sunday 2nd July, 10:00 – 17:00 (BBQ and good times to follow) at CFL, in Bethnal Green, E2 0EU.
WODs
This will be an individual amateur CrossFit Strongman competition including atlas stones, sled drags, yoke carries and other painful strongman movements. Here’s a little video from Invictus on the benefits of Strongman stuff for the uninitiated. CFL are hoping to run 5 WODs on the day, depending on the weather. There will be no final. Scores will not be based on bodyweight and CFL are aiming to make the competition as accessible as possible. All the workouts will be released in advance on the @crossfitlondon Instagram account. The last workout will be released on Sunday 25th June so we have some time to practice and prepare!
Athlete selection
There will be 40 athletes competing on the day – each box has been allocated 8 athlete spots which we may fill however we like, with whatever ratio of male/female athletes. We are filling the spots with Momentum members on a first come, first served basis. If you’re not sure if this competition is for you then email Kat to have a chat.
Price & payment
The price for each participant is £10 which includes entry and the BBQ. You can sign up and pay for your place here. We will close registration on Friday 23rd June. Spectators are welcome – the more the merrier – and can pay £5 cash on the day if they’d like to have the BBQ. Josh will be chaperoning the Momentum members taking part – if you’d like to travel down with him and cheer everyone on then drop him a line.
T-shirts
CFL have designed a StrongFest tee and tank to accompany the competition. Rather than add it to the entry fee, purchase of the t-shirt is entirely optional. They cost £16.50 and CFL will not be making a profit from them.
If you would like to buy one, can you do so here, before Tuesday 6th June, and have them delivered to you at home or to CFL, to pick up on the day:
Look forward to seeing you there!