The Harpoon Intramural OPEN is BACK and we couldn’t be more excited.
Every year, the global CrossFit community comes together to celebrate the Worldwide Open, a three-week gathering of communities to celebrate fitness and challenge you on a whole new level. CrossFit Headquarters releases specific workouts on Thursdays at 3pm Eastern. We do them as a class in our regular class format on Fridays, or one additional opportunity at the 830am class on Sundays.
By participating in the Open season, we show what’s magical about our global CrossFit community. The magic of CrossFit is never more fully on display than in CrossFit gyms during the Open, when hundreds of thousands of people surprise themselves and each other with what they’re able to accomplish as a result of their consistency. Every year, people express concern about the “competition” but we assure you, the Open at Harpoon is a far cry from competition and more in line with celebrating your accomplishments.
Highlights to Note:
We designate the workouts with a naming device that illustrates the Year[point]The Week. So the first workout is 23.1, meaning it’s the first workout in 2023.
Each week will have a {Theme} & [A Cook off]
23.1 (Feb. 17): {Rainbow Party}[Balls: Make us your best energy ball! We all have them: Nuts & Seeds, peanut butter, oatmeal, etc!]
23.2 (Feb. 24): {Wigs & Hats}[Muffins or Cupcakes: This does not have to be the “healthy option but you know what we mean: Blueberry Banana, Banana Energy, Tomato Soup, etc.”]
23.3 (March 3): {Twin Day}[Cookies: This is just an excuse to have Kara make her Chocolate Chip Cookies again]
*Don’t worry about bringing enough for the whole gym. Aim to bring 12-24 of each, and we will divide and taste test!
**Each week, we will announce a winner of both theme and cook-off. That team earns bonus points. More on the details of this below…
2023 Rules of engagement:
Find a partner to join in on the fun! This year, we are competing against each other as teams of TWO! Some of my seasoned veterans, please include new faces that you know might be intimidated by this.
Each week will have a theme and a task, and include MANY different opportunities to score for your team. The PR whiteboard at the gym will be HomeBase when it comes to scoring, and we ask that you tally your own Team totals by Monday every week.
How you score points:
+1 Complete an Open workout, regardless of changes or modifications.
+1 For every Personal Record that is accomplished. For example, “Brit strung together 25 DUs for the first time and Sadie did her first TTB”. They each earn a point that week, summing two total points for their team.
+1 For each teammate that dresses up for the Theme of the Week.
+5 (no, not 2+5, but 5) if the costumes are “paired,” meaning , Woody & Buzz for Wig & Hat week, Thing 1 & Thing 2 for Twin Day, etc.
+1 For Your Team Bringing a dish to the Cook-off.
+1 For bringing Recipe cards for people to take with them, illustrating what you included in the pot-luck option.
+5 For integrating the cook-off with the theme of the week.
+5 for “Spirit of the Week” award on any given week, meaning your costume WON the week. We will have votes in a jar and the Leadership Team will tally the final opinion.
+5 For the Winner of the Cookoff that week. We will vote on these during each class. We will set up tables in the new side room so that you can taste test.
+1 For every athlete who registers their score at CrossFit.Games.com.
+3 BONUS points if you and your partner did not cry or cuss at one another throughout all three weeks.
+3 BONUS points if you participated in every Open workout.
What if I’m gone during one week? You do not have to complete the workout at Harpoon! Many of you might be leaving for February vacation Week. That’s ok! Just complete the workout, send your partner your score, and we will add it to the whiteboard!
We are also bringing back Friday Night Lights:
We are offering a special offering of Friday Night Classes at 5:30pm to host and rally workouts.
Remember: Friends, families and kids are always welcome to these events, the more the merrier.