I am not going to finish the 2013 CrossFit Open, at least,
not in the way I hoped to. I did not
finish in 2011, and I won’t finish in 2013. But it is really about priorities,
and my health is really more important.
I completed 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3. After these WODS I am ranked midway through
the pack, a position I am happy with, as I have been through so much. Tonight,
after the announcement for 13.4 is made, I will complete it. Kitsap CrossFit, my home box, will be open
just so I can complete the WOD before I have surgery on the Friday following
the announcement.
After surgery, I will be recovering, and not cleared to do
much of anything. I won’t be able to
drive, lift more than 10#, and will be told not to do more than walk. I will not be able to complete the remaining Open
WODs.
So I won’t finish competing in the Open, but I hope to be
able to be there cheering you on, following your progress and watching each
announcement to see what’s next. And
from that perspective, I will finish the Open.
I will finish the Open as a crossfitter. I will support my community, as my community
has supported me. As a crossfitter, I
will continue to drive forward, I will continue to persevere, I will be strong,
and I will fight hard. I am sure I will
have moments of doubt and uncertainty, and it may not all be pretty. But I will be faithful and I will finish the
Open by being the one who cheers you on, so that you can do your best and, most
of all, HAVE FUN!!!!!
Tonight I will do my last Open WOD, 13.4. And I will have FUN!!!
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