Monday 03.18.13

Our Throwdown top place finishers (left to right): 2nd Place - Ed & Ryan (WCFM); 1st Place - Scott & Greg (QCCF); 3rd Place - Jeremy & Darrin (Batesville, IN)

What a St. Patrick's Day and what an inaugural MuscaVegas St. Paddy's Day Throwdown!! HUGE thanks to all our volunteers that helped make this day such a huge success: Alma Brunson, Chris Boar, Becky Holst, Paige Bales, Shannon Stout, Sara Stumpff, Jake Dierks, Scott Schultz. You all helped keep things moving, kept our athletes honest, and helped make our box look so festive. Thank you also to all of our supportive spectators that cheered on our competitors. You kept the energy high and made our bigger box look small for the first time!

And a great big HOLLA to all our competitors. We saw you lay your hearts, sweat, and blood out on the mats and bars, with our final four teams going balls to the wall for an epic 25+ minutes of the barbell complex. All of that after starting things off with Curtis P and sandbag getups. Not listed above, but placing fourth in the overall standings, was our only all-women's team composed of Kelli Kirchner and Cindy Klebe. Jacob and I had a great time hosting you all and we're looking forward to more events like this one throughout the year, as well as NEXT year's 2nd Annual MuscaVegas St. Paddy's Day Throwdown.

A few pictures of the event can be found on our Picasa web album here. More will be added over the next few days. Special thanks to Sara Stumpff for capturing all the action throughout the day.

And now, back to life, back to reality here on a Monday in the box. Remember to wear your tall socks, because we gots lots of rope climbs today. And in case you need a refresher, here are some tips on rope climbing technique.

WOD

30 min AMRAP

Run/Row 200 m

1 rope climb

20 pushups