Results from the event can be found here.

The Run Down

The event was capped the night before when we broke 200  participants. The CrossFit competition was capped at 64 people and I deeply apologize to anyone we had to turn away.  We reopened the registration for the 5k at 7am the day of and had another 50 signups. At 8am after an introduction from the Goodyear Police Chief and the National Anthem the runners were off! Big thanks to the Goodyear Police Department for all the traffic help they provided. The top 5k times were from Tim Conklin of CrossFit Fury at 19 minutes even and Mel Einbinder of CrossFit Scottsdale finished top for the ladies at 20:45.

As the CrossFit runners neared the finish line, they were informed that the next event started at immediately upon finishing the run and they had 60 seconds from that moment to complete as many burpees as possible. Derek Kneadler who trains with CrossFit Phoenix, totaled the most with 26, this was after placing second overall in the run. Amanda Butterfield won for the ladies with 23.

Kids

After the run and burpees the CrossFitters had some rest and it was time for the kids fun run and obstacle course. The distance was approximately 550m and the kids had 5 separate obstacles to navigate. Ranging from hurdles, tire jumps and even a hay bale pyramid was used to test their abilities. Kicking off the race was “Buckets” from the Harlem Globetrotters and honestly I think the adults were just as impressed as the kids! In addition the face painters, bounce houses and snacks kept the kids and parents pretty occupied.

Final Events

The third event was a short couplet of 145lb barbell clean and jerks and chest to bar pull-up with reps being 12-9-6. Michael Moseley and Amanda Butterfield of CrossFit Now each had the best time of the day with 4:04 and 5:03 respectively. After the standings were calculated we decided to only move with the top 24 men and 12 women effectively cutting half of the competition and the final workout was announced.

The final workout was a chipper of a 1200m row, 5 rope climbs to 15′, 20 handstand pushups, 20 front squats at 185lbs and finished with a 400m run carrying a 45lb plate. Jeff Brennan of CrossFit Scottsdale crushed the event in 14 minutes and 42 seconds. Finally Fury had a showing at our own event when Leah finished in 15:18, the second fastest time overall for the day!

When the dust settled and scores were tallied consistency as always pays off, placing 3rd, 1st, and 2nd in the last two workouts Amanda Butterfield wins for the ladies and Derek Kneadler who placed 2nd, 1st, 19th and 13th took the mens top spot!

Purpose

Remembering again our purpose for the event, giving back to those who selflessly sacrifice the most, with everyones help we raised $5400 for the Murphy Family. We thank each and everyone one of your for your help which made the event as good as it was. Big thanks to all of our sponsors for the event and all the hard working souls from Fury who put hours and hours of their own time to make this run so smoothly.

Finally, we cannot forget that this was also our Rubber Chicken Competition! So what two bad ass mofos from the gym do you think took home to the coveted rubber chicken?… Well if you have seen the scoreboards for the past few months you know that Josh and Leah were aiming for the prize! Congratulations guys and keep training hard because now all eyes are on you!

For more of these great pictures of the event, check out Treg Photography’s FaceBook Page, Full Squared Productions FaceBook Page and Kim Johnson’s Photography!