Per the norm the competitors, spectators and judges were top notch.  The competition was brutal but the sportsmanship was amazing.
Top 6 Women:

Top 6 Men:

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Here are some photos, we have thousands and tons of footage to come!

The Gauntlet lived up to its name.  Here are the results from Day 1.

Day 1 Results

Tomorrows WOD:

30 Power Clean and Jerk – 135 Men/95 Women

One lap around Rogue – approx 450M

30 Power Snatch – 115 Men/75Women

For Time!

Competing:

9 Women

30 Men

Leading: Sarah Dunsmore & Simon Warnos – Two bad mofos

All athletes to report at 830AM, drink water and be ready for the final event!

Bring water, food and supplies to keep you going during the gauntlet!

1.0 Deadlift:
1.1 Bumper plates on bar will touch the ground on every rep
1.2 Bar will be returned to the ground with both hands on every rep to include the last rep
1.3 Hips will be fully extended at the top of every rep with shoulders behind the bar
2.0 Chest to Bar Pullup:
2.1 Pullup range of motion is from dead hang to the point where chest touches the bar
2.2 Every pullup will go to bottom position, no partial reps will be counted
3.0 Burpee:
3.1 Burpee reps will be counted when chest and thighs hit the ground then to a full extended position with a clap overhead
3.2 Arms will cover ears at full extension
4.0 Double Kettlebell Thruster:
4.1 Movement will be performed with 2 kettlebells
4.2 Kettlebells will start on the ground
4.3 Kettlebells can be cleaned, curled however you would like to a racked position
4.4 1st rep can be a squat clean
4.5 Must break 90 with hips below knees then drive bells to a locked out overhead position
4.6 Kettlebells cannot rest on the shoulders during movement
5.0 Rowing
5.1 All rowing will be scored based on lowest time for meters pulled Ex. 500M Row will be a count down from 500 to zero
5.2 All damper settings will be at 4.0

Heat Schedule:

WOD 1 Heat Schedule

This is the same order for all three events. If you don’t see your name please email qualify@roguefitness.com immediately.

We need to have all scaling requests by 5PM Friday 15May09

After a long wait here is what will forever be known as the “Gauntlet”!  Each competitor will be required to compete in three WODs on Saturday. The workouts are as follows:

WOD 1 :

21-15-9 Reps of

Deadlift – Men 275LBS/Women 185LBS

Pullups – Chest to Bar

For Time!

WOD 2:

7 Double Kettlebell Thrusters  – Men (2) 24KG/Women (2) 16KG

11 Burpees

5 Rounds for Time!

WOD3:

Row 2000M – Damper 3.5 for all competitors

For Time!

Scoring:

You will have a time card that your assigned judge will fill in for each event, the lowest cumulative time will be the winner for these 3 events.

Sunday Final Event: This event will be posted on Saturday Evening and announced at Rogue

The top 30 Men & top 10 Women will compete in the Sunday Event

First heat on Sunday is at 10AM

Number of competitors:

92 Men

26 Women

Movement Standards:

Written standards and video links will follow this post

Scaling – Scaling will be allowed but those competitors that scale will not be in the running for the top 6 men and women unless all competitors scale same weight, very unlikey occurence.

If you need to scale, email: qualify@roguefitness.com with the following information

Your Name

Wod#1 Scaled and weight needed

Wod#2 Scaled and weight needed

and so on

Registration Info:

Where – Rogue Fitness, 845 Claycraft Rd, Suite E, Gahanna, OH 43230 – On the back 90

When – First Event 9AM – Registration 630AM

630AM – 800AM at Rogue Fitness – Signs will guide you to registration location

You will be assigned a wrist band and number.

How the WOD progression will work:

You will be assigned a Heat # and time for each event, they will be spaced out evenly. You will start with WOD 1 and end with WOD 3.

Start and End Time:

The first heat of WOD1 will start at exactly 9AM and the final heat of WOD3 will begin at approximately 3PM. We expect to end the events at approximately 530PM.   The final event will be announced at 6PM at the site and on the this website.

Spectators:

We have limited space at the event, the cost to attend for the weekend is $5/person and $10/family.

Food and Beverages:

We will have a stand with water and other small items at the event, they will be at the bare min cost. Please bring food, water and any other items you may need to keep yourself moving throughout the weekend.

Medical Information:

Medical providers will be on site, but only for emergency incidents. We will have a small crew and supplies are limited. Bring your own tape, band-aids, and antibiotic ointment for you hands. The last two years have seen numerous athletes at the Games tear their hands competing. Bring whatever medication you need, and if you even might need an inhaler, please bring it!

The MidWest Qualifier is getting closer, here are few updates:

1) We need more volunteers, sign up here to be a judge: Volunteer Sign Up

All food, water and other beverages will be provided to the volunteers and staff

2) The 3 WOD’s for Day 1 will be announced on the Wednesday prior to the Games, no need to train specifically for the events.

3) All registration will be closed on 1May09, there are over 100 competitors signed up for the events

4) Once the days events are announce, the order preference for the first two events can be chosen on a first come first serve basis

5) All participants will go through WOD 3 in heats as their final event for Saturday

6) Water and energy bars will be the only food/beverage items sold at the event

7) Please bring water and food, this will be a long day

8 ) Event Address:

Rogue HQ

845 Claycraft Rd, Suite E

Gahanna, OH 43230

You can find lodging in the area by searching Gahanna, OH.   This is the closest hotel: Holiday Inn

We will scale the WOD’s but only the top 6 Males and 6 Females will advance to the games. The winners will need to perform the WOD’s as prescribed.

If it wasn’t as difficult or more difficult than the 2008 Games then we wouldn’t be doing our job. We are accepting 200 Men and 100 Women for the qualifiers, so register now!