Broken hearts, Broken Dreams, Broken Bones

306 sent a talented team to Vancouver this past weekend to compete at the CF Games Regional Championships.  We went in well prepared with high hopes.  We believed in our preparation and in each other.  The competition started well for 306, Viki and Nathan finished 11th on the first WOD against the top teams in the West.  In the second event the guys posted the highest count on the MU with 64 in 7 mins while the ladies put up some strong numbers on the OHS.  However our regional journey ended much quicker then anticipated.  Our team would receive a DNF after not meeting the required amount of muscle ups on the ladies side.  

Aaron Parker had to step down from competition as he received results from his x-ray confirming that he had fractured his C6 vertebra.

As our regional journey comes to end it offers a great time for self-reflection.  At 306 we have built an incredibly supportive culture and we have done an exceptional job of developing athletes.  I know this from feedback from many of our members who have trained elsewhere and have routinely commented on how they enjoy the 306 experience and how we run our classes.  We had a very successful year athletically with an ever expanding trophy case and strong performances at: Sweat RX, BCBD, VO2MAX, and the Battle At the Border.  

As the head coach I take our performance to heart.   As such I cannot implement the same system and hope for a different result at Regionals next year.  CF at the Regional level and beyond has truly developed into a elite level sport.  One that takes years of training and development.  Even then only a few can ever hope to achieve the podium.  But I believe that with the right system we can help those who wish to achieve success in CF as a sport.  As such we will be implementing a series of changes in the next few months to improve the 306 experience for everyone, and provide an avenue for all competitive CrossFitters to blossom.

The first change will be implemented immediately with the return of our Olympic lifting program.  This will be done now on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-9:30.  Saturday Olympic lifting will be removed for the time being.

In health,
Coach