Monday, July 16

Rainier CrossFit Strongman

Kurtis from Rainier CrossFit with some of his balls.

Get ready for Rainier CrossFit's 2nd annual strongman contest to benefit FRAXA, the Fragile X Research Foundation. This years event will take place on Saturday, July 21st at The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse in Sumner.

 Divisions will be "heavies" 200 pounds and over; "lightweights" 199 pounds and under, women, and novice. The Novice group is not a competitive division but a come and try it opportunity at the end of the day.

 There will be drug testing the day of the event.

 Registration and weigh-ins will open at 9 am and close at 10 am. All weigh-ins will happen on our scale on site. Registration packets are available by mail only at this time.

 At 10 am we will do a MANDATORY meeting for all participants to go over rules.

 Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all classes. There will be other prizes as well, last year included Starbucks Coffee, products for Super Supplements, and gift cards from Home Depot.

 This is a Charity event. All proceeds go to FRAXA, the Fragile X Research Foundation and this year will be matched by Doris Buffetts' Sunshine Lady Foundation.

 The entry fee is $50.00 for the competitive divisions. There are no memberships required.

Preliminary Schedule:
-Yoke Race- 100ft course 75 second time limit
-Axle Deadlift- for max weight (I will set it up so it runs fast...I have a plan)
-Bus Pull- 100ft course for heavies 80ft course for lights 75 second time limit
-Log Press- One clean, then as many presses as you can do in 75 seconds
-Stone Load/Farmer's Walk Medley- Load the stones then carry the X's 100ft for the heavies 80ft for the lights.
90 second time limit.
Weights TBD

4:00 novice division - come touch, feel, and try your hand at any or all of our events. There is a $35 entry fee for playing and an award for Best Effort.

Hope to see you there.