This is 2025.
Fast forward to 2026: we have 50 more athletes registered for the Open with one more week to go!
“Regret weighs more than failure ever will.”
Serena Williams
AND SO IT BEGINS…
The CrossFit Open begins this week. The energy is building. Anxiety is creeping in. It is with me. In fact, chances are, everyone is feeling the stress. Even the people saying, “It’s no big deal,” are thinking about it just a little more than usual.
Because it IS a big deal.
For some of you, there’s the pressure of advancing to the next stage — Quarterfinals. For others, the goal is simple but powerful: be fitter than last year. Lift a little more. Move a little faster. Go unbroken. Stay a little steadier under fatigue. And for many, it’s something even more real — three weeks of doing a workout judged by a peer, with your score posted for the world to see. That vulnerability is legit.
No matter where you fall on that spectrum, we all feel it. Anxiety isn’t a sign you shouldn’t do this. It’s a sign that you take this seriously.
Ironically, the more nerves you carry into these workouts, the greater the exhilaration when it’s over. When you finish that last rep. When you submit your score. When you realize you showed up despite the doubt. That feeling — that deep sense of accomplishment — is something many people never experience. Not because they can’t… but because they choose not to put themselves in the arena.
We do. And that’s why the Open makes us better humans.
We learn how to perform under pressure.
We learn how to support each other when it’s hard.
We learn that we’re capable of more than we thought.
Over the next three weeks, remember: this isn’t about perfection. It’s about participation. It’s about courage. It’s about growth.
Embrace the anxiety. Then step onto the floor anyway.
Let’s fng go!!
#itsup2us
OPEN REG UPDATE
245!
- 6th in the World
- 2nd in the US (CF Bison in NJ has 250)
- 1st in the West Region
- 1st vs. Roots (214) & Ft. Vancouver (111)
- 2026 Goal: 300
HERE’S HOW THE OPEN GOES.. (for our first-timers)
Ok here’s the nitty gritty of what’s happening these next 3 weeks! And, don’t worry, by the end of 3 weeks, you’ll be an expert.
- Thursdays at 12:00PT – OPEN WORKOUT ANNOUNCEMENT. Go to games.crossfit.com or CrossFit Games YouTube.
- Friday Night Lights – 4PM – 8PM: Come do the workout of the week with your Intramural Teammates! IMPORTANT: Reserve your time block on the app. Then, you MUST choose a HEAT TIME when you get to the gym. Judges will assign themselves to you. FNL class times are available NOW on the app. Stay connected to your team for theme night outfits and team support fun.
- Sunday Fundays – 11AM – 1PM: If you’re unable to make it to FNL, Sunday Funday is for you! Many of our Masters athletes will be there – and the energy is high! SFD class time is now available NOW on the app.
- Submit Your Score on the CrossFit Games Website – MONDAYS BEFORE 5PM PT! Leave your official scorecard with us (there’s a box) and take a picture so that you have it. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR SCORE ONLINE ON THE CROSSFIT APP OR ON THE CROSSFIT GAMES WEBSITE.
- Follow your Intramural Team’s Result
- Want to help judge? Awesome! You can become and Official CrossFit Judge by taking and passing the official Judges Course online. Your team will thank you (Judges earn points!)
CAPTAINS, TEAM NAMES & COLORS… (and, what team are you on!)
- Chalk This Way: Jason Pederson & Marissa Manson. Colors: Blue & Pink
- Cosmic Outlaws: Jason Dehler & Christine Mandlag. Colors: Purple & Black
- Snatch Me If You Can: Jason Vallot & Gwen Holtan. Colors: Blue & Silver
- Sh*t’s Getting Real: Hector Jimenez & Julie Parks. Colors: Red & Gold
NOTE: Team Shirts will be available to order on MONDAY here: Diablo Gear
- Thu, Feb 26, 12PM -1PM: NO CLASSES!! 26.1 Open Workout Announcement at Moffett Field in Mtn. View (Reservation req’d)
- Thu, Feb 26, 5:30 – 8PM: Diablo 20th Anniversary & CrossFit Games Documentary Premiere featuring LIVE: Dave Castro, Boz, CFG Champ Jayson Hopper, Dallin Pepper, Colten Mertens & Austin Hatfield (YOU MUST HAVE A RESERVATION TO ATTEND!)
- Fri, Feb 27: 1st Friday Night Lights: 4PM-7PM
- Sun, Mar 1, 11AM: Sunday Funday #1
- Fri, Mar 6: 2nd Friday Night Lights
- Sun, Mar 7: 11AM: Sunday Funday #2
- Sun, Mar 7: Team Bowling Event: Sunday afternoon (tentative)
- Fri, Mar 13: Last Friday Night Lights & End of the Open Celebration
- Sun, Mar 14, 11AM: Sunday Funday #3
PROGRAMMING **!! THIS WEEK !!**
- Mon: Double trouble – AMRAP 12m: 450/500m Row, 12 Thrusters (#65/95), 9 T2B; Rest 4min; 3RFT: 450/500m Row, 12 HPC, 9PP (#75/115)
- Tue: Back Squat. Metcon: 3RFT 12 DB FC Lunge, 200m Run, Rest 30s.
- Wed: S2OH – 6-4-2 x2. Metcon: Amrap 7m: 12 SA Strict Press, 12 Box Jumps, 12 Strict Sit Ups.
- Thu: NO CLASSES! We’re Closed For Special Events
- Fri: CrossFit Games OPEN 26.1!
- Sat: E5MOMx 4 (1m Rest): 6 Pull Ups, 12 Push Ups, 18 Squats
- Sun: TBA
CRAIG’S LIST: Obesity Part 2 & All You Need To Know About Fitness & Supplements
- YT: I Am Done Being Obese, Episode 2: Nathan attends the CrossFit Level 1 Certification. When Nathan Shipley found the CrossFit community, his life changed. His physical and mental health began to improve, and he developed new motivation to become a coach. In this episode, Shipley attends the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar in Boston, Massachusetts. Shipley’s passion for the CrossFit methodology is apparent as he absorbs the foundational material taught at the seminar and becomes visibly inspired to help others find the path to health that he has.
- Podcast: Rhonda Patrick on Diary of A CEO Podcast. RP is one of my favorites. She is a PhD and only in recent years has she really ramped up her own personal fitness integrating CrossFit into her workouts. She’s now an evangelist for strength training, intensity and variance: all things that make CrossFit so effective. She also talks about the 4 best supplements EVERYONE should be taking & why: Vitamin D, Fish Oil, Magnesium and Creatine.
Make it an awesome week!
Craig
