As we approach the CrossFit Games – it starts this Thursday August 8 – we get more details about the events that athletes will have to go through. CrossFit has just revealed the details of individual event 6 named Track and Field.
And this is the event we will see athletes picking up and carrying the Happy Star bag, which is bound to be a highlight of the CrossFit Games in Texas.
Individual Event 6 “Track and Field” Details Revealed
Individual Event 6: Track and Field, presented by @RogueFitness
For Time:
- 1600m Run
- Rest
- Then, at the 12-minute mark:
- 50-yard sprint
- 50-yard bag carry
- 75-yard sprint
- 75-yard bag carry
- 100-yard sprint
♀️70
♂️ 100
UPDATE: CrossFit has written that athletes have no time cap for the first 1600-metre run. And at the 12th minute mark, athletes will begin the sprint portion of the workout.
People online are questioning if sprinting at the 12th minute is not “too much of a rest” for elite-level athletes. This could mean that CrossFit will turn this event into a two-part with two different scores, forcing athletes to run as fast as possible during the 1600-metre and then catching their breath afterwards for a more endurance-related event with bag carry in the end.
This will be the last event on Friday night, at Farringdon Field – one of the few events outside of Dickies Arena. It is also before any of the cuts scheduled for individuals, so all athletes will compete.
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