November 17-18th, 2012
Online registration will open at 9:00 am September 17th. It will sell out fast, so please mark that date and sign up ASAP.
Back by popular demand – the 2012 MBS CrossFit Turkey Challenge! Mark your calendars, hit the gym, and train hard: on November 17-18th we are bringing it bigger and harder than last year.
What happened last year? If you missed it, or if your body just won’t let you remember, here’s a taste: rope climbs, fat bar deadlifts, the burpee wall, THE LEGOS, and an awesome old-school-meets-new-school vibe much like the first year of the Games.
How to top that? This year we’ll test you with 4 workouts over TWO DAYS. We will have 30 team spots made up of four people (2 gals/2 guys) and can be a mix of athletes from anywhere – you don’t all have to be from the same gym. Individual entries are up to 130 slots this year.
EVENT DETAILS
Individuals
Rx Division - 25 male/female spots
Athletes will NOT be allowed to scale any of the four workouts. Athletes must be able to perform standard CrossFit movements (handstand pushups, muscle ups, squat cleans, snatches, etc.) without modification.
Open Division - 40 male/female spots
Weights and movements will be prescribed for the intermediate CrossFit athlete. If an athlete cannot perform the prescribed weight, we will be able to modify the weight or movement so they can still do the workout, but they will be out of contention for winning.
Teams
Teams will consist of four people (2 gals/2 guys) and can be a mix of athletes from anywhere – you don’t all have to be from the same gym. All four athletes will compete in 4 workouts to determine the fittest Turkey Challenge team.
Rx Division - 15 Rx team spots
Athletes will NOT be allowed to scale any of the four workouts. Athletes must be able to perform standard CrossFit movements (handstand pushups, muscle ups, squat cleans, snatches, etc.) without modification.
Open Division - 25 Open team spots
Weights and movements will be prescribed for the intermediate CrossFit athlete. All athletes of team should be able to perform basic CrossFit movements.
Trying to decide which division to sign up for:
SEE 2012 TURKEY CHALLENGE MAX LOAD/MOVEMENT LIST.
Programming
Test of Fitness - Our goal this year was to bring 4 workouts that will leave NO DOUBT to who the fittest man/woman/team is at the end of the competition.
Off-Season -We want to be understanding to the athlete that is in “off-season” mode, which usually means lifting more weights in preparation for the upcoming games season. What this means is that the volume will be reduced - you will not see a Murph followed by a Triple Helen, and then a 5k row. You should very easily be able to do this competition, take a few days off for Thanksgiving, and then be able to pick up your training where you left it.
Accessibility - We want a competition that tests strength, but is also accessible to those that want to test their fitness in a competition setting. The loads and movements will be light enough for most intermediate level CF’ers to participate, but substantial enough to test efficiency of movement.
Prizes
Over $6,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes to top 3 finishers in each division.
Registration
Online registration will open at 9:00 am September 17th. It will sell out fast, so please mark that date and sign up ASAP.
Individual registration - $90
Team registration - $300
When will registration open? I have a feeling you will sell out within a couple of hours so I want to be ready.
Hey Anna, we are planning on announcing all details early next week. Registration is planned to open Sept 4th. Stay tuned! -PB
We had a little setback and had to delay registration until the 17th….
PB
Where is the registration link going to be?
Tori, it will be at https://mbscrossfit.com at 9am.
thanks
PB
Oops, out of habit I said our website…it will be at http://WWW.TURKEYCHALLENGE.COM at 9am!
thanks
PB
I filled out the registration early by accident and it says that I am registered for the challenge. So I am wondering if this is correct (that I am actually registered) or if I need to re-registar on mon? Thanks
Pat, will the registration link be posted on this page or elsewhere? Thanks!
I’ll have all info up on tonight’s post!
Am I the only one not seeing where I can register? I am assuming this is website problems, but just in case…
Heather, we overloaded the page. Our web guy is looking at it now and trying to get it up! Sorry about the delay.
Pat B
i still cannot seem to see the registration link. am i missing something?
It is the “Register Today” button.
HEY PAT, MAIN SITE SAYS REGISTER TODAY IS UP STILL CANNOT FIND IT ON TURKEY CHALLENGE SITE ARE YOU STILL DOWN. THANKS
Robbie, quit yelling haha
It is up…I see people signing up… Just keep reloading every couple minutes. Sorry about the troubles. We had to increase the bandwidth on the servers.
PB
Hey Pat,
Could not get through in time if you have a wait I would like to get on it.
thanks Robbie
Hey Pat,
I was not able to get in on the Individual open Mens and would love to be on the wait list. Thanks.
Jordan (Conviction Crossfit)
(607)624-9173
Hi Pat,
Will you need volunteers this year to score athletes? I’d love to help out!
Thanks,
Becca
Hey Becca,
Absolutely! If you go to the volunteers/judges page at http://www.turkeychallenge.com, there is a place to sign up. We will send out emails for t-shirt size (you get a shirt too!) and jobs that we need help with.
Thanks
Pat B
Hi Pat,
I know the Turkey Challenge sold out quickly and I’m sure you’re getting this question a lot. We have several athletes who were unable to get through and sign up for the Turkey Challenge, they did put their names on the wait list. I was just wondering if you have any possible spots opening up. Please let me know as these athletes were extremely disappointed that they couldn’t get through to register. Thanks!!!
I have a female open spot if anyone wants it. I’m out due to injury.
I’m not sure exactly why but this website is loading very slow for me. Is anyone else having this problem or is it a issue on my end? I’ll
check back later and see if the problem still exists.
You are probably getting this a lot but are there any women’s rx’d spots available? Thank you!
This is most likely a long shot, but would there be any Women RX’d spots available? Thank you!