All Level CrossFit Intramural Open 2025!
It’s that time of the year again! The time where we use the competitive spirit of the Intramural Open to push ourselves a little harder than usual. To feed off of the cheers of the community and to inspire others to go beyond their comfort zone. To achieve things that we didn’t think possible and help our teammates achieve things they didn’t think they could! That’s what we call the magic of the Open!
Since 2011, CrossFit HQ has run an event called “The CrossFit Open”. The Open is essentially the first stage in qualifying athletes to compete in the CrossFit Games. For most of us, qualifying for the Games isn’t in the cards, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still take part in our own version of the Open and have a ton of fun!!! In years past we have based our Open around people registering through CrossFit HQ and paying the $20 US fee directly to them. Even though we have been doing the Open since 2014, this is the first year we will be having athletes register through our online Competition Corner link and keep all the money in house to purchase equipment that you, the members will help us choose through this Google Form. Every penny that we raise in registration fees for our Intramural Open will go into purchasing new equipment. And new stuff is cool.
We’ve gone back and forth on this and we really feel that it is the best way to go forward with this year’s Open for us as a gym and as a community. There are still people who will register for the Open through CrossFit.com–because they need to to qualify for the semifinals or Games, some that want to compare themselves to other athletes in their divisions across the world–and we respect that, but for the majority of us, an in house comp with our own divisions and leaderboards will provide the same magic we are looking for. We have also decided that since CrossFit has gotten rid of the Quarterfinals this year that we will do our own. So for those that want to continue with the competition and finish in the top 10% in the gym we will be running our own online comp after the Open is done.
So what is the Intramural Open and How Does it Work??
The Intramural Open is an in-house competition where members will complete 4 workouts over 4 weeks (one is a bonus WOD that will happen outside of the gym) and submit our scores online. We choose 4 fun team captains and then divide the gym into four teams (this year we will be named after animals) through a live randomized draft. Once you have your squad and the competition starts you can earn points for your team by completing an Open workout, placing in the top 3 in your division and showing team spirit by posting on Instagram, dressing up, and/or helping judge.
- 4 week in house competition with 4 workouts (1 bonus non fitness related workout) over 4 weeks.
- Submit scores online HERE
- Live Draft Day Feb 8th.
Draft Day!
Our live draft will be held on Feb 8th 2025 at All Level CrossFit. We will be drafting everyone in the gym! It’s always a fun event with costumes, pictures, trash talk and food! It is a randomized draft so don’t fret about where you are picked.
Scoring
- +1 point for each team member that completes an Open workout and submits their score before the deadline.
- +1 point for each male and female that is in the top 3 of each division.
- +5 points for the team that exhibits the most team spirit each week by posting about their team on social media, shows up in costume or in their team uniform and just generally is the most exciting team that week!
- +5 points for the winners of the bonus workout.
Goals
Our goal is to have 100% participation in the gym this year with everyone taking part. Fun is our number one priority and each week we will have a “throwdown” party where athletes from different teams tackle the workout and we cheer them on. In past years we have registered online at games.crossfit.com and the $20 US goes to CrossFit. This year you will register for the Intramural Open through us ($25 CDN per person) and all of the proceeds will go to purchasing new equipment for the gym. We feel that this will make a greater impact than sending CrossFit the money and hoping to see a return. Every penny we make (minus fees and taxes) will go directly back into the gym. We are also going to run a version of the Quarterfinals for the top 10% of Open finishers
- 100% gym participation.
- Make fun our #1 priority!
- Purchase some cool new stuff for the gym!
- Qualify people for our own Quarterfinals online competition.
See you out on the floor!
