7 Workouts in 3 Days.
What a performance by Aline!
On the weekend of 2 - 4 March the CrossFit Semifinals took place in Berlin. Our athlete Aline Wirz represented cross equip at this event with excellence! During this 3-day event, 60 women in Europe and 300 around the world competed in 7 different workouts in hopes of qualifying for the CrossFit Games.
The Workouts
Workout 1 was a rather long workout with a time cap of 30'. For a short time, some strength was needed to pull the weight, but the rest of the time on the bike required a lot of endurance.
Workout 2 started with a ring muscle up complex. Since this itself is not already heavy enough, the athletes also had to carry a backpack during the entire workout. Finally, the goal was to complete as many burpees as possible.
Workout 3 demanded quite a bit of strength. Even though the high number of reps also made me breathe a bit, this workout was more of a test of strength than a marathon.
Workout 4 put the athletes' weightlifting skills to the test. They had to move as much weight as possible in one movement over their heads. And that after an 800m sprint.
Workout 5 was almost, Workout 4 mirrored. After a 2' minute break from Workout 4, the athletes had to complete 8 snatches and then an 800m sprint.
Workout 6 was a very colorful workout. Cardio machines and gymnastics movements made this workout very interesting. Time they had for this workout was 15' min.
The final event was a total of 3 rounds of Cardio, Gymnastics & Strongmen. A very interesting sprint.
Results
Workout 1: Place Nr. 21
Workout 2: Place Nr. 9!
Workout 3: Place Nr. 55
Workout 4: Place Nr. 53
Workout 5: Place Nr. 31
Workout 6: Place Nr. 42
Workout 7: Place Nr. 24
In the end, Aline finished in 30th place in Europe. What she says about her weekend follows:
Alines Impressions.
I came to Berlin knowing that my goal for this year had been achieved. Anything I wanted to accomplish at seeding would be a bonus. Still, as an ultra-competitive person, I had many ups and downs throughout the weekend. It was a huge roller coaster! Not everything went exactly as I had hoped, I got sick when I arrived in Germany, my energy deteriorated over the course of the weekend, some workouts that I had done very well in training went poorly....but that's all part of the game! And above all, despite everything, I have an unforgettable memory of this weekend in me. It was the greatest competition I have participated in to this day. Standing next to the women I've watched go above and beyond at the CrossFit Games over the past few years is an unexplainable feeling.
There were also very powerful moments, like the one where I won my Heat in Workout 2 with the weighted RMUs. Or a moment that could have been one of my worst memories, but actually turned out to be enlightening for me.... On Workout 6, the seated legless rope climb, my head wanted to go much further, but my body said stop. I couldn't do it anymore. I searched the audience for glimpses of my relatives who had supported me in Berlin, afraid that I would see disappointment there.... But I saw exactly the opposite. They supported me and pushed me even more.
The weekend was like a roller coaster ride. I arrived hungry and left hungry....
Congratulations!
Aline
Many congratulations. We are very proud of your performance and effort. We hope you had as much fun at this competition as we did watching. Supporting you means a lot to us and we can't wait to see you back on the competition floor.
Your cross equip Team!
