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Shaun Gregory
At the first CrossFit Open last year in Seaforth, Keri -Ann
Schedewitz rises above the bar during a set of chest -to -bar pull-
ups.
The sweat begins
in Seaforth
Shaun Gregory
Postmedia Network
The sound of heavy
breathing and screams of
motivation resonate in the
gym, the fitness enthusiasts
are drenched in perspiration
from head to toe and it's only
the first week of the Degree
CrossFit Seaforth 2nd
Annual Intramural Open.
The Open launched Feb.
23 and has seen hundreds of
thousands of competitors
unite all around the world at
their respective fitness facili-
ties most with the intention
of pushing their bodies to
the boundaries of failure.
At Degree CrossFit they
are concentrating more so
on personal bests rather
than the no pain, no gain
catchphrase.
There are heaps of high
fives and praises said Owner
of Degree CrossFit Sea -
forth, Kaleda Connell March
1, this is her fourth year
competing in the exhausting
challenge.
"It's not something that
someone can just walk in the
gym and think that they are in
good (enough) shape to get to
the Regionals or the Games"
she said. "Those people are
very competitive and they just
don't train an hour a day, they
train hours a day putting
themselves through an
incredible amount of training.
Connell considers the
demographic in the Seaforth
establishment as "non-com-
petitive, however she men-
tioned that if any person at
the gym craves a taste to
move to the next level, she'd
be more than willing to help
them achieve the feat.
For those not contending
by the rubrics, this year will be
more of a user-friendly clash,
meaning people are not
required to register or imple-
ment the exact arranged
weights or workouts. "We just
kind of have fun with it."
Throughout the year some
of the users from Degree are
sent to weight competitions,
but there is not anything
quite like this event. Connell
told one of her members last
week that this was the Christ-
mas of the CrossFit world.
Athletes participating have
four days to complete each
one of the five workouts; any-
one aged 14 years and older
can partake in the Open.
After the tournament con-
cludes CrossFit Seaforth will
have a bonus tournament.
The previous year welcomed a
sociable game of road hockey.
For the prosperous ath-
letes who move forward and
make it to the 2017 Reebok
CrossFit Games, they will
take place at the Alliant
Energy Center in Madison,
Wisconsin.
Currently members of
Degree CrossFit are entering
the second series of the open
labelled 17.2. In 2016 about 75
"Degree family members"
participated and Connell says
this year's event is shaping to
attract the same numbers. The
Open ends March 27.
"We are there to support
one another and be better
than we were yesterday,"
Connell stated.
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