2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Pacific RegionalsMay 17, 2016 by Armen Hammer
What We Learned From The Pacific Regionals
What We Learned From The Pacific Regionals
The first weekend of the 2016 CrossFit Games Regionals are over with. Here are the biggest takeaways from the Pacific Regionals. Just the facts: Kara Webb i
The first weekend of the 2016 CrossFit Games Regionals are over with. Here are the biggest takeaways from the Pacific Regionals.
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When Kara Webb is on fire, nothing can put her out. She finished the weekend with four first-place finishes—the highest number of first-place finishes across all athletes, male and female, of all three Regionals this weekend. In addition, she doubled the number of first-place finishes for the next closest athletes (Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Josh Bridges, and fellow Pacific Regional competitor, Rob Forte, who came the closest with two). Her point total, an astounding 665 points, was the highest point total of all athletes, male and female, in all three Regionals this weekend. Her Event 1 finish was the best across all athletes, male and female, across all Regionals this weekend. Her finishes in Event 3, 4, and 6 were the best of not only the women of the Pacific Regional, but of all women this weekend. In addition, her Event 4 finish was only beat by Josh Bridges, and her Event 6 finish was only beaten by Garret Fisher, Julian Alcaraz, and Rasmus Andersen.
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Games veteran Khan Porter sat in sixth place at the end of Day 2 with 343 points—eight points behind fifth-place Ricky Garard. He still sat in sixth place at the end of Event 6 on Day 3, but only three points behind fifth-place Zeke Grove. During Event 7, it was clearly a race between Porter and Grove. A no-rep on a rope climb pushed Porter ahead, and he managed to win the event. Tom Lengyel in the previous heat had taken second, and Grove ended up in third. Had Grove avoided the no-rep, and if Porter had taken second or third (assuming Lengyel still took second), he would have still finished in the top five, but behind Grove. Had he taken any lower than third in the event, he would not have punched his ticket to Carson. The time difference between first and fourth place? Less than 19 seconds. Every second counted, and the energy of the arena was incomparable to any other event throughout the weekend.
All but one of the women’s first-place finishers were the best of the entire weekend across all Regionals this weekend. Kara Webb’s finishes in Events 1, 3, 4, and 6 were the best of all women across all Regionals. Alethea Boon’s finishes in Events 2 and 7 were the best of all women across all Regionals.
On the men’s side, three of their event finishes were the best of all men across all Regionals this weekend: Tom Lengyel’s Event 2 finish, Robe Forte’s Event 6 finish, and Khan Porter’s Event 7 finish. Those three finishes were also the best of all men and women across all Regionals.
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People had doubts about whether Tia-Clair Toomey’s second-place finish at the Games last year was a one-and-done deal, but she proved this weekend she’s only gotten better. In 2015, she finished Regionals in third place with 578 points (11 points behind second-place Alethea Boon and 67 points behind first-place Webb). This year, she finished Regionals weekend in second place (31 points above Alethea Boon) and only 30 points behind first-place Webb. If you calculate the average of her event finishes in 2015, it comes out to five. When you do the same for this year, the result is 2.8. She’s moving, and she’s moving fast.
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Just the facts: Kara Webb is unstoppable
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When Kara Webb is on fire, nothing can put her out. She finished the weekend with four first-place finishes—the highest number of first-place finishes across all athletes, male and female, of all three Regionals this weekend. In addition, she doubled the number of first-place finishes for the next closest athletes (Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Josh Bridges, and fellow Pacific Regional competitor, Rob Forte, who came the closest with two). Her point total, an astounding 665 points, was the highest point total of all athletes, male and female, in all three Regionals this weekend. Her Event 1 finish was the best across all athletes, male and female, across all Regionals this weekend. Her finishes in Event 3, 4, and 6 were the best of not only the women of the Pacific Regional, but of all women this weekend. In addition, her Event 4 finish was only beat by Josh Bridges, and her Event 6 finish was only beaten by Garret Fisher, Julian Alcaraz, and Rasmus Andersen.
Watch it again: Khan Porter vs. Zeke Grove (Event 7)
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Games veteran Khan Porter sat in sixth place at the end of Day 2 with 343 points—eight points behind fifth-place Ricky Garard. He still sat in sixth place at the end of Event 6 on Day 3, but only three points behind fifth-place Zeke Grove. During Event 7, it was clearly a race between Porter and Grove. A no-rep on a rope climb pushed Porter ahead, and he managed to win the event. Tom Lengyel in the previous heat had taken second, and Grove ended up in third. Had Grove avoided the no-rep, and if Porter had taken second or third (assuming Lengyel still took second), he would have still finished in the top five, but behind Grove. Had he taken any lower than third in the event, he would not have punched his ticket to Carson. The time difference between first and fourth place? Less than 19 seconds. Every second counted, and the energy of the arena was incomparable to any other event throughout the weekend.
Did you realize Pacific Regionals athletes dominate the leaderboard?
All but one of the women’s first-place finishers were the best of the entire weekend across all Regionals this weekend. Kara Webb’s finishes in Events 1, 3, 4, and 6 were the best of all women across all Regionals. Alethea Boon’s finishes in Events 2 and 7 were the best of all women across all Regionals.
On the men’s side, three of their event finishes were the best of all men across all Regionals this weekend: Tom Lengyel’s Event 2 finish, Robe Forte’s Event 6 finish, and Khan Porter’s Event 7 finish. Those three finishes were also the best of all men and women across all Regionals.
Not a one-WOD wonder: Tia-Clair Toomey
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People had doubts about whether Tia-Clair Toomey’s second-place finish at the Games last year was a one-and-done deal, but she proved this weekend she’s only gotten better. In 2015, she finished Regionals in third place with 578 points (11 points behind second-place Alethea Boon and 67 points behind first-place Webb). This year, she finished Regionals weekend in second place (31 points above Alethea Boon) and only 30 points behind first-place Webb. If you calculate the average of her event finishes in 2015, it comes out to five. When you do the same for this year, the result is 2.8. She’s moving, and she’s moving fast.
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