Bri: Why I'm doing the Open....

How long have you been doing CrossFit/Functional Fitness?

I've been doing CrossFit since the fall of 2018 and I joined Aux in the summer of 2019!

How many opens have you participated in (either fill or partial): 

This will be my third Open! I did my first Open about a month after I started and my very first RX workout was 19.1!

Why have you decided to do the CrossFit Open this year? 

The Open is like CrossFit Christmas! I love the Open as a marker of my fitness level, so even though that might be lower this year, it's a testament to the fact that through this pandemic, I kept showing up. Aux kept showing up for us, we kept showing up as a community, and I kept showing up for myself. I'm glad for the chance to participate in something global like the Open, even if it has been reimagined for the current circumstances.

What would you say to others about doing the open? 

I encourage people to lean into things that bring a feeling of joy and mastery - and the Open brings both of those things for a lot of people. Everything about the past 365 days has been different, and the Open is different, too. But at its heart, it's a way to celebrate so much: ourselves, each other, fitness, and community.