2024 Games Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their Experiences

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

• Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo qualified for the CrossFit Games for the first time in 2024. Learn about their experience in Fort Worth.

• The 2024 Masters CrossFit Games by Legends took place last week in Birmingham, AL. Check out our results and recap.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“My overall experience was a rollercoaster of emotions: positive, happy, exciting, into sad, weird, confusing, but then also trying to be super proud of myself at the same time.” - Rookie Hattie Kanyo on competing at the CrossFit Games for the first time in 2024

CROSSFIT GAMES

2024 Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their CrossFit Games Stories

Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo were on cloud nine in May when they secured their first-ever tickets to the 2024 CrossFit Games, something that felt like it was a long time coming for both women.

• “It’s amazing. I don’t have any other words. It’s just a dream come true,” Gluck told the Morning Chalk Up the week after she qualified at the Europe Semifinals. She had been trying to qualify as an individual since 2021.

Meanwhile, Kanyo, who made it to the Last Chance Qualifier in 2022 before admittedly burning herself out last season, told us, “It’s pretty amazing…I’m still just wondering if it’s a dream,” after she qualified from the North America West Semifinal.

Gluck and Kanyo were largely looking to absorb the whole experience and appreciate being there when heading into Fort Worth, TX.

• “I’m excited about everything…to compete and just be a part of it and give it everything I have,” said the 25-year-old Gluck.

• “I just want to enjoy what I’m doing,” said Kanyo, 32. “We’ll see when I get there if it changes at all…but I think the biggest thing for me is just enjoying what I’m doing.”

At the time, neither one had any idea that doing the latter would become such a challenge.

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SPEED READS

🦣 🏎️ Constantly Varied Conversations x Known & Knowable: Last night, John Wooley, host of Constantly Varied Conversations and the creator behind Wooley Memeth, held a live Q&A with Mike Halpin from Known & Knowable about the timeline of Event 1: “Lake Day” he researched and published.

💛 💪 “My Story of the CrossFit Games 2024”: Three-time Games athlete from Germany, Moritz Fiebig, was in the process of documenting his Games season when the unthinkable happened in Event 1. Check out his recounting of the events that followed.

😎🌴 TYR Wodapalooza Miami is Back: The team at Loud and Live announced dates for the annual fitness festival and online qualifier yesterday.

• TYR WZA Online Challenge & Qualifier

  • Week 1: October 17-21, 2024

  • Week 2: October 24-28, 2024

  • Week 3: October 31-November 4, 2024

• TYR Wodapalooza Miami 2025

  • January 23-26, 2025

💪📋 Rogue Invitational Update — “The C”: Athletes can compete in this community challenge through the month of September. Registration is open now. Learn more here.

ICYMI: Late last week, Dave Castro issued a public apology to the Ðukić family. Get the details.

CROSSFIT GAMES — MASTERS

The 2024 Masters CrossFit Games by Legends, Results and Recap

The Fittest Masters on Earth earned their crowns last weekend in Birmingham, AL, as the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games, hosted by Legends, took place at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center and was a resounding success.

With three competition floors of 20 lanes under one roof, the stage was set for the seven official age groups of men and women to compete for the title of Fittest in their divisions. 

This was the first year that the Masters were separate from the elite individuals, which allowed the field to expand substantially. It also kept them in the spotlight, and they did not disappoint. 

• This year, the Legends crew added a 70+ division as a trial. Since this category is not part of the official CrossFit Games season, these athletes had a separate leaderboard. The qualification process was based on the athletes over the age of 70 in the 65+ category. 

• That leaderboard, along with the community team event, which included 100 teams of four, can be found on the Legend’s Classic website.

There were too many highlights and performances at the Masters CrossFit Games to list, but we’re focusing on a few that stood out.

Will Moorad and Andrea Nisler Dominate

In the “young guns” division (35-39), Will Moorad and Andrea Nisler displayed the competitive experience needed to be champions. 

• Moorad won five of the 10 events and took a 97-point lead into Sunday’s finale. Nisler, a new mom, won three events and had an astounding eight top-three finishes. 

Moorad worked his way back from a recent hip injury that kept him from qualifying for the CrossFit Games in Fort Worth. 

• Worth noting: In Event 7, “The Standard,” Moorad set the fastest time of 7:41. For reference, at the 2019 Games, Mat Fraser won this event with a time of 8:05. 

HIGHLIGHTS

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• 🎂Happy belated birthday (9/6) to Team Soul’s Shadae Smith.

• Great work to Charles of Gainline Strength in Scotland on the 160-kilo/352-pound clean complex.

• Congratulations to Colten Mertens, who won the Northern California Classic last weekend.

• Congratulations to Elizabeth Wishart, who won the Northern California Classic last weekend.

• 😮‍💨Check out this clean progression from 2024 Affiliate Cup champion James Newbury.