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Will She Or Won't She? Tia at Torian Pro
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In today’s edition:
Is this the end for the most decorated athlete in CrossFit history?
How to fuel, hydrate, and recover smarter when temperatures rise.
From grassroots to greatness — the Torian Pro turns 10.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The beer garden is flowing, and the BBQ is going. It’s just like a massive weekend event at a local gym, but expanded into ten thousand people.”
CROSSFIT GAMES
Will Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Really Retire After Torian Pro?
Credit: Susana Rodriguez, @ideyafilms_ / Instagram
She is undoubtedly the greatest CrossFit athlete of all time, but Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s plan for the season remains uncertain.
The biggest question of all: Will she retire or won’t she after this weekend’s Torian Pro in Brisbane, Australia?
Remind Me
After winning her seventh CrossFit Games title last summer, Toomey-Orr has become heavily involved in HYROX.
She set a world record in the Pro Women’s Doubles division at the HYROX Houston race in March and is scheduled to compete in the HYROX World Championship in June.
Toomey-Orr has not been entirely clear about her CrossFit competition plans. She did not join the World Fitness Project (WFP) or participate in the In-Affiliate Semifinals. However, she did compete in the Open, finishing 144th in the world.
This means she is eligible for this summer’s CrossFit Games in Albany, NY, provided she qualifies through the Torian Pro In-Person Qualifying Event (IPQE) this weekend.
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SPEED READS
🚦🥇 Road to the Games 25.1: In case you missed it last week, CrossFit released the first episode of its reboot of the fan favorite “Road to the Games” series. It focuses on Mayhem Classic podium athletes and Games qualifiers, Austin Hatfield and Colten Mertens.
🇪🇸 💃 Velites HOLO Collection Premiere: Ready to check out the most innovative apparel collection Velites, CrossFit Games, and WFP partner, has ever launched? Don’t miss the exclusive live premiere on Sunday, June 1. Sign up here.
🐺🏋️ United Grid League Expansion: The UGL has officially signed a new team to the league — the New York Wolves. Get the details here.
🤸💪 Why You Still Can’t Do Muscle-Ups (And How to Fix That): Check out this great video on skill development in CrossFit from the crew at the Mayhem Performance podcast.
📉 🤷♂️ “The Downfall of CrossFit”: This provocatively titled video features an interview with Will Ahmed, the founder and CEO of WHOOP. As a former partner and sponsor of the CrossFit Games, Ahmed offers an interesting perspective.
ICYMI: Seventy percent of the Games field for Albany is set — meet the qualifiers so far.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
Sweat Smarter — How to Adjust Your Nutrition When the Heat Hits
Credit: Frank Nguyen
As the temperature rises, so do the demands on your body.
Training in hot weather is not only more challenging but also riskier, more fatiguing, and physiologically different from cooler conditions. If your nutrition doesn’t adapt to the climate, your performance can suffer, and recovery may be delayed.
Training in hot weather introduces new challenges: Increased sweat loss, a greater risk of dehydration, altered appetite, and higher carbohydrate oxidation.
Athletes often underestimate just how much the heat taxes their systems — until it manifests as sluggish workouts, dizziness, poor recovery, or even heat illness.
In this article, we’ll explore how to adjust your nutrition and hydration strategies for optimal performance and recovery in hot weather.
You’ll learn how to fuel smarter, hydrate better, and support your body’s thermoregulation while keeping balance and healthy habits in mind.
COMPETITIONS
Australia's Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years
Credit: @torianpro / Instagram
When it comes to CrossFit competitions, the Torian Pro is certainly doing something right.
The venerable fitness event has hosted the top athletes from Australia and New Zealand since 2015, and it celebrates its 10th annual outing from May 30 to June 1 at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia. When the dust settles on the action down under, the top two men and women will earn invitations to the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY.
Why This Matters
Anyone who has hosted a CrossFit competition or a local throwdown can attest to the immense amount of work involved, not to mention the challenges of maintaining financial viability.
This is a concern that even CrossFit founder Greg Glassman was outspoken about.
“It’s extremely expensive. Look at the Brazil [Regionals] event,” Glassman said back in 2018. “We’re at the venue where the Olympics were held. It cost me over a million dollars, and what comes out of it is two people go to the Games.”
Similarly, in 2022, Atlas Games Semifinal co-owner and director Alexis Leblanc-Bazinet told the Morning Chalk Up that he found it difficult to break even, much less turn a Semifinal event into a profitable business.
“I took most of the (financial) hit myself,” he said, adding that he spent two years volunteering countless hours of his time to keep the event alive.
Ultimately, a 10-year-old competition like the Torian Pro holds great significance in our sport and continues to thrive.
HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrating a PR, hosting a fundraiser, this, that, or otherwise? Send us a tip.
🎂Happy belated birthday (5/24) to Aimee Cringle.
Happy birthday to Davis Merrill.
Check out this “Would You Rather” clip with the Mayhem crew. Do you agree with them or not?
👟What do you think about this 400-meter race - something to add to your bucket list?
👏Check out these moves from Annie Thorisdottir. And also, can we talk about this backyard set up? #goals
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