Canada East CrossFit Regionals 2011: Underdog Team CrossFit London Finishes 4th

Written by: Jennifer Broxterman

As a follow-up to our earlier post 2011 CrossFit Games: Canada East Regional Day 2 Midday Report, here’s the outcome from the 2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals that NutritionRx owner Jennifer Broxterman competed in.

A big congratulations to our CrossFit London athletes who competed at the 2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals in Toronto, Ontario earlier this month to finish solidly in 4^th place out of 21 teams, despite nagging injuries, a stress fractured rib, and a serious car accident one week prior to Regionals.  See the CrossFit Games coverage on Merritt’s car accident here: http://games.crossfit.com/features/crossfit-london-overcomes-car-accident

Team CrossFit London consisted of:
Men: Andrew Stevens, Matt Peebles, and Clark Teeple, with spare Sean Sinclair
Women: Jacquie Edwards, Jennifer Broxterman, Merritt Lymburner (side-lined due to her car accident), and spare Melissa Faichuck, who stepped in and completed the first WOD of the weekend, but had to later pull out of the competition due to her rib injury.

Let’s review how the weekend of June 3-5, 2011 went.  Friday morning started out with an early drive from London to the Mastercard Centre in Etibocoke, ON where the 2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals were being held.  After registering as a team and getting hooked up with our sweet new CrossFit London t-shirts, we were ready to compete!

Day 1: Friday June 3, 2011

Team WOD #1: 1 round (2 guys, 2 girls)
4 x 750m row
50 handstand pushups (split between the 4 team members)
4 x 750m row
Team Members: Clark Teeple, Andrew Stevens, Melissa Faichuck, Jennifer Broxterman
Time: 26:18 min  Place: 9^th

Team WOD #2: Thruster Ladder (1 guy, 1 girl)
20 seconds to clean + thruster the weight overhead without moving your feet, followed by 10 seconds to switch stations
Team Members: Jacquie Edwards & Matt Peebles
Max Thurster: Jacquie Edwards = 145#, Matt Peebles = 235#  Place: 2^nd

After coming into the competition in 15^th place of 21 teams after the 6-week CrossFit Open, we were proud to move up 10 spots to 5^thplace overall going into Day 2.  For more Day 1 CrossFit Games Coverage, see below:
Canada East Day 1 Video: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616330

Day 2: Saturday June 4, 2011

Team WOD #3: 21-15-9 (1 guy, 1 girl)
Deadlift (275# / 185#) + Box Jump (30” / 24”)
Team Members: Andrew Stevens & Jennifer Broxterman
Time: 9:00 min  Place: 1^st

Team WOD #4: 250 reps (split reps between 2 guys, 2 girls) of
Chest-to-Bar Pullups + Kettlebell Swings (1p / 1.5p) + Double Unders + Overhead Squats (65# / 95#)
Team Members: Matt Peebles, Jennifer Broxterman, Jacquie Edwards, Clark Teeple
Time: 28:09 min  Place: 5^th

After Day 2, CrossFit London continued to move up in the ranks, sitting in 4^th place overall and earning one of the top 10 positions to move on to Day 3 of the competition.  For more Day 2 CrossFit Games Coverage, see below:
Canada East Day 2 Video: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616673
Canada East Regional Day 2 Midday Report: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616422
Canada East Day 2 Recap: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616597

Day 3: Sunday June 5, 2011

Team WOD #5: Amanda 9-9-7-7-5-5
Muscle Ups + Squat Snatch (135# / 95#)
Team Members: Matt Peebles & Jennifer Broxterman
Time: 21:13 min  Place: 8^th

Team WOD #6: Team Chipper (2 guys, 2 girls)
20 calorie row + 30 burpees (jump on to a weight plate) + 30 two-arm dumbbell ground to overhead (45# / 35#) + 30 toes to bar + 100 foot overhead walking lunge (45# / 25# plate) + 50 foot sprint
Team Members: Andrew Stevens, Jacquie Edwards, Clark Teeple, Jennifer Broxterman
Time: 18:50 min  Place: 2^nd

With a strong performance and top 10 finish in all 6 WODs, CrossFit London finished the competition in 4^th place overall of 21 teams, in spite of losing Melissa and Merritt to injury, and being reduced to only 5 team members of the allowed 6.   For more Day 3 CrossFit Games Coverage, see below:
Canada East Day 3 Video: http://games.crossfit.com/node/617189
Canada East Regional Day 3 Midday Report: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616766
Canada East Regional Day 3 Recap: http://games.crossfit.com/node/616822

A big thanks to CrossFit London head coach Dave Henry for his killer programming that had us well-prepared for the competition, Alex Williams for helping to create and organize our awesome t-shirts, and all of our CrossFit London fans and supporters who came to watch us compete in Toronto and/or followed along online and cheered for us all weekend long!  I would also like to thank Paul McIntyre of CrossFit Colosseum for all of his hard work in organizing and facilitating the 2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals, and the numerous volunteers, judges, medical staff, and other helpers who made such a great weekend possible.  Although we just missed out on clenching one of the top 2 spots to continue on to the CrossFit Games in California, we are proud of our performance as a team and look forward to competing again next year.

If you’re curious about the overall standings from the weekend, including the men’s, women’s, and team results, continue reading below.

Men – Individual Results (2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals) http://games.crossfit.com/regions/canada-east/leaderboard
1. Jason Cain (28 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
2. Albert-Dominic Larouche (31 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
3. Matthieu Dubreucq (46 points)
4. Peter D’Amore (47 points)
5. Jon Robichaud (48 points)
6. Roch Proteau (50 points)
6. Pierre-Paul Seguin (50 points)
8. Jeff Larsh (61 points)
9. Chris Bailey (65 points)
10. Matthew Lefave (68 points)
11. Chris Cristini (72 points)
12. Kevin Bowles (75 points)
13. Jonathan Laniel (76 points)
14. Lars Bredahl (87 points)
15. Pascal Baillargeon (N/A points)
16. Simon Paquette (N/A points)
17. Troy Ozerkevich (N/A points)
18. Kyle Charbonneau (N/A points)
19. Evan Bombino (N/A points)
20. David Beliveau (N/A points)
21. Vincent Tremblay (N/A points)
22. Alexandre Beaulieu (N/A points)
23. Louke Oakley (N/A points)
24. Carl Bellefleur (N/A points)
24. Christopher Kalec (N/A points)
26. Pierre-Luc Dubois (N/A points)
26. Mizar Fuentes-Ortega (N/A points)
28. Ryan Kells (N/A points)
29. Alex Jeffrey (N/A points)
30. Matthew Courchesne (N/A points)
30. Jonathan Balfe (N/A points)
32. Steve Cristini (N/A points)
33. Cameron Wilson (N/A points)
34. Philippe Hogan (N/A points)
35. Alexis Leblanc-Bazinet (N/A points)
36. Jason Bird (N/A points)

Women – Individual Results (2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals) http://games.crossfit.com/regions/canada-east/leaderboard
1. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet (8 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
2. Michele Letendre (24 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
3. Aleandra Bergeron (34 points)
4. Micheline Chamandy (40 points)
5. Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (44 points)
6. Elma Ducic (47 points)
7. Tina Balfe (51 points)
8. Ashley Werner (54 points)
9. Sarah-Lee Cloutier (63 points)
10. Joanne Jeffrey (66 points)
10. April Nicholls (66 points)
12. Kendra Johnsen (N/A points)
13. Whitney Pagnucco (N/A points)
14. Melanie Croteau (N/A points)
15. Celine Lavigne (N/A points)
16. Veronique Boisclair (N/A points)
17. Tina Nguyen (N/A points)
18. Tanya Mackenzie (N/A points)
19. Sonja Zab (N/A points)
19. Emilie Schmitt (N/A points)
21. Jacqueline Gelber (N/A points)
22. Melanie Rose (N/A points)
22. Deanna Stevens (N/A points)
24. Tannaya Hantelman (N/A points)
25. Elanna Robson (DNS)
25. Isabelle Tardif (DNS)
25. Sylvie De Brabandere (DNS)

Team Results (2011 Canada East CrossFit Regionals)
http://games.crossfit.com/regions/canada-east/leaderboard
1. L’Usine CrossFit (16 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
2. CrossFit Altitude (17 points) – qualified for CrossFit Games 2011
3. CrossFit Select (21 points)
4. CrossFit London (27 points)
5. CrossFit Connection (32 points)
6. CrossFit Orillia (42 points)
7. CrossFit Oshawa (46 points)
8. CrossFit Dieppe (48 points)
9. Alchemy CrossFit (62 points)
10. Firepower Training (N/A points)
11. CrossFit Laval (N/A points)
12. Element CrossFit (N/A points)
13. Square One CrossFit (N/A points)
14. CrossFit PEI (N/A points)
15. CrossFit Kinetics (N/A points)
16. CrossFit Catalyst (N/A points)
17. CrossFit Capop (N/A points)
18. CrossFit Ancaster (N/A points)
19. CrossFit Colosseum (N/A points)
19. Academy of Lions CrossFit (N/A points)
21. CrossFit Moncton (N/A points)