Dear Intramural Open Athletes,

What else is there to say but “WOW“? This year’s open was an amazing experience and both teams showed grit, spirit, and support for one another (and their opponents).

The things you did these last four weeks are nothing short of amazing. Julie and I know you were:

• Choosing the RX version even though you knew it would be hard 
• Stepping out of your comfort zone for each WOD  
• Sticking to the standards with as few no reps as possible
• Finding that you had one more rep and pushing to the bitter end
• Locking in extra points with a top 5 finish – even though all you wanted to do was try your best
• Participating in each “after party” challenge even when you were exhausted
• Doing your first-ever intramural Open
• Loading & unloading barbell weights with efficiency & speed so your fellow athletes could focus & rest
• Cleaning up and moving gym equipment for others
• Judging your competitors with as much (if not more) enthusiasm as we gave our fellow teammates
• Cheering loud and proud all day long with passion and genuine ardor
• Wearing your spirit on your sleeve and showing up injured, sick, or tired to cheer us on
• Sharing your LOVE for CrossFit Torque with your heartfelt reviews and testimonials
• Contributing to our collective understanding about what the WOD really entails (answering each others’ “what do we have to do again?”)
• Listening to your coaches and judges with intentness and concentration
• Asking questions for clarifications in order to make informed decisions about how to best complete each standardized movement
• Putting on fun spirit outfits, sometimes at 5am, and driving to the gym hoping to not get a flat tire and have to stand on Route 1 dressed like a leprechaun
• Supporting each other with genuine encouragement and excitement

A huge thank you to our coaches — Amanda, Sara, Mary, Chelsea, Rana, Vanessa, Laura, Gianna, and the Open crew (Barnet, Heidi, Christine and many more!) who made this a fun 4 weeks for us. Your hard work never goes unnoticed. To Keith and Elise — I am so happy I got to know you better during this Open season, you and your team were rockstars! To my co-captain Julie — you are positivity personified and getting to do this with you was amazing!

I will CHALK this up to an AWEsome experience — my biggest FLEX has been seeing everyone’s EXECUTION of the Open.

Flexing so hard, my 2025 Open long-sleeve just became a tank top,

-Flexicutioner Co-Captains Melinda & Julie