There is of course copious material on the CrossFit Games on their web site and elsewhere, so I'll limit my comments here to Nicolé's experience.

My previous posts from the scene were cryptic and a little dis-jointed I know (I was submitting them from my cell phone, typing onto a screen I couldn't even see in the bright sunlight), so I'll try and fill in some blanks here and give you my final thoughts on the event.

Saturday featured 5 events - some single-station movements and some circuits - intended to weed out the bottom tier of the field through 2 elimination rounds. As I previously mentioned, Nicolé survived both of those in spite of a single-rep deadlift event which is clearly not her strongest event. She did enough in the others to keep her in the game through the end of the day. The last event of the day was a wicked wall ball and barbell snatch combo in which half of the remaining women did not finish in the allotted time. No surprise; it was the end of a 9-hour day containing more work than most people get in a week. Nicolé came up a few reps short herself, and thus ended her run.

I can't tell you how proud I am of her and the effort that she gave to this competition. She was most of all smart. She used her experience and intelligence to every possible advantage. Next, she was prepared. No surprises (except for the sledgehammer station) and very little about the outcome that wasn't predictable based on the chosen work and her natural attributes. The only thing left then is heart. And she had it in truckloads. Willing to subject herself to high levels of discomfort for the goal. You have to admire that.

And I am proud of the work we did to get her there. That showed up as great technique and the fact that she exited the competition due to failing capacity and not injury. She is an extremely well-balanced athlete that deserved to be there.

I hope you will all let her know that you followed her adventure and are proud of the courage it took to participate in this merciless competition. She is deserving or our greatest respect and admiration.