04/18/2024
Good Evening Athletes,
The week is here and we here at CrossFit Effingham are very excited yet again to have such a
great turnout for Festivus. We have almost 35 athletes from Across southern Illinois coming.
Few Items to be sure you are all prepared for Saturday.
(if there is something you would need more clarifications please do not hesitate to call me
Directly. Ben Siemer 2173433979)
Heats: There will be 4 heats with possible mixed divisions. They will be posted to the "Festivus
at CrossFit Effingham", CrossFit Effingham Page, and I will share it on my personal Page as
well so you may share it if you'd like.
Heat assignments are posted on the page as well as a link below.
Time Line:
7:30am Early Check in
-Tent set up anywhere in north side parking lot and inside fenced area
-Parking is back lot, North lot, across street (please be careful crossing) behind laundry mat and
horizonal street parking as you can see Highlighted in green. (pic is on page) email wont let me upload here.
8:00
Briefing of Workout. I suggest to watch the videos a couple times.
https://festivusgames.com/wods/
There are sometimes a few last minute modifications that Festivus HQ sends out prior to event in which
we would go over them. We do our best to be as accurate with judging as
possible and fair for all. Please be courteous to the Judges and address any discrepancies with
Head Judge. Be sure to also verify your score when complete.
Once it is signed off on and a
team thinks there was an error in the judging it will be reviewed but unlikely it will change after
it is inserted into the leaderboard.
Please double check the judge card before signing off on it.
Also, keep in mind all the judges and crew are volunteering their time to make this a great day
for you. We do not have professional judges. We do go over and drill the workouts as much as
possible to ensure uniform judging. Thank you.
8:20 National anthem.
8:30 am Heat one. Each heat, depending on divisions may or may not be mixed.
The deadlift ladder will be rolling and the only time we will pause is to make barbell changes for
the next divisions. We set aside an hour to complete however timeline can get modified to be
sure everyone has ample rest and not rushed.
There will be 4 heats. There are 6 lanes so that equipment and location of teams is appropriate.
most of the time we will only need 3-4 of the lanes. We do have last minute signups at times.
We are a small gym but we pride ourselves with the efficiency of our space. If you’re new to
CrossFit Effingham, we hope you love the compact yet flow of the day. The heats will be rolling
however the schedule will be set so teams will have around an hour at least between workouts,
except for the floater of course.
Awards will be following the Finals WOD. We are normally done around 1-2 pm however plan
for 2 pm. Depending on equipment changes and unforeseen hiccups, we do like to have wiggle
room and plenty of rest time for the athletes.
Sponsors:
We will have a few event sponsors. Make your way to visit them and introduce yourself.
Gabby Goat is our normal after Festivus get together spot. So, we hope to see you all there.
We always consider all the facilities who have athletes, sponsors of the event. We thank all of
you for bringing your community to the Little Big Gym on south Banker Street.
Food and beverages:
You may bring anything you would like. And yes, you may BYOB for spectators. Please be
responsible. And it goes without saying… Athletes… let’s wait till after last workout to
celebrate. Never has it happened but there of course is a zero tolerance for anyone exercising
onsite under the influence of any recreational drug.
There is no smoking on the property and that includes vapes.
There will be onsite coffee for free and some snack foods available. We do have an onsite water
fountain and filler. There is a sauna available for the athletes for a quick 3-5 min warm up. It
seats 5 at a time. I will be available throughout the day and there is no sign up for this perk.
Well, I am sure there will be other items of discussion and will be sure to address them as they
come up however at this time we will conclude this message and wish you all good travels on
Saturday.
outline for heat assignments:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3iLwEjOb6mew5cI503vg7vvJlkGqDCn/view?usp=drive_link
Links:
Workouts: https://festivusgames.com/wods/
CrossFit Effingham Facebook: www.facebook.com/crossfiteffingham/
CrossFit Effingham Festivus page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063504706197
Crossfit Effingham website: www.crossfiteffingham.com
Owners personal page: www.facebook.com/trainstrong
Address:
SiemerWorks-CrossFit Effingham
1310 South Banker St.
Effingham, IL. 62401
217-343-3979
[email protected]
TRAINSTRONG!
BEN SIEMER, OWNER
