Today's Workout: 071610

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"Amanda"

Three rounds, 9-7- and 5 reps, for time of:
Muscle-up
135 pound Squat snatch

This was the first event from CrossFit Games 2010, which had Catalyst members on facebook, watching and chatting, until 1am.  In an epic final heat, Chris Spealler dominated the event in 3:35 to take an early lead. This isn't the first time, either: in 2008, 'Speal' was in first after winning all three first events, only to watch his lead shatter to newcomer Jason Khalipa.  In 2009, Khalipa nearly battled back from a horrible first event – which Spealler AGAIN won – to take the belt, which, in the end, went to Mikko Salo.  All three were in the same heat last night, along with 2007 Games Winner James "OPT" Fitzgerald (from Calgary) and several other CrossFit heroes.  Epic.

Watch the live feed here. The second event will be announced at 10am EST, and the first heats will be underway at 11am EST.  After you're done the Miracle Mile, stop by our downtown location for some lemonade / parade / fruit snacks / and live Games streaming!

…at the OTHER end of the spectrum, unfortunately: the USDA.  The new food pyramid is disappointing, to say the least: grains at the bottom, fats at the top, proteins ….meh.