For the second year in a row, “point one” of the CrossFit Open ended with the same two names at the top.
Mirjam von Rohr from Switzerland, the current iF3 World Champion, put up a score of 259, 14 reps ahead of second place Alazne Egiazabal from Spain. Caroline Dardini and Fee Saghafi tied for third with a score of 343 reps.
On the men’s side, “The Iron Hog,” Colten Mertens, took the top spot with 361 reps, just two reps ahead of Colin Bosshard, who placed third in 24.1.
- Second Fittest in 2024, Dallin Pepper, finished 10 reps behind Bosshard with 348 to round out the top three.
Remind me: Last year’s first workout, 24.1, also included a single dumbbell and burpees over the dumbbell. However, Mertens’ time of 5:19 and Von Rohr’s time of 5:39 in 24.1 were roughly one-third of the 15-minute AMRAP that was 25.1. There was also the addition of the bodyweight lunges this year.
- This would suggest a different stimulus, since 24.1 would be considered a short couplet, and 25.1 would be considered a moderately lengthened triplet. However, movement efficiency on the burpees and dumbbell proved to be of the utmost importance, and lunges were not a factor.
Fast facts: The woman who has won the first Open workout has gone on to win the overall Open five times.
- 2024: Von Rohr finished first, 37th, and second in the three workouts.
- 2022: Mal O’Brien was practically perfect with a first, second, and first for the lowest average score in Open history.
- 2014: Sam Briggs finished first in 14.1, 14.4, and 14.5.
- 2012: Kristan Clever won 12.1, 12.3, and 12.4.
- 2011: Annie Thorisdottir won 11.1, the first Open workout in history, en route to her overall victory.
It has never happened on the men’s side.
Mertens won 24.1 and went on to finish 19th overall. The male winner of last year’s Open overall was Jonne Koski, who placed 27th in 24.1. He followed that up with a second and first in 24.2 and 24.3, respectively.
A couple of men have been close. The winners of the 2013 and 2016 Open, Rich Froning and Noah Ohlsen, finished second in those years’ first workouts. We’ll see if Mertens becomes the first man to accomplish this feat.
Money talks: For the first time this season, the prize purse for the Open is directly tied to Open registration, and the top three athletes each week (and overall) will earn some cash.
While registration officially closes at the end of the Open on March 17, we can expect the numbers to stay roughly the same over the next two weeks. (Historically, very few people register after the close of the first workout.)
At the current registration, the payouts are as follows:
Overall Finishers
- 1st Place: $14,613.44
- 2nd Place: $8,768.06
- 3rd Place: $5,845.38
Individual Weekly Performances
- 1st Place: $4,871.15
- 2nd Place: $2,922.69
- 3rd Place: $2,727.84
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