 The first "Battle for the Hill," a team-oriented CrossFit
competition hosted by Capital City CrossFit of Springfield and ML
CrossFit of Decatur, will take place Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. in Happy
Hollow.
"CrossFit is an extremely popular sport in many Illinois cities,"
said Amy Bliefnick, state fair manager. "We are thrilled to promote
physical fitness through this team competition."
The event will have six divisions to
ensure that everyone has the chance to compete. The divisions are:
-
Rx'd males -- three
males per team
-
Rx'd females -- three
females per team
-
Scaled males -- three
males per team
-
Scaled females --
three females per team
-
Masters men -- two
males age 45-plus per team
-
Masters ladies -- two females age
45-plus per team
Each team that enters the competition is guaranteed two workouts
and a T-shirt. The top teams from the male and female Rx'd divisions
will compete in a third workout for "Hill Supremacy."
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Registration costs $40 per person for those entering before July 14.
After July 14, the registration fee will increase to $50 per person.
In order to register, teams must select a name.
Competitors can sign up online at
http://ilstatefairbattleforthehill.eventbrite.com/#. For more
information, visit
http://battleforthehill.blogspot.com/ or "like" ML CrossFit's or
Capital City CrossFit's Facebook page.
Questions about the competition should be directed to Capital
City CrossFit at 217-726-3817 or ML CrossFit at 217-872-2777.
The 2013 Illinois State Fair is Aug. 8-18.
[Text from
Illinois State Fair
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information] |
