Catching Up with Tamara Holmes and Jason Khalipa

By now, most of you probably know who Jason Khalipa is (2008 CF Games champion, from CrossFit Santa Clara). You may not know Tamara Holmes (CrossFit Oakland), though, who is a fine athlete in her own right. She finished just out of the money at the 2008 CF Games, coming in 4th place. (You may have seen her in the CrossFit Journal after she did Queen Kong, too.)

We had a chance to catch up with Jason and Tamara this weekend at Diablo CrossFit, who was hosting a Bay Area Rumble, in preparation for the 2009 CF Games.

Registration is Now Open!

The title of the post pretty much says it all: Registration for the CF NorCal Regional Qualifier is now open!

To register, you'll need to use the Google Checkout button at the upper right-hand side of the blog.

You'll receive an email confirmation once your order has been placed, as well as a shipping confirmation email once we charge your credit card or debit card. We won't be physically shipping you anything, but this email will serve as confirmation of your registration.

The registration fee is $75 through the end of February. Beginning March 1, the fee will increase to $100. So get in while the getting's good!

(And in case you're wondering, you will be getting a t-shirt.)

If you have any questions about registration, contact us at NorCalCFRegionals@gmail.com.

Let the NorCal Games begin!

CrossFit Games Qualifier for NorCal Region!

Welcome to the official blog of the NorCal Regional Qualifier for the 2009 CrossFit Games! The NorCal Qualifier will take place May 2-3 in Aromas, CA, at the same location where the 2009 CF Games will be taking place just a couple months later.

This is the ultimate resource for all things related to the NorCal Qualifier. On this blog, over the course of the next 6 months, you'll find information on registration, athlete profiles, workout format, rules & regulations, and just about anything else you might want to know.

Please note: Registration will not be open until mid- to late January 2009. More details to follow over the next few weeks.

Please also note: We will not be posting workout details for a very, very long time. So please, no questions about the specifics of the workout(s) at this time.



And just in case you're new to the CrossFit Games, here's what Coach Glassman had to say about the CF Games:

"In implementation, this looks like sport. This is revolutionary. It's as distinctive of the program as are the movements and the charter of functionality and variance. Our workouts are competitive events.

"The strength and value of CrossFit lies entirely within our dominance of other athletes. This is a truth divined through competition, not debate."

-- Greg Glassman, CrossFit Co-Founder & CEO

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