A CrossFitters Journey: Update on Sara Urban

My previous blog (http://tinyurl.com/adxuarh) documented the successful weight loss journey of my sister, Sara Urban, as she embraced CrossFit as her fitness passion. Sara has just completed her final workout of the CrossFit Open as she attempts to qualify for the CrossFit Games: Fittest on Earth.  The CrossFit Open consists of five workouts (one workout each week) with only the top 48 athletes in each region advancing to regionals. Sara’s ranking in the South Central region as well as her World ranking is listed below:

Sara Urban – 17^th place South Central Region/256^th place World (out of 130,000 athletes)

Week 1- Workout 13.1 (45^th place in region; 734^th worldwide with 176 reps)

Week 2- Workout 13.2 (43^rd place in region; 810^th worldwide with 322 reps)

Week 3- Workout 13.3 (76th place in region; 1317th worldwide with 245 reps)

Week 4- Workout 13.4 (8^th place in region; 138^th worldwide with 102 reps)

Week 5- Workout 13.5 (19^th in region place in region; 218^th worldwide with 126 reps)

For a glimpse of the detailed workouts, check out http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open

Sara is sitting in 17th place in her region with 191 points and is ranked 256th out of 130,000+ athletes worldwide with 3,217 points. This will be her first year to advance to regionals as an individual competitor. Regionals consist of a 3-day competition and held during May 17th-June 9th; Sara will be competing in San Antonio, Texas.

An avid CrossFit athlete, Sara has come a long way on her fitness journey and shed a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in the process. All of her family and friends are so proud of her accomplishments and will be at the Regional competition taking pictures and cheering her onward. If you’re in the area or just interested in CrossFit, come check out the San Antonio CrossFit Regional and all the incredible competitors.  Good Luck, Sara Urban!!!