Easton CrossFit Team Pushes Itself to Strong Showing

Easton-based Vagabond CrossFit finished in seventh place out of 400 teams who competed in this year’s 2015 CrossFit Open: a five-week long competition held world-wide at CrossFit affiliates around the globe that is designed to test the fitness limits and challenges athletes of all walks of life. The Open is the first part of the CrossFit games which ultimately determines the fittest person on earth.

According to Vagabond:

“Vagabond had close to 100 members participate in the Open and from this group, 18 athletes competed for team Vagabond. After 5 weeks of competing in a mix of events like handstand push-ups, rowing, muscle-ups (a type of pull-up), and barbell thrusters, the team at Vagabond came in seventh place out of 400 teams that make up the Northeast region and placed 52nd out of 4500 teams worldwide.

“Making it to Regionals has been a goal of mine for the past seven years in this business. I am beyond proud of this team for the work they’ve put in and the sacrifices they’ve made over the past year in preparing for the CrossFit Games. Team Vagabond’s determination and ‘never give up’ attitude has truly humbled me,” said Vagabond owner and head coach, Kevin O’Malley.

Team Vagabond will next complete at the CrossFit East Regional Competition on May 22-24 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.