Go here to check out Saturday volunteer schedules, also Sunday team heat assignments and volunteer schedules.

Things happen…these may change somewhat. Final assignments available when you check in. Copy and paste this address into your browser!

http://crossfitpisgah.com/index.php/component/k2/item/378-wodlifecom-river-ruckus-saturdaysunday-schedules

WODS

Go to www.wodlife.com and click on the River Ruckus logo to see the individual and team wods. GET REGISTERED ASAP to secure your spot. We’re starting to fill up…

WHAT DOES THE SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE?

YOUTH DIVISIONS

We’re aiming for an elementary, middle and high school sub-division in our youth categories for Saturday. These will be scaled down versions of the WODS we post for the adults!

WHAT DO WE GET IF WE WIN?

RR is excited to announce a $500 cash prize for the Rx Male and Female Division winners, as well as the Rx Team Winner! Highland Brewing is donating a custom trophy to commemorate the CrossFit champs of Beer City USA! We also have some schwag donated by some of our awesome sponsors to throw in.

WHAT YA GOT TO EAT??

What to bring to the Wodlife.com River Ruckus?

To compete:

- Jump Rope (bring your own please)
- ID (to pick up registration packet and t-shirt)
- shoes (we may do some running through the greenspace, which can get fairly wet and “mushy.” You may want to bring a pair of shoes you don’t mind getting dirty)

For comfort:

- camping chairs
- sunscreen
- cooler (food and drinks, please no glass)
- river shoes (the competition site is literally RIGHT ON the French Broad River with easy access to the water. If you feel like getting in, I’d wear some river shoes or grungy tennis shoes.)
- money for food/vendors (we may have an on-site paleo food tent on the grounds, but there are some good restaurants close, including a couple within walking distance)

We’ll get an event map of the grounds soon, though some of you may have a short walk from your car to the event site.

Good luck on 13.2! WODS announced tomorrow!

We’ve posted a map of the event site to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/riverruckus2013). WODs will be held at Site A, Site B and at CrossFit Pisgah. We’ll have volunteers out to help with parking…much of it depends on how wet it is, as much of the space is city grass (we can’t tear it up!).

Come early…give yourself some time to get parked, to the site and to get checked in.

Registration and packet/shirt pickup will be at CF Pisgah on Friday night, will be at Vendor Area for Saturday and Sunday.

modPaleo…serving Paleo meals on-site both days! Sweet…please support this incredible business, as they are a sponsor for River Ruckus as well. We offer their food out of our box and LOVE THEM. Check them out at www.modpaleo.com

Earth Fare is close by (short drive) for all your grocery and meal options (also a RR Sponsor!). White Duck Taco (right across street from CF Pisgah) has some good stuff as well, but they’ll be closed on Sunday.

Local Hotel Listing

Days Inn Downtown                                          $90 (River Ruckus Rate)

120 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC                    828.254.9661

Four Points by Sheraton Asheville Downtown         From $129

22 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC 28801                          (828) 252-9205

http://www.fourpointsashevilledowntown.com/

Renaissance Asheville Hotel                              From $159

31 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC 28801                          (828) 252-8211

Howard Johnson Inn – Asheville Biltmore                  From $68

190 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803        (828) 274-2304

Baymont Inn and Suites                                              From $85

204 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803            (877) 229-6668

GuestHouse International Inn-Biltmore           From $70

234 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803        (828) 274-0101

RR is excited to announce a $500 cash prize for the Rx Male and Female Division winners, as well as the Rx Team Winner!

Also, we have added a 40+ Masters Division.

Debating RX or scaled?

If you can handle muscle-ups, multiple handstand push-ups, pistols, etc….you should be RX.

Right now, we DO NOT plan on offering substitute movements in RX (for example, we won’t sub 40 pull ups instead of 4 muscle-ups or anything like that. If you’re scaling RX, then it’s not really RX, right?).

Everything else, scaled is for you!

For team, I would make sure at least a couple of my team could handle RX movements to be an RX team. All 4 won’t have to be proficient in the most advanced movements, but the more the better…

We’re starting to get lots of questions…this should help!

1. Do teams have to be all male or all female?

No. Teams can be any mix of male/female. We will scale scoring and add a
multiplier for teams depending on how many women they have on each team.

2. Will I be able to complete the CrossFit Open if I attend?

Yes. Our first individual workout on Saturday morning will be the 5th and final
CF Open WOD. This should be a great environment to post a wicked time.

3. Can I volunteer one day and compete for free the other day?

Absolutely. Just know we’ve already received interest from a number of
volunteers. We may have to cap the volunteers eventually, so if you want to do
it this way, jump on it now.

4. What is the process for registering or volunteering?

If registering, just go to www.thegaragegames.com/events/river-ruckus and
register. If volunteering, do the same. If volunteering AND competing, then
please register to do BOTH online and go ahead and make payment to compete. We
will refund your competition fee to you after the event.

5. Is there a Masters division?

Not at this time. It’s our first event. We need to see how the response is. We’d
LOVE to have a Master’s division, we just need to have enough Masters-aged
participants to deserve one!

6. Is there a youth division?

Yes. They will do scaled down versions of the normal competition WODS. Like the
Masters question above, if we have enough to deserve youth subcategories, we’ll
build them.

7. I’d like to judge. How do I do that?

Awesome. We need judges! We would strongly prefer you attend the Garage Games
Judging Accreditation Seminar at CrossFit Pisgah on March 16. Go to
www.thegaragegames.com and hit the “community” tab to register. Minimally, we’d
ask that you complete the CrossFit online judges course at oc.crossfit.com.

8. What prizes are up for grabs?

We’re collecting prizes from our sponsors and are deciding on cash awards. We’ll
announce ASAP.

9. When will WODS be posted?

Mid-March. We’ll try to be creative, but nothing crazy. We’re pretty
straight-ahead CrossFitters here. No silly stuff. Will be movements easy to
judge and familiar to all.

10. Is this event indoor or outdoor?

Both. Right now plans are to host some events indoors at CrossFit Pisgah and
some outdoors on a green space on the French Broad River. The gym and the green
space are about 80 yards apart.

11. How do I become a sponsor or vendor?

Just email Ben at ben@crossfitpisgah.com or call 828.772.7115. We’ll get our
sponsorship packet out to you ASAP.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013                                                                                     

7:00 – 9:00 PM: Early Check-In (CrossFit Pisgah, 151 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801)

7:00 – Until: Official Pre-Competition Social @ The Bywater

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013                                                                              

Individual Competition (Saturday, April 6)

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Registration/Check-In (CrossFit Pisgah, 151 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801)

9:00 AM:  INDIVIDUAL WOD 1: (CrossFit Open WOD #5 –TBA)

11:00 AM: INDIVIDUAL WOD 2: TBA

1:00 PM: INDIVIDUAL WOD 3: TBA

3:00 PM: CHAMPIONSHIP WOD: Top 15 in each division advance

See you at The Bywater!

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2013                                                                                   

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Registration/Check-In (CrossFit Pisgah, 151 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801)

9:00 AM: Team WOD #1 – TBA

11:00 AM: Team WOD #2 – TBA

1:00 PM: Team WOD #3 –TBA

3:00 PM: Championship WOD – Top 15 Teams in each division advance

Post-event throwdown at The Bywater!