Every year around this time, the same thoughts pop up:
“I’m not ready.”
“I just started.”
“I’m not competitive.”
“I’ll do it next year.”
And every year, I say the same thing:
You should do the Open.
It is one of the best tools we have for long-term fitness and growth. You are not trying to make the CrossFit Games and you have nothing to prove.
Coach Kim and I recorded a quick video walking through everything you need to know:
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/P8ZBr7FRc8A
If you don’t have time to watch it, here’s what matters.
What Is the CrossFit Open?
The Open is:
- 3 workouts
- Over 3 weeks
- Done by the entire global CrossFit community
The last two years it ran from the end of February into mid-March. In 2026 the workouts landed on February 27, March 6 and March 13.
It’s a yearly benchmark for your fitness.
I often describe it as a checkup for your work capacity. Your ability to actually do things. To move your body. To handle discomfort. To enjoy your life with strength and confidence.
And unlike a lab number on a piece of paper, this tells you what your body can actually do.
“But I Can’t Do the Workouts…”
Yes, you can.
Every workout has:
- RX
- Scaled
- Foundations
There is always a version you can do.
You will never be in a situation where “everyone is waiting on you.” Workouts are capped. Everyone finishes together.
The Open is built for everyone.
“I Just Started. I’ll Wait Until Next Year.”
No.
The Open is the starting line, not the finish line.
If you skip it this year because you’re “not ready,” you’ll look back and wish you had your first-year data.
You want that benchmark.
You want to be able to say, “Here’s where I started.”
That’s powerful.
“I’m Not Competitive.”
Good.
Fitness is the goal of CrossFit. Competition is a tool for getting there. It pushes intensity. And intensity drives results.
The only person you are competing with is the version of you that wants to play it safe.
The 2026 theme for our Intramural Open was Comfort in Discomfort, one of our four values.
Growth lives there.
Why Register Officially?
Registration at games.crossfit.com is optional.
The gym does not benefit financially from it.
We encourage it because:
- It adds accountability
- It increases intensity
- It gives you objective, measurable, repeatable data
- It gives you something to train for each year
It’s like signing up for a 5K.
You could run the same route by yourself the next day.
But it’s different when it’s official.
How We’re Doing the Open at CrossFit Spring Hill
Workouts are released Thursday nights.
We’ll run them:
- Friday morning classes
- Friday Night Lights from 5–8 PM
- Makeups Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before 7 PM
We run it as an Intramural Open. Before it starts, every member is placed on one of four teams. Nobody signs up and nobody gets left off. Each team has its own shirt color.
You earn:
- 1 point just for completing the workout
- +1 if you do it at Friday Night Lights
- Bonus points for PRs, first movements, and top scores
- Spirit points for team presence
The winning team:
- Programs a Saturday workout for the gym
- Gets a banner hung in the gym
Flex Appeal won the 2026 banner.
Friday Night Lights is one of the most fun nights of the year. Even if you can’t work out, stop by and cheer for 30 minutes.
The Real Point
People who do the Open year after year tend to stay fitter.
They stay committed.
They push harder.
They gain skills.
They build confidence.
They lean into discomfort.
And it’s fun.
Your first Open, or your tenth, does not have to be perfect.
It just has to start.
If you’re ready to stop sitting on the sidelines and actually train for your life, not just your workouts, join us.
Comfort in Discomfort.
Let’s go.
Not a member yet? The Open is a good first thing to train toward. Book a free No Sweat Intro. Twenty minutes, no workout.