Day 2 of the CrossFit Games opened with Ruck — a 6,000-m run carrying a weighted pack, with a time cap of 40 minutes. A walk in the park for Mat Fraser, right? Well, that may have been the case, but after a bag fell out of his pack on the final turn of the race — the last turn! — CF issued a statement confirming that Fraser would receive a 60-second penalty, taking his time from 24:50:09 to 25:50:09.
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Has this totally destroyed Fraser’s standing? No, but according to the leaderboard, he’s currently in second behind Noah Ohlsen. At the end of Day 1, Fraser was sitting comfortably in first. But after a 17th-place finish in Ruck and a 20th-place finish in the sprint couplet, he’ll have to put a little work in to get back on top.
But seriously. Just a little work. Like, two points of work. That’s all that stands between him and Ohlsen.
What do you think? Is a 60-second penalty severe, considering how late into the event it happened?
Main image: Mat Fraser/Instagram