What. A. Weekend! In the blink of an eye, the Pacific Regional has come and gone. After months and months — truly, years — of preparation, athletes gave it everything they had. For a select few, this ended with their spot secured to the Games. Here are just some of the heartwarming and inspiring messages Games-bound Pacific athletes have left for their fans.

Congratulations to everyone, regardless of what the leaderboard says. You motivate us all to be better!

Khan Porter

“This year was special.”

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. I have probably ten times that I could say about the weekend and my lead up to it but for now, this says more than enough. This year was special. #gamesbound ?: @wykieetsebeth @crossfit @crossfitgames @weareplay_

A post shared by Khan Porter (@iamkhanporter) on Jun 3, 2018 at 2:25am PDT

James Newbury

“The best is yet to come.”

Well that went way to fast! 3 days of competition are already over and I am very happy to have punched my ticket to Madison! Thanks to all my family, friends and supporters for cheering loud. The best is yet to come #madison

A post shared by James Newbury (@jamesnewbury) on Jun 3, 2018 at 7:26am PDT

Royce Dunne

“Can’t even put in to words how today felt.”

Wow. Can’t even put in to words how today felt. I’ll say more tomorrow, but for tonight massive thanks to the people closest to me: @coachmike_towner – friend, coach, confidant. We did it mate. @aprilhering & @321cjwalker – best friends, training partners, inspirations. What a journey, loved every minute. @lauriekate – my better half, my support crew, my motivation. Thank you for all the sacrifice, I hope I made it worth it 😉 Love you all. So many more thank you’s to come!! #crossfit #cftorian #torianproud #roadtomaddison #gamesbound #appreciation #family #love #fourth #pacificregional #gratitude @trueprotein @againfasterau @cftorian @crossfitgames

A post shared by Royce Dunne (@roycey_boy) on Jun 3, 2018 at 7:23am PDT

Tia-Clair Toomey

“MADISON HERE WE COME!”

And the Pacific Regional is over just like that. ? – MADISON HERE WE COME! @shaneorr01 – @reebokau @roguefitness @rehband @trueprotein #imback #iwentdark #sopumped #teamorr #hungryisanunderstatement #crossfitgames #roadtothegames #crossfit #surroundyourselfwithgoodpeople #bepresent #wintheday #enjoythejourney #bebetterthanyesterday #doyourownthing

A post shared by Tia-Clair Toomey (@tiaclair1) on Jun 3, 2018 at 7:06am PDT

Main image: Khan Porter/Instagram, photo by Wykie Etsebeth