Individuals and teams had their expectations for a rest day on Thursday dashed as the previous day's weather spilled over into the next day's events. As such, Day 2 proved crucial as the athletes raced to the limit to be crowned Fittest on Earth.
NOBULL 2022 CrossFit Games Men's Leaderboard After Day 2
The "Shuttle to Overhead" event was the story of Day 2 and challenges participants to do runs of increasing distance (400m, 600m, 800m) followed by their maximum possible reps with the ruck (set at 300 pounds for the men and 200 pounds for the women) in a three-round challenge.
Jeffrey Adler pulled off a notable performance by scoring 100 points and moving him to 6th place after 19 reps on the Rogue Fitness blocks, while Patrick Vellner struggled to make his reps count when it mattered. But with a third-place finish in the challenge (16 reps), Australia's Ricky Garard maintained a clear overall lead with 461 points at the end of Day 2.
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NOBULL 2022 CrossFit Games Women's Leaderboard after Day 2
Reigning champion Tia-Clair Toomey, a five-time winner of the Games, has serious competition on her hands this year as young Mal O'Brien currently leads the pack. Toomey started Day 2 in 8th place but was able to work her way up to 3rd place thanks to a brave performance in the Shuttle to Overhead event where she did 18 jerks.
Toomey ended the day with 406 points, catching up to Emma Lawson who is in 2nd place with 410 points. O'Brien still leads the overall standings with 422 points after placing 3rd in the 14 rep challenge.
