In memory of Amanda Miller: July 16, 1985 – April 23, 2010
“I just competed in the CF Games less than a year ago and now I’m dying.”
- Amanda Miller, March 9, 2010
Just over a month after writing those words in her blog, Amanda Miller passed away. She was 24.
In 2009, after finishing sixth in the Mid-Atlantic Regional and doing 131 burpees in 10 minutes as a fundraiser for the trip, Miller arrived at The Ranch in Aromas to compete in the CrossFit Games. Nicknamed “Guns” for the prominent tattoos on her hips, Miller worked her way to a 55th-place finish.
Not long afterward, she faced another challenge when recurring melanoma spread to her lymph nodes and beyond. Miller died on April 23, and the April 27 CrossFit.com WOD was dedicated to the athlete who was born in Florida but lived in Virginia.
The first WOD of the 2010 CrossFit Games was also dedicated to Miller. With the top women grouped in the final heat of the opening workout at the Home Depot Center, Dave Castro announced the event that would kick off the Games and honor a fallen athlete
- Amanda Miller, March 9, 2010
Just over a month after writing those words in her blog, Amanda Miller passed away. She was 24.
In 2009, after finishing sixth in the Mid-Atlantic Regional and doing 131 burpees in 10 minutes as a fundraiser for the trip, Miller arrived at The Ranch in Aromas to compete in the CrossFit Games. Nicknamed “Guns” for the prominent tattoos on her hips, Miller worked her way to a 55th-place finish.
Not long afterward, she faced another challenge when recurring melanoma spread to her lymph nodes and beyond. Miller died on April 23, and the April 27 CrossFit.com WOD was dedicated to the athlete who was born in Florida but lived in Virginia.
The first WOD of the 2010 CrossFit Games was also dedicated to Miller. With the top women grouped in the final heat of the opening workout at the Home Depot Center, Dave Castro announced the event that would kick off the Games and honor a fallen athlete
Event Details:
When: Saturday, April 23, 2011 10am-3pm
Where: CrossFit Mukilteo
4433 Russell Rd. Ste 111
Mukilteo, WA 98275
425-374-3499
Cost: $35/athlete-proceeds go to the Melanoma Research Foundation
Main Event: Athletes will have their choice in participating in 1 of 2 WODs (workout of the day). There will be an RX'd group and a scaled group. Once you've decided which group you want to join, you will then sign up for which heat you'd like to participate in. The "scaled" group will go first and the "RX'd" group will be the last heat to go.
RX'D WOD:
"Amanda"
9-7-5
Muscle-Ups
Snatches (135lb/95lb)
Scaled WOD: (This is the mainsite WOD that was first dedicated to Amanda)
30 Handstand Push-ups
40 Pull-ups
50 Kettelbell swings 53/35
60 Sit-ups
70 Burpees
**You do not have to participate in the WODs in order to doante. Just follow this link:
**You do not have to participate in the WODs in order to doante. Just follow this link:
