Australia knows CrossFit, and we once again celebrated fitness with Battle on the Beaches on Sunday, September 17th, at the Sydney Academy of Sport. The event was hosted by Peak by Athletic and CrossFit Athletic and sponsored by AlphaFit, True Protein and RooGrips.

Same-sex pairs in intermediate and advanced categories competed in five WODs incorporating events like a 1.5km trail run relay (which Ben Garard and Ricky Garard took the win for) and movements like hang power clean and jerks, rowing and dumbbell snatches.

The competition brought out athletes of all levels and abilities, including Jessica Coughlan, 2017 CrossFit Games competitor and Team TWL member. At the end of the day, Ben Garard and Ricky Garard stood at the top of the podium, Sean Brickwood and Joel Munro came in second, and Kat Baker and Chelsea Docherty took third.

The WOD Life was there to catch some of the action — check it out!

Interested in competing in next year’s Battle on the Beaches? Stay tuned for the 2018 announcement date.