July Newsletter
Welcome to the July CrossFit Cheltenham Newsletter!
Coming up:
PB's from June
Our In-house comps are back!
Upcoming Padel Tournament
The Community Cup
Key Dates
Team Training - Saturday 1st August 9:00-10:30
Padel Tournament Social - Sunday 9th August 13:00-15:30
TFI Friday - Friday 14th August 17:30
Quiz - Saturday 12th September
Predator Master's Mix Sex Pairs Comp - Saturday 3rd October
CFC Birthday and Awards Night - Saturday 7th November
Predator Mix Sex Pairs Comp - Saturday 28th November
June PB’s
Lots of PB's to celebrate from June:
Andy → 4 chest-to-bars
Anita R → First run in 6 years
Anna L → 40kg clean; 91kg deadlift
Anita W → 1 mile 8:01 PB
Barry A → 10 × 82.5kg back squat
Bizzie → Front Squat 3RM 55kg; Thruster 1RM 50kg; Fran RX 7:23; 1 mile 6:49; Deadlift 3RM 100kg
Bunn → 1 mile 6:15 (all-time PB)
Claire C → 7 toes-to-bars; 2 kipping chest-to-bars without a double kip
Dennis → 60kg deadlift
Fran → 1RM thruster 35kg; First 12ft rope climb
Hannah → First thruster 25kg (with bad knees!)
Iz → First 12ft rope climb
JBB → 80kg 5RM push press
Sam Mann → Deadlift 3RM 140kg
Jess → First toes-to-bar; Thruster 1RM 45kg; 2 purple-band pull-ups; Deadlift 3RM 105kg
Kathy → Deadlift 5RM 55kg
Kel → 80kg × 5 push press
Lyndon → Squat clean 40kg; Thruster 1RM 42.5kg; deadlift 3RM 60kg
Molly → 2 green-band muscle-ups × 7; 1st chest-to-bar; 10 toes-to-bars
Sarah → 1 mile 8:24 PB
Serg → 85kg 5-rep push press; Back Squat 1RM 165kg; Cluster 1RM 102.5kg
Walker → 206 tennis ball bounces; 57 single-unders; 1st toes-to-rings
Special congratulations to our most consistent members in June:
Laura Gates (19 classes)
Sarah Gates (18 classes)
Anita Rogaczewska (18 classes)
Anna Lewandowska (18 classes)
Sarah Oosthuizen (17 classes)
Hadi Elmekawi (17 classes)
In-House Pairs Comp
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Same-Sex Pairs In-House Competition! It was fantastic to see so many members getting involved, with several teams made up of people who had never trained together before.
The competition consisted of two workouts, with WOD1 featuring four separate scoring elements. We celebrated with a well-earned BBQ and drinks afterwards in the sun.
Congratulations to our podium finishers!
Men's Overall
1st: Barbaro Van Dyke
2nd: Complete Strangers
Joint 3rd: Cilla's Pick and Only Frans
Women's Overall
1st: Chalk and Chat
2nd: Team Jolly
3rd: The Captain and the Coach
Thank you again to everyone who competed, judged, volunteered, and supported throughout the day. We can't wait for the next one!
Upcoming Padel Tournament
Our third CrossFit Cheltenham Padel Tournament is just around the corner. Join us on Sunday the 9th of August from 1pm-3:30pm at The Padel Club, Cheltenham. Open to Padel players of all abilities, even if you've never played before, we'll run through all the rules beforehand.
Sign up on TeamUp:
Grab a partner or message us if you need pairing up drop up a message.
Put your pair on the board in the gym.
There's only 24 spaces available to get signed up quick!
Community Cup
The Community Cup is back this August!
If you took part in this year's Open, now's your chance to put your fitness to the test again alongside the rest of the CrossFit community.
We'll be programming one Community Cup workout into classes each week throughout August, so if you're registered you'll be able to complete your score during class.
New for 2026: if you've improved since the Open, you can choose to compete in a higher division than the level you originally qualified for. Check out your level and other member's level here.
Registration is now open on CrossFit.com.
Thanks for being part of the CrossFit Cheltenham community. Have a great rest of your week and here's to a great August!
Steve, Bizzie, and the CrossFit Cheltenham Coaching Team