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WIN! A Spot at May's Rainhill Trials.
If you're familiar with the UK's competition scene, you'll know the team at TRAIN know how to put on an event.
Although the Rainhill Trials take place a few times a year, competition for spaces is fierce. If you've missed out on a spot for May's event - we've got one up for grabs. Find out how to enter in this post.
Become a Kitbox Ambassador!
We've been working on something exciting behind the scenes at Kitbox HQ. For the first time ever, we're giving you the opportunity to become a Kitbox Brand Ambassador!
If you're a fan of the brand, keep reading to find out how you can enter.
The Best UK Competitions: Autumn/Winter 2015
Last weekend saw the start of the Autumn/Winter competition season, with The Rainhill Trials taking place in Manchester, and the Super Team Cup down in London. If you didn't make it to either of these events, don't worry - we've got a busy few months ahead of us! Here's our pick of the best competitions still to come in 2015:
Canarias Gone Bad 2015
Last weekend, our friend and Kitbox ambassador Stuart Trees flew out to Tenerife to take part in Canarias Gone Bad, alongside his Team Kratos training partner, Mike Catris. They did the UK proud, bringing home first place in the competition, as well as scoping out the latest competition to create some buzz on the European scene. Find out more about the event, straight from Stuart himself:
England's Strongest Woman 2015
It's been a while since we heard from our resident strongwoman. Today, Joanna's back on the blog - and she has some exciting news!
Tribal Clash 2015
Tribal Clash is one of the most anticipated events of the UK's competition calendar. This year's event took place between the 21st and 23rd August. Here's Kitbox ambassador Jo Caulton's review of the weekend.
Wild West 2015
The Wild West event took place last month at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. This year's competition didn't disappoint - it was a fun weakend for everyone involved: competitors, spectators and vendors. We caught up with one of our ambassadors, Joe Cowen, to find out what it was like to compete there:
Five Reasons To Consider Competing
If you watched any of the CrossFit Games over the weekend, you're probably feeling inspired to push your training to the next level. If you've never competed before, that could be the next logical step - but is something holding you back? Entering your first competition can be daunting, particularly if you don't consider yourself an 'elite' athlete. One of the best things about the UK community is the range of competitions on offer, including some that are all-inclusive, and therefore suitable for all abilities and age ranges.
5 Events You Don't Want to Miss This Summer
With regionals over, everyone's starting to look forward to the main event in July - but the CrossFit Games isn't the only event worth your time this summer. Here's our pick of the best competitions the UK has to offer. Whether you're spectating or competing, these events are bound to be awesome:
Five Lessons From England's 4th Strongest Woman
Last week, we heard from England's 4th strongest woman about her experiences at the Arnold Strongman World Championships. This week, she's back to tell us what she learned from the experience - how can you apply her lessons to your own training?
The Arnold Classic World Championships – Joanna’s Story.
Kitbox athlete Joanna Montgomery recently competed at the Arnold Classic World Championships in Ohio. It’s the holy grail of Strongman (and Strongwoman!) competitions worldwide, named after Mr Schwarznagger himself! Today, Joanna shares her first experience of Strongwoman on the world stage:
Meridian Regionals: The British Are Coming
After an exciting weekend, this year's round of Regionals is over - and what a successful year it turned out to be for the UK and Europe! Not only is it the first time a British male has made it to the CrossFit Games since Jamie Crichton's appearance in 2009, but this time TWO British male individuals will be there!
