re: 2011 Crossfit Games (ESPN 2)

You are right -- right now, the majority of "elite" CF athletes tend to be around 5'10" / 190-200 lbs. That average weight is probably 10-15 lbs. more than it was a couple of years ago.

Because some workouts call for a long run (5k or so) and because the Games require quick recovery in order to do a succession of full-body workouts over three days, from what I see, a "light" running back would probably be the best transition athlete.

As for the purse, 4 or 5 years ago, if you wanted to do the Games, you just showed up the day of and registered. The winner got a handful of cash ($1,000ish). Last year, the winner of the CrossFit Games got something like $10,000. This year, Reebok picked up the sponsorship and the purse went to $250,000, and with the increased TV exposure, that number will likely go up. It will be interesting to see how the new money changes things.

Anyway, I won't bore you with much more. Glad you guys like CF. Hope you give it a whirl sometime...