Drumroll, please… we finally have our Paleo challenge winners! Congratulations to everyone who participated in the challenge and stuck it out for the entire 6 weeks; we know it’s not always and easy task.

Choosing the winners this time around was very difficult… so much so that we had to give a tie for 2nd place! In order to win, you needed to be very well rounded, with improvements on your baseline measurements, benchmark workouts, and most importantly, log points. The winners did all of these things and had some amazing improvements as a result. Make sure you give them all a high five the next time you see them at the box. Congratulations, winners! We are all very proud of you!

1st Place: Melanie Stec

Prize: $500 + CFS Hoodie

Log Points: 798

Weight Loss: 12lb

% of Weight Loss: 6.5%

Waist: -5 inches

Hips: -2 inches

Mile: 8:17 to 7:45 … a 32 second PR!

Christine: 15:23 @ 135# to 13:20 @ 130# … down 1:57!

Fran: 6:43 @ 55# with green & red band to 7:21 @ 55# with green band … less bands!

Max Clean & Jerk: 117# to 125# … 8lb PR!

2nd Place (tie): Denielle Panciere

Prize: $250 + CFS Hoodie

Log Points: 783

Weight Loss: 9lb

% of Weight Loss: 6%

Waist: -3 inches

Hips: -2 inches

Mile: 9:24 to 8:08 … a 1:16 PR!

Christine: 15:05 @ 95lb to 14:11 @ 95lb … a 54 second PR!

Fran: 9:58 @ 40lb with green band to 4:58 @ 40lb with green band … a 5 MINUTE PR!

Max Clean & Jerk: 80lb to 95lb … 15lb PR!

2nd Place (tie): Emile Curtis

Unfortunately, we don’t have after photos for Emile. But take our word for it, she looks great!

Prize: $250 + CFS Hoodie

Log Points: 806

Weight Loss: 8lb

% of Weight Loss: 5.3%

Waist: -2.5 inches

Hips: -2.5 inches

Mile: 9:44 to 8:35 … a 1:09 PR!

Christine: 18:06 @ 115 to 15:14 @ 106 … a 2:53 PR!

Fran: 9:10 @ 45# with green band to 10:02 @ 10:02 with green

Max Clean & Jerk: 85# to 98# … 13lb PR!

3rd Place: Joe Breed

Prize: $100 + CFS Hoodie

Log Points: 683

Weight Loss: 11lb

% of Weight Loss: 5%

Waist: -2.5 inches

Hips: -2.5 inches

Mile: 7:04 to 6:22 … a 42 second PR!

Christine: 10:38 to 10:28 … 10 second PR!

Fran: 7:12 Rx to 6:25 Rx … 47 second PR!

Max Clean & Jerk: Stayed consistent at 205

Honorable Mention: Kate Connolly

We want to give a special shout out to Kate! She injured her wrist halfway through the challenge, so she was not able to retest any of the benchmark workouts. She did an amazing job of keeping up with the nutrition part of the challenge though, which isn’t always easy. Check out those numbers! Way to go, Kate!

Log Points: 558

Weight Loss: 12lb

% of Weight Loss: 7%

Waist: -4.5 inches

Hips: -2 inches