11/14 Tactical Tuesday

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2024 Tactical Games National Championships 

Two weeks ago I competed in my second Tactical Games National Championships. This year I was not the only True Spirit CrossFit athlete to travel to Texas for the competition. Faith and Elisa competed in the Intermediate division and Bethanie and Nicole volunteered. Honestly, at the end of the weekend Faith, Elisa and I were certain Bethanie and Nicole worked harder than the competitors. 
Many of you have asked me how it went this year, It was GREAT! You might recall that last year I had a serious scope problem and was chasing zero all weekend. 

Last year my rifle scope was messed up in flight and I spent all weekend chasing zero.

This year I had zero issues with my zero:)

We had three days of competition. Friday's events were a 4 mile ruck/run, a long distance, an obstacle course and a fun "run and gun" event through a dry creek bed. 
In years past, all of the women were grouped together, this year they grouped by divisions and since I was in the masters, I didn't get to see much of Faith and Elisa. Nicole and Bethanie were staffing the long distance shoot all day and I only got to see them when I competed in that stage. Nicole was a HUGE help. Not only is she a fantastic long distance shooter, but by the time I got to her stage she had seen over half the competitors and had excellent guidance on making good shoots. We shot out from 200 - 650 yards. 

Nicole, in the red shirt, was so helpful!

Saturday we had 4 events, 3 events that combined physical work and shooting and 1 that was just a fast-paced pistol shoot, based on the T. Rex Arms Scrambler Drill. Faith CRUSHED this stage with a clean run, e.g. no misses in 28 seconds. So fantastic! 
We knew that rope climbs, with our weight vest and gun belt, were going to be in the National Championships and this was the one stage about which we were all apprehensive. We all did great! Here is Elisa climbing the rope like a champ! 

Elisa practiced rope climbs, with her plate carrier, a LOT at the gym to prepare for the TTG. She ended up doing 5 of them!

We were all tired and happy at the end of Saturday. We knew had to refuel, hydrate and get some sleep if we wanted to perform well on Sunday. All of us put in long days, but as I mentioned, Bethanie and Nicole put in the longest hours. Here's Bethanie looking calm and collected. 

Volunteers put in long hours and are appreciated with free food, a free code for another event, and lots of kudos from TTG staff and competitors.

Sunday we had three events, 2 physical & shooting and 1 just physical. In between events we rested in a pop-up tent city. Since this was my 6th Tactical Games I have made friends with some seriously kick-ass women. It was these down times, when we all gathered, that were my most favorite of the weekend. We told stories, shared bawdy humor, and encouraged each other. There wasn't a note of discord amongst any of us. We all knew that they better we did collectively, the better it reflected on all the women competing. 

Women supporting women. It doesn't get much better than this!

It just so happens that the Masters women (40 and over) was the largest field of women in the entire competition. We numbered more than Elite, Occupational and intermediate. We all agreed to a goal of 100 women competitors. It would be amazing yo make this happen in 2024. Next year's event schedule has been released and I hope we have more women from the gym join us! The closest next event is in Idaho in May. I hope you join us! 

The 2023 Womens Masters Division of The Tactical Games National Championships.

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