Filthy 150 CrossFit sanctional: Sara Sigmundsdottir wins in Ireland as Justin Medeiros tops the men’s side

Sara Sigmundsdottir won the first of 28 CrossFit Sanctionals at the weekend, topping the leader board at the Filthy 150 after three days of competition and earning herself a spot at the CrossFit Games.

The Icelander led from day one and proved her pedigree by winning two of the weekend’s nine workouts, coming second in four of them and third in three.

Her two wins came in the Spinning Catherine, which included 160 double-unders, skipping, lunges and thrusters. She also finished first in the Snatch, where athletes had four attempts to produce their maximum lift. She lifted 95kg.

The 2019 CrossFit Open winner surprised even herself with the performance. Sigmundsdottir said she was using the sanctional to test where she was in her season’s progression and found she was in better condition than she thought, but she still wants to improve.

“There is a lot left in the tank,” Sigmundsdottir said. “Just enjoy it and have fun and everything goes well if you’re enjoying it. The passion just comes back, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself. I’ve just been trying to believe in myself a little bit more and slowly proving to myself that I can [do it].”