Here are a few things you want to consider for the BOE.

Cash is king. Everything from speactator entrance fees, food sold at the Beast and CrossFit gear will be available but you will need to pay in cash. There is no ATM on site but there are some on the rte 17 south road to the Beast.

It mid fall in Connecticut and it's usually very cool in the morning and also early evening. Bring and extra layer or two for comfort.

Food,water and snacks wil lbe available to purchase but you are allowed to bring coolers as well in case you want something specific.

Durham is a rural town so there's not much in the way of chain restaurants but there are some smaller local ones on the strip.

A quick Google search will turn up lots of restaurants of al ltype within a 15 minute drive from the Beast.

There are plenty of bathrooms on site so we won't need porta potties and there are even a couple of showers for both men and women if you desire.

Campers are allowed on site at no additional fee but you cannot stay overnight.

Make sure you arrive in plenty of time to register. Friday night between 5-8 pm and early Saturday morning for late registration between 7 am and 7:45 am

The first wod briefing will happen around 8 am and then the first wod is slated to go off at 8:30 am so make sure you're there early to  warm up.

We will release some of the wods The first Monday night before the event. Stay tuned!

Event day is now less than 8 weeks away.We are busy making final preparations for Game day and will be posting details in the coming weeks. One detail we want to give you a heads up about it athlete registration for the event. Athlete registration will take place Friday night,October 7th from 5-8 pm and there will also be late registration on Saturday morning between 7 and 7:45 am. The first athlete briefing for wod 2 will begin at 8:15 am and we plan on kicking of the first wod between 8:30 and 8:45 am. Please make your travel plans accordingly. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

The Beast of the East is officially sold out. 200 individuals and 40 teams will be heading to Durham Ct for a Beastly 2 day competition in early October. With the registration first being opened up over a year ago it's hard to imagine that people are still contacting us to register. We truly are sorry that some of you cannot compete this year but we would love to have you come and spectate or possible even compete in the USAW weightlifting championship or the IKFF Kettlebell competition that will both be held at the Beast.The weekend promises to be nothing short of spectacular and you won't want to miss it.

a little side note here..When we announce the registration for the 2012 Beast of the East...don't wait so long this time!

Also, We are excited to announce that Travis Bagent (worlds best left handed arm wrestler and announcer for the CrossFit Games) and Peter Milano will be bringing the NAL Ultimate Arm Wrestling experience to the Beast this year as well. They have a spectator friendly format featuring one table where athletes start strapped in and another table where they begin match in the hook. This is a very exciting format to watch and eliminates a lot of the bullsh#t from some arm wrestling competitions.

8 weeks and counting!