#SaturdayStorytime - Behind the cuts Look 2019 was a crazy year. 2 opens, media slashes, national champions… a lot going on. One of the big stories that year was the return of cuts, I myself was a victim, and here’s a little color on that. I was very fit in 2019, maybe a bit over trained, but I made some bad mistakes at the games. Made some dumb decisions early and took some damage that I had a hard time recovering from and put me in a place I didn’t wanna be. Saturday morning started with a sprint elimination event. I was in 10th. After that event the top 10 moved on and there would be no cuts. To guarantee safety I needed to take a top 10 finish so I pushed the limit and rounded the last turn with too much speed. I tried to tight rope it but stepped on the out of bounds line just before diving to the end zone. Like a guilty party I immediately looked at my judge who raised a flag. Games over. I can’t lie, it was super frustrating, but we can’t go back in time. I took a time out for ...