Pat Barber Out of the NorCal Regionals

The North California Regionals will kick off today minus Pat Barber, with the CrossFit veteran forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.

The ‘Manimal’ woke up on Monday this week with serious pains in his stomach and was eventually forced to go to hospital. Unfortunately he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had to have surgery to remove his appendix right there and then.

The 2008 fourth place finisher was told he wouldn’t be able to train for at least two weeks, effectively ruling him out of this weekends competition.