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Toomey-Orr and Wiertzyk are shown at HYROX after breaking a world record

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Joanna Wietrzyk Win HYROX Pro Doubles in Houston, Break World Record

Seven-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and HYROX elite athlete Joanna Wietrzyk put on an impressive show at the HYROX race held in Houston, TX, last weekend.  The pair won the Pro ... Continue Reading

The 2025 CrossFit Games Season Will Have the Smallest Prize Purse Since 2016

The 2025 CrossFit Open has ended — and now, the total prize pool comes into focus.  In total, 235,524 athletes registered for this year’s CrossFit Open, based on reporting pulled just after the close of ... Continue Reading

CrossFit CEO Don Faul speaks at a town hall

CrossFit CEO Don Faul Addresses Sale Rumors, Concerns in Affiliate Town Hall Meeting

CrossFit LLC CEO Don Faul dispelled rumors and concerns about the company's sale during a call with affiliates on Thursday, March 13, only one day after he announced it was seeking new ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Sale

CrossFit LLC Officially Seeking New Ownership; Will Hold Affiliate Town Hall With CEO Don Faul 

CrossFit LLC announced on Wednesday, March 12, that the company is officially up for sale, just days ahead of the final week of the 2025 CrossFit Open.  The sales process is currently underway, ... Continue Reading

How to watch CrossFit Open announcement 25.3

How to Watch CrossFit Open Announcement 25.3

CrossFit Open workout 25.3 is live! Get the details here. The final week of the 2025 CrossFit Open kicks off with the live announcement of workout 25.3 on Thursday, March 13, on the official CrossFit ... Continue Reading

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Downtown Charleston Affiliates Use the CrossFit Open as an Opportunity to Come Together 

Alan Shaw, co-owner of Rhapsody Fitness in downtown Charleston, SC, has started a new CrossFit Open tradition. The tradition brings together gyms in the area for a Friday Night Lights event, which is a ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers

Nearly 200,000 CrossFit Open Participants From 2024 Did Not Return in 2025

Before we start: CrossFit Open workout 25.2 was a repeat of 22.3 — was your score better or worse this time around?  CrossFit is observable, measurable, and repeatable. Over the years, a repeat workout ... Continue Reading

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Mikaela Norman Finds Her Next Adventure in HYROX After 10 Years of CrossFit 

It was love at first sight for Mikaela Norman when she first stepped onto the HYROX racing course.  After 10 years of CrossFit, the Swedish athlete switched to HYROX and hasn’t looked back.  Her ... Continue Reading

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How to Watch CrossFit Open Announcement 25.2

CrossFit Open workout 25.2 is live! Get the full details and tips from top coaches! Week two of the 2025 CrossFit Open kicks off with the live announcement of workout 25.2 on Thursday, March 6, on the ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers

2025 CrossFit Open Registrations Down 32%; Lowest Total Since 2014

CrossFit Open workout 25.1 is done, and the results are in.  While many are pondering their own fitness level, the leaderboard, as always, also highlights overall registration and ... Continue Reading

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2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse to Decrease ~30% From 2024 

The 2025 CrossFit Games prize purse is estimated to be about $1 million lower than last year. This estimate is based on total Open registrations after the sign-up window closed.  As of 8:00 ... Continue Reading

Antron Brown benchpressinging.

Drag Racing Champion Antron Brown Uses CrossFit to Stay Fit Physically and Mentally

Drag racing and CrossFit might not sound like a match — but for Antron Brown, four-time NHRA drag racing champion, the two complement each other perfectly.  Brown, 48, recently added CrossFit movement ... Continue Reading

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3 Guaranteed Ways To Crush the CrossFit Open This Year

Powered By: The CrossFit Open is here — a time when athletes worldwide test their limits, whether aiming for the CrossFit Games or engaging in friendly competition at their local box.  To ... Continue Reading

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From CrossFit to HYROX Elite: Champ Lauren Weeks Balances Motherhood and Training for Worlds

Current HYROX female world record holder and three-time world champion Lauren Weeks is in the thick of her HYROX season.  Weeks is simultaneously chasing around her toddler and coaching other ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Open regisrations

2025 CrossFit Open Registration Continues to Lag, Competitive Regions Hold Steady Year-Over-Year

The 2025 CrossFit Open begins on February 27. Register here. Over the last few weeks, we have been on a journey together, tracking the day-by-day numbers for the 2025 CrossFit Open registration ... Continue Reading

Three athletes competing at the CrossFit Open 25.1 Live Announcement

How to Watch CrossFit Open Announcement 25.1

The first live CrossFit Open announcement of the 2025 season is coming in hot on Thursday, February 27, at 12:00 PT/3:00 p.m. ET. And we’ve got all the details you need to know heading into the event. ... Continue Reading

Why We’re Sticking With CrossFit: Scaled Nation

In June 2018, I sat in CrossFit HQ’s offices, about to record an episode of the CrossFit Podcast.  I had no idea who was interviewing me, no clue who owned the company, and no recognition of names ... Continue Reading

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Association of Fitness Judges Holds First-Ever Seminar in 2025

“You guys have the hardest job out there” – Khan Porter The Association of Fitness Judges (AFJ) held its first Seminar in Miami Beach, FL, just before the 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Miami. The AFJ was ... Continue Reading

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Emma Lawson to Sit Out 2025 CrossFit Open, Focus on World Fitness Project

Emma Lawson, the teen phenom turned elite individual, announced on Friday that she plans to sit out of the 2025 CrossFit Open, citing a nagging injury. She is still preparing for the World Fitness Project ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Open Registrations

2025 CrossFit Open Registration Lags, Games Set for Lower Prize Purse

The Open begins in 8 days. Register here. We are just over one week away from the start of the 2025 CrossFit Open and less than two weeks to the submission deadline for 25.1, on Monday, March ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open 25.3

CrossFit Open Announcement 25.3: First Look and Predictions

The third and final week of the 2025 CrossFit Open will start with the 25.3 live announcement, where three of the best male athletes in the sport will throw down against each other: James Sprague, Dallin ... Continue Reading

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2025 CrossFit Training Camp Preview: Underdogs Athletics

When you picture an intense and animated coach yelling and pouring every ounce of emotion and energy into their athletes on the competition floor, you are imagining Justin Cotler.  And like so many ... Continue Reading

CrossFit New England Ben Bergeron

Why We Are De-Affiliating: CrossFit New England

Editor’s Note: Several weeks ago, Ben Bergeron (CF-L4) announced to his CrossFit New England community that his gym, CFNE, would be de-affiliating from CrossFit. CFNE was established in 2007 and has ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open Announcement 25.2: First Look and Predictions

Week two of the CrossFit Open will kick off with the 25.2 announcement in Arizona with two notable elite women athletes going head-to-head:   This is Wells's second live Open announcement; her ... Continue Reading

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