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TYR Wodapalooza SoCal rosters

2024 TYR Wodapalooza SoCal — TYR Cup: Roster Breakdown

The official 2024 CrossFit Games individual season may be over, but the major offseason competitions are about ready to kick off, with the 2024 TYR Wodapalooza SoCal leading the charge.  The ... Continue Reading

Australian CrossFit athlete Zac Thomas

Australia’s Zac Thomas Provides Update on Cardiac Episode at Semifinals

Zac Thomas, a young gun out of Australia, was a legitimate contender to qualify for the CrossFit Games at the 2024 Oceania Semifinal, but a cardiac episode in Event 1 took him out of contention. In the ... Continue Reading

CrossFit competition floor.

UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites

Additional reporting by Joe Genetin-Pilawa UPDATE (6/20/24): During the week of June 17, 2024, the CrossFit Games Rulebook (Section 5.16) was updated to reflect additional details about the 2024 ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games

How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games

The 2024 CrossFit Games will take place on Aug. 8-11, 2024.  The top 40 individual men and women and the top 30 teams will throw down in Fort Worth, TX, for the first time in a battle for the title ... Continue Reading

CrossFit star Jeff Adler

Will Fatigue Be a Factor at Friday Night Lights During the 2024 CrossFit Games? A Preview and Some Predictions

Last week, Morning Chalk Up managing editor Joe Genetin-Pilawa and I sat down with Chris Hinshaw, founder of Aerobic Capacity, to chat about some of the running-related events already announced for the ... Continue Reading

CrossFit star Arielle Loewen

Spectator’s Guide to the 2024 CrossFit Games

The 2024 CrossFit Games is almost here!  Heath Aucoin, Director of Operations of the Fort Worth Sports Commission, is ready to share his city with CrossFit fans worldwide.  Here is our ... Continue Reading

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr swimming during the CrossFit Games

10 Big Stories to Follow Heading Into the 2024 CrossFit Games

Does it feel like yesterday that we were grinding through the CrossFit Open? Does it also feel like we’ve been waiting forever for the CrossFit Games?  For the athletes, there is nothing left to ... Continue Reading

NOCCO USA and CrossFit Invictus Join Forces to Offer “Rise and Perform” Scholarship for the 2025 Season

Are you a young CrossFit athlete, or do you know a young aspiring CrossFit athlete? If so, you are in luck.  The award includes financial support, elite coaching, a NOCCO sponsorship, and more for ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete Pat Vellner

How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth

Ever wonder about how and when athletes start to taper their training volume, intensity, and frequency to be as fresh as possible to perform their best at the CrossFit Games? We reached out to Jeffrey ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Athlete Emma Lawson

Buying or Selling? Our Writers Predict 2024 CrossFit Games Outcomes, Part 2

Editor's note: You can read part one of this article here. The 2024 CrossFit Games begin in a matter of hours now.  We still don’t know the whole picture, so let’s do another “what-if” about what ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete Justin Medeiros

2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters

The 2024 CrossFit Semifinal season is over, and we now have our list of the top 39 men, 40 women, and 30 teams in the world who will compete at the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, TX, August 8-11.  ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Affiliate gym in Fort Worth, Texas.

8 Places to Work Out in Fort Worth During the 2024 CrossFit Games

Nothing motivates you to lift heavy and move fast more than watching some of the best in the world do it at the CrossFit Games.  There are tons of affiliates in the Fort Worth area that are excited to ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games winner Jeff Adler

2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Men’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses

The men’s field at the 2024 CrossFit Games might be the toughest race we have seen in a long time, potentially ever.  On one hand, this will make the CrossFit Games incredibly fun to watch. On ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete Alex Gazan

2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Women’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses

At first glance, the women’s story at the 2024 CrossFit Games might not seem as exciting as last year when the podium seemed more wide open and up for grabs than ever. Remind me: Last season, the ... Continue Reading

Fort Worth, TX, restaurants.

10 Best Places to Eat and Drink in Fort Worth During the CrossFit Games

When you think of Texas, you think of food and beer, and there are plenty of options in Forth Worth to delight any palate. Spectating at the CrossFit Games is a marathon, not a sprint, so you will have to ... Continue Reading

2024 CrossFit Games Team Preview

2024 CrossFit Games Preview: Team Division

In a few short days, the 16th Affiliate Cup competition will kick off at the 2024 CrossFit Games.  Since its inception in 2009, we’ve seen the growth of the team competition and an increase in ... Continue Reading

White Rhino coffee in Fort Worth, TX.

6 Great Places to Get Coffee in Fort Worth During the 2024 CrossFit Games

It is a long weekend in Fort Worth for the 2024 CrossFit Games, and if you want to make it through, you better caffeinate.  Luckily, there are many local options to visit while you are in town. Here is ... Continue Reading

Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

2024 CrossFit Games: Everything We Know (So Far)

We’re a few days away from the start of the 2024 CrossFit Games, which will be held this year in Fort Worth, TX.  Reminder: Stay tuned to our 2024 CrossFit Games leaderboard for live results and ... Continue Reading

Will Any CrossFit Games Rookies Finish in the Top 10 in 2024?

Rookies.  They're a new name to cheer on. Underestimated talent that, beyond a few days at Semifinals or rumblings from some local or regional competitions, the world hasn’t yet had the chance to ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games athlete roster

Buying or Selling? Our Writers Predict 2024 CrossFit Games Outcomes, Part 1

The overall picture is starting to take shape for the 2024 CrossFit Games.  We are heading into the oppressive Texas heat (and the comfortably climate-controlled Dickies Arena) to watch athletes ... Continue Reading

Morning Chalk Up writer Emily Beers

From a CrossFit Games Qualification to Postpartum PRs: How One MCU Writer’s Fitness Journey Came Full Circle After Giving Birth

Observable, measurable, and repeatable.  But eventually, like with anything else, we plateau, we get a little bored, and maybe even a little scared because we know how much it’s going to ... Continue Reading

CrossFit training camp athletes

Who Will Win the Inaugural “Top Training Camp Award” at the 2024 CrossFit Games?

In his recent interview with Matt O’Keefe, CEO of HWPO Training,  Dave Castro announced a preliminary version of his new idea for awarding the training camp whose athletes performed best in the ... Continue Reading

Haley Morrone: Health Scare “Could Have Been Much Worse” if It Weren’t for CrossFit

Haley Morrone knew something was wrong.  This past May, her period was heavier than normal and she found herself bleeding irregularly for the entire month.  Then, she started to feel ... Continue Reading

Guilherme Malheiros

Poised and Grateful, Guilherme Malheiros Returns to the CrossFit Games

At the 2017 CrossFit Games, anyone looking for the next “up-and-comer” would’ve immediately been drawn to a young man standing out amongst the crowd in the 16-17 Age Group Division.  This weight ... Continue Reading

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