Heading into the 2024 Quarterfinals, Australia’s Katelin van Zyl was relaxed and ready to rumble. A mother to two young boys, van Zyl had arranged for her mom to be in town to care for the kids ... Continue Reading
“Staying the Course”: Dave Castro Comments on the Recent CrossFit Quarterfinals Penalties
Dave Castro, general manager of sport at CrossFit HQ, said the review process for workout video submissions is being looked at but won’t change for the remainder of the 2024 CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
Hip Replacement and Chronic Leukemia Are No Problem for 63-Year-Old CrossFit Quarterfinals Qualifier Mary Harrison
The day before the 2024 CrossFit Open started, Mary Harrison didn’t think she was going to compete. The 63-year-old had a hip replacement last June, and still isn’t 100 percent. But when the first ... Continue Reading
Is CrossFit’s Video Review Working? Questions Surround an Uncertain Process
Throughout a tumultuous and, for some, heartbreaking week, the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals leaderboards continued to shift as more and more athletes were hit with minor and major penalties. This ... Continue Reading
Interview: Andrea Nisler Talks About Qualifying for Semifinals 6 Weeks After Giving Birth
Andrea Nisler, twice a member of the Fittest Team on Earth (2021 and 2022), did most of the 2024 CrossFit Open while pregnant. Remind me: Individual Quarterfinals took place earlier this month, ... Continue Reading
Was the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals Missing a Strength Test?
Since CrossFit launched Quarterfinals in 2021, there has always been at least one workout that could be considered a strength test. In 2021, it was the four-rep max front squat. In 2022, it was The ... Continue Reading
After 27 Years in Prison, Trevor Jones Competes in Quarterfinals
Trevor Jones has done the CrossFit Open workouts for the last eight years, but he only registered for the first time this season. That’s because Jones did his seven other Opens in the midst of a 27-year ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Quarterfinals Workout 1 Penalties Put Some CrossFit Games Vets’ Seasons in Jeopardy
Additional writing and analysis by Mike Halpin Some Games athletes who went to sleep last night feeling secure in their position on the Quarterfinals leaderboard woke up this morning with their season ... Continue Reading
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Charley McAvoy Training for 100-Mile Race Only Months After Cancer Surgery
One softball size mass and 700 lesions were removed from endurance athlete Charley McAvoy last November. Now, just a few months post-op, he and his girlfriend, Sage Burgener, are already training for a ... Continue Reading
Of Moms and Masters Athletes: 6 Inspiring Women Who Just (Unofficially) Qualified for the CrossFit Semifinals
Qualifying for the CrossFit Semifinals is no easy feat. You could even argue that earning an invitation to Semifinals in the most competitive regions of the world — North America West and East, ... Continue Reading
8 Quick Takeaways From the (Unofficial) CrossFit Quarterfinals Leaderboard
The second window for submitting scores closed on Monday night, revealing a complete picture of the unofficial 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals leaderboard. (See the whole thing here.) While things are ... Continue Reading
Pliability Names Cody Mooney Managing Partner
The pliability brand has become a fixture in the CrossFit space, in part due to the hard work that former Games athlete Cody Mooney has contributed to the company directly since 2020 and even earlier as an ... Continue Reading
4 Morning Chalk Up Writers Took on the 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals — Here Are Their Reactions
Four Morning Chalk writers — Teaganne Finn, Scotty Freymond, Nicky Freymond, and Julia Papworth — took on the 2024 Indy and Age Group Quarterfinals…these are their stories. As we have in years past, we ... Continue Reading
Matt O’Keefe, Sammy Moniz, and Cooper Marsh Complete Boston Marathon, Raise Thousands for One Summit and Boston Scores
On Monday, April 15, 2024, a sea of runners shuffled up Heartbreak Hill, past Boston College, and down Kenmore Square in Boston, MA, on a 26.2-mile course for the 128th annual Boston Marathon. Some ... Continue Reading
How CrossFit Helped Paula Larsen Mamani Get Through a “Painful” Divorce, All the Way to Quarterfinals
One year ago, Paula Larsen Mamani was in a dark, painful spot. After 31 years of marriage, she and her husband decided to separate. Further, she had gained 30 pounds as she had been finishing ... Continue Reading
10 Eye-Opening Stats From the 2024 CrossFit Team Quarterfinals
With the Individual Quarterfinal leaderboard just beginning to shake out, let’s take a quick look back at the worldwide Team Quarterfinals (finalized leaderboard here) to highlight 10 interesting things ... Continue Reading
4 Morning Chalk Up Writers Take on the 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals — Here Are Their Thoughts
Four Morning Chalk writers — Teaganne Finn, Scotty Freymond, Nicky Freymond, and Julia Papworth — crushed the 2024 CrossFit Open and have moved on to Quarterfinals! As we have in years past, we will use ... Continue Reading
8 Tips for CrossFit Quarterfinals Success, With Advice From Alexis Raptis, Anikha Greer, and More
First, I want to say “Congratulations!!” on making it to this step in the 2024 CrossFit Games season. You are amongst the top 25 percent of the Fittest People on Earth. Whether this is your first ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Individual and Age Group Quarterfinals Workout Descriptions
The 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals workouts for individuals and age groups have been released. This stage of competition differs from the CrossFit Open in that athletes have to submit their ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Games Team Quarterfinals Leaderboard Wrap-Up
The leaderboards are set. After four workouts, teams from each of the seven regions have punched their tickets to Semifinals. The top 30 teams from each region will move on from the Quarterfinals and have ... Continue Reading
Luminate the Day: CrossFit and Mental Health Aid Joining Forces to Build Community
In 2016, David Halvorson was a Michigan State student pursuing a finance degree when he felt directionless. Unfortunately, he had recently lost friends who had died by suicide, and he felt like he ... Continue Reading
A Look Back: The Epic, the Surprising, and the WTF Events From CrossFit Games Past
The first CrossFit Games took place on June 30-July 1, 2007 on Dave Castro’s family’s ranch in Aromas, CA. There was no qualification process, and in front of roughly 150 spectators, 70 athletes arrived ... Continue Reading
How Justin Medeiros’s Coach Adam Neiffer and CrossFit Fort Vancouver Prepare For Quarterfinals
Adam Neiffer is two-time CrossFit Games Champion, Justin Medeiros’s, coach. These facts could create a burdensome balancing act for the second stage of the 2024 Games season, but Neiffer sees it ... Continue Reading
Interview: Dr. Christina Prevett on New Study That CrossFit During Pregnancy May Result in Fewer Complications
Talk to almost any CrossFit athlete who has been pregnant. These athletes will tell you that they received at least some degree of criticism, or at the very least moderate concern, from people in ... Continue Reading