Entering their 8th year, the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge (MACC) consists of two stages: the online qualifier and the final event, which will be hosted in Washington, D.C. The Online Qualifier All ... Continue Reading
China, Australia and Iceland Sanctioned Events Added
Today, CrossFit HQ announced four new sanctioned events for the 2019 CrossFit Games season and one for the 2020 season, bringing the grand total to 16. There are now sanctioned events across 11 countries ... Continue Reading
Heppner Out for Dubai CrossFit Championship
Jacob Heppner, who placed third in the online qualifier, declined his invitation to compete at the championship in Dubai this December. The three-time CrossFit Games athlete cited work conflicts as the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit’s Explosive Affiliate Growth by the Numbers
The story. Since Greg Glassman opened the first affiliate in 2001 in Santa Cruz, CA, CrossFit has exploded globally. Currently there are more than 15,000 locations in 162 countries. Not only is CrossFit ... Continue Reading
DIARY: The next time I feel like binging or purging
Guest post by Autumn Christmas, CrossFit Undeniable The other day I was reading through an old journal I used when I was going through treatment for my eating disorder. On a page I read, “Try to find a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Firms Up Games Changes, Announces Four New Sanctioned Events
The 2019 CrossFit Games season officially kicked off last week with the start of the Dubai CrossFit Championship and Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival online qualifiers. Athletes and fans will now have eight ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Files a FOIA Lawsuit
The story. Yesterday, CrossFit HQ filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), demanding the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclose the ... Continue Reading
Dubai CrossFit Championship Sends Out Invites to Past Winners
Over the weekend, the Dubai CrossFit Championship sent out invitations to all previous winners, the Morning Chalk Up has learned. Noah Ohlsen, Mathew Fraser, Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson, Annie Thorisdottir ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Announces Four New Sanctioned Events, Expands Competition to Five Continents
Today, CrossFit HQ added four more sanctioned events to the 2019 CrossFit Games qualification calendar: the CrossFit French Throwdown, the CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town, the Mid Atlantic CrossFit ... Continue Reading
In What Country Will You Compete in the Open?
The question on everyone’s mind. Since the changes to the CrossFit Games season were announced, we’ve seen this question pop up several times: If Katrin Davidsdottir is from Iceland but lives in the ... Continue Reading
Rescue on the Mountain. How Noah Ohlsen Helped Save a Life
What happened? On Saturday, approximately four miles into the Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run near the summit, a runner started to experience severe fatigue, cramping, nausea and chills. Fellow racers noticed ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Moves to Cookeville
Say what? Tis true folks. The 2x Fittest Woman on Earth is trading in Australia’s East Coast for Cookeville, TN, the hometown of Rich Froning and CrossFit Mayhem. Toomey confirmed the news to BoxRox after ... Continue Reading
New Details for Masters, Teens and Teams at the CrossFit Games
In a phone interview with ArmenHammerTV, Greg Glassman shared more details about the upcoming 2019 CrossFit Games format. Fans who have eagerly been awaiting details regarding the age group divisions and ... Continue Reading
Glassman Firms Up CrossFit Games Details in Exclusive Interview
In an exclusive interview with Girls Gone WOD Podcast released today, Greg Glassman firms up more details on the new format for the CrossFit Games season. This comes just two weeks after we broke the news ... Continue Reading
Marcy Heppner’s Fundraiser to Support the Hospital that Saved her Daughter’s Life
Some background. In 2009, when three-year-old Emma Grace Heppner was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia her parents gave themselves ten minutes to cry, then they went to work. After her diagnosis, ... Continue Reading
Dubai CrossFit Championship Competition Details
Last week, CrossFit announced the Dubai CrossFit Championship as the first ever CrossFit sanctioned event. As a sanctioned event, the DCC would be sending the top male, female and team to the 2019 CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Can You Do 10,000 double-unders in 30 days?
Come again? You heard us. Can you do 10,000 double-unders in 30 days? Not sure? Well now is your chance to find out. The 5th annual RPM Training 10K challenge kicked off September 1. What is it? The ... Continue Reading
CrossFit River Raisin Comes Together for a Member in Need
The background. In June of 2017, BJ Thomas learned that his mother had lung cancer. Terminal from discovery, BJ began to take as much time off as possible to spend time with her and to travel from his home ... Continue Reading
Real Life and CrossFitting with My Daughters
I am constantly asked, “why do I do CrossFit” and “why do I always talk about it”? My reasons are much the same as most people who choose this sport. Competition, community and camaraderie, just to name a ... Continue Reading
Three Female Coaches Walk into a Gym
The story. Coaches Jessie Purcell, Kelly Lum and Alex Clark purchased CrossFit Staunton last week from the previous owner, Phil Lennon. Lennon started the box in 2013 and recently changed locations into a ... Continue Reading
Glassman: Dave is “the Director of the Games. Nothing’s changed.”
In an exclusive interview, when asked about Dave Castro’s role in this new direction for the CrossFit Games Greg Glassman said, “He’s the director of the Games. Nothing’s changed.” Glassman went on to ... Continue Reading
How Greg Glassman is Reshaping the CrossFit Games
Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today's edition is powered by NOOMA, makers of organic, simple-ingredient sports drinks with no added sugar. CrossFit boxes across the country provide ... Continue Reading
How Greg Glassman is Reshaping the CrossFit Games
It was the end of the 2010 CrossFit Games season and Greg Glassman, CrossFit’s Founder and Chairman, realized that the Games season needed to change. That year, approximately 33 sectional events around the ... Continue Reading
Duped by Iron Gods: How We Got Our Money Back
Last month, we broke news that IronGodsGym.com had been advertising used Assault bikes, Concept2 rowers, and other equipment for insanely cheap prices -- like $99 to $200 bucks. And of course, as the ... Continue Reading