Profiles
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A Box of Brothers
Three brothers. One Box. It sounds like a reality TV show. But it is far from such dramatic flare and scathing controversies. Dan, Josh and...
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Box Preps Athletes for Avalanche of Outdoor Activities
The name CrossFit Avalanche is fitting for the Box located in Tahoe Vista, California. Like an avalanche, the build-up and start was slow, but now...
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Behind the Times, but Ahead of the Game
SportFit Success at CrossFit Alaska Clay Hamilton is the co-owner and founder of one of the first 300 CrossFit gyms to have opened. To put...
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Box Thrives at the Crossroads
CrossFit TriTown is at a crossroads. Literally. Founded in 2011 in Trumbull, Connecticut, the Box was initially known as CrossFit Trumbull. In little over a...
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Talented at Being Different
Open-minded. That’s what Meredith Simmons, the owner and founder of CrossFit Riverfront, was when one of her current members first rolled into the Box in...
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The Keys to Khalipa
When I first spoke to Jason Khalipa, it was early March and snow was still on the ground in Louisville, Kentucky. We were discussing the...
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Where in the World is John Leo Post?
For some, a love affair with CrossFit is instantaneous — occurring during their first WOD. For others, that love takes time to germinate and grow...
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A Distaste for CrossFit Turns into Box Ownership
The first time Michael Walerius tried CrossFit he said it devastated him. He wanted nothing to do with it after the workout was over. But...
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Box And Members Hang With the Lions
The current owners of CrossFit Albuquerque weren’t looking to buy the Box when the opportunity presented itself at CrossFit Regionals in 2010. Joe Vigil, the...
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Overcoming Hurdles at Rugged CrossFit
The inspiration for Rugged CrossFit’s name came from Rugg Road, on which the Box is located. However, it now describes much more. “The first day...
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Box Annihilates Boundaries by Building Community
Kyle Flowers first experienced CrossFit four years ago in the U.S. Marine Corps. Surprisingly, it was the humbling aspect of it that kept him coming...
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CrossFit Regeneration
New CrossFit boxes are popping up everywhere, and new Affiliates can face a myriad of challenges, from inception to finding a niche. The biggest challenge...
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Old City CrossFit: ‘Preparing You For Life’
When Sean Emery was first introduced to CrossFit, his body screamed at him to quit, but his mind didn’t. “I was completely destroyed and also...
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‘The Factory’ Shares CrossFit with Iowa State University’s ROTC
When J. Winkowski and Aaron McNew first met, Winkowski was a squad leader with the Reconnaissance Platoon, 1-133rd Infantry, IA ARNG for a 2010 to...
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Val Wright on What Leaders Can Learn from CrossFit
Val Wright has over 20 years of experience coaching senior executives on their leadership skills as a recognized leadership growth expert. Outside the corporate office,...
