Crossfit 5k ULTRA CHALLENGE

The most important thing about crossfit is that it is not a sport.

Fitness is not a sport.

Running, swimming, biking, basketball, these are all sports.

CF is exercise, that is all...

Spot on

chikin wrote:

Here's your competition....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hTxM0BgxdI

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

the first guy didnt seem all that bad, i mean 18 minutes isnt flying but faster than i thot he would go. everyone else tho??? notice how the video didnt display any times for the other guys.

and arent running tights supposed to be worn WITHOUT shorts? pretty sure that defeats part of the purpose. they just look like a bunch of goofy highschool xc runners like that

Whatever happened to this. I tried googling the challenge they had for this, and couldn't find it anywhere. I wanted to see if any races had taken place to see how horrible the crossfitters did.

Maybe the gave up, realizing they were retarded?

The Atlanta race is in a month or so.

What do you guys think the top times will be?

Top 5 runners and top 5 crossfitters?

I'm sure the race will look something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkPOQEEwLWw&feature=related

laoavnoavwno wrote:

Whatever happened to this. I tried googling the challenge they had for this, and couldn't find it anywhere. I wanted to see if any races had taken place to see how horrible the crossfitters did.

Maybe the gave up, realizing they were retarded?

Yeah, that youtube video for the challenge only has ~1500 views, so it looks like our bro Brian Mackenzie flopped on this. He's got quite the training regimen:

laughingostrich wrote:

The Atlanta race is in a month or so.

What do you guys think the top times will be?

Top 5 runners and top 5 crossfitters?

Well, I'm a runner, not a cross fitter and I'll be there and I'll run 15-low and I don't expect to win

Some of you guys are pathetic. Why do you care if the CrossFit people run a 5K? Why does it matter to you so much?

looks like ATC will be taking home the win at this point...crossfit doesn't stand a chance...

I respect the elite cross-fitters. But it's not nearly the cardio used by runners, tri'ers, fighters. It's not cross-fit, but simply lifting your body weight well. GOOD GYMNASTS WOULD BLOW THEM AWAY.

Are there more of the races with big prize money besides the Atlanta and Chicago races? I can't find a list of cities online.

Cross-fit execs are smart. Many US males are too lazy to workout, unless the workout is 'cool' and they can self-classify as such. Not enough to cycle and do pushups- but it has to be the 'cool' cross-fit cycling and pushups.

bump

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom will be there, The Atlanta Track Club is putting together a team, I was told a "team of Kenyans" is coming from New York or somewhere up north. There are quite a few 14-14:30 Africans in the area(and state) that I would expect to be there. There are also other 16:45-17:30 girls that will be there. It should be a fairly loaded field. What I think will happen...

A. They are putting on the big money 5k to attract many runners and "convert/sell" them(obvious). What will happen is any runner that is there for the money or reasonably fast will not be interested at all in cross-fit. They will "take the money and run". They will sell their product to slower more recreational runners that are interested in finding other ways to stay fit...nothing sells me on a product like a woman with nicely developed traps, lats, arms, and a cut stomach. How about we throw femininity(and estrogen) out the window?!

or

B. Still in the back of my mind, I think they will throw in some b.s. obstacles, a Kenyan's leg will snap, the serious runners will suck, and cross-fitters will win!!!

Who cares. Just go out, win the race and take their money!

Heard that David Jankowski and Alissa McKaig will be running the Atlanta race. Go ZAP!

Did the chicago event ever happen? I can't seem to find any results online.