Tag: crossfit games 2018

Where Did Tia-Clair Toomey Beat Laura Horvath In 2018?

Last year rookie Laura Horvath almost pulled off the upset by finishing in 2nd place at the 2018 Crossfit Games, coming only 65 points short of de-throning now 2x defending champion Tia-Clair Toomey. To many that weren’t paying close enough attention it seemed as though Horvath came out of nowhere, but in reality the signs…

Here’s How Much Height and Weight Affects Rowing Performance

By now you should have read The Exact Correlation Between Height and Burpee Performance and The Pros & Cons of Being a Tall Crossfit Athlete Now that the taller people have their proof it’s now time for the short people to get theirs. Rowing is perhaps the most hated movement among shorter Crossfit athletes, along…

Which Regionals Did The Best at The 2018 Crossfit Games

The data below shows which Regional was the most and least competitive at the 2018 Crossfit Games by seeing where individual athletes from each region ranked. Both the men and women’s fields were broken into groups of 10: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, and 31-40 for easier analysis. EX: Regionals with a lot of athletes in the…

2018 Crossfit Games Complete Programming Analysis

Now that the 2018 Crossfit Games has finished and every event has been completed, we can now take a look at just how varied the tests of fitness truly were. In the information below we are going to record the modalities included in each event to see which modalities were tested most often and which…

Marathon Row Comparison: Crossfit Games Athletes VS Indoor Rowing World Record Holders

This was an event that basically no one saw coming and with not having spent any time practicing this distance on a row before, these athlete’s times are pretty respectable. If you were curious about just how far off the Crossfit Games athletes were from a world record time in the Marathon Row event, below…