Tag: Meredith Root
The 2019 CrossFit Games Demo Team Roster
Every year Dave Castro hand selects athletes who are not competing at that year's CrossFit Games to help him test and refine the events that will challenge those competing to the Fittest on Earth.
Two...
Dave Castro Has Started Testing Events with the Demo Team
We are four weeks away from the start of the CrossFit Games and it appears that Dave Castro is in full swing programming the events. This afternoon Castro shared a photo of four athletes...
Big Names Not Competing In The CrossFit Open This Year
Week 1 of the 2019 CrossFit Open is already in the books. This year saw a decline in participation compared to last year, but most of the top athletes fighting for a spot at...
Games Athletes Pay Tribute To Their Significant Other on Valentine’s Day
It's no secret that it takes a support system to train and compete at the highest level in the sport of CrossFit. So on Valentine's day, some of the top CrossFit Games athletes took...
Interview with CrossFit Games Rookie Meredith Root
Meredith Root finished 6th at the West Regional on Sunday, May 27. However, on July 16 Root was moved up to 5th and invited to compete at the CrossFit Games. The invite came after...
Meredith Root Will Take Abbott’s Place at the CrossFit Games
Meredith Root did not have the Sunday she wanted to needed back on Memorial Day weekend. Root fell out of the top 5 and into 5th place after the final event on Sunday, leaving...
Athletes Share Thoughts on Not Qualifying for CrossFit Games
There are only five spots that advance to the CrossFit Games. Finishing just outside the top 5 is difficult knowing you have to wait 365 days to get another shot at your goal.
This weekend...
Make it 10! Becca Voigt Qualifies for Record 10th CrossFit Games Appearance
Becca Voight finished 7th at the 2008 CrossFit Games at The Ranch. Voigt then competed at the next eight straight CrossFit Games. Last year, however, Voigt finally fell short when she finished 8th, only...