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A Podcast shedding some light on the 55/60+ aged CrossFit Athletes.
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Send a text Janice Hurley, professional speaking, author, consultant to the Denstisty industry and Admin for the CrossFit 60+ Facebook group shares stories of her early beginings with CrossFit, the Games, and her deep interest in changing how people view aging athletes. Breaking athletic barriers in her youth she continues to pratice the CrossFit methodology and using Social Media to share her message. Instagram: @hurley6525 Www.janicehurley.com
Send a text Ginny began CrossFit at the suggestion of her two sons four years ago. In 2025, her son, now the owner of CrossFit Bears Den Fitness in Boyertown PA suggested she attend the Legends Championship in Tempe AZ. At 73 years of age, Ginny, a healthcare professional and admitted non-Athlete a majority of her life is changing expectations for herself and those around her. Instagram: @fochtnew www.bearsdencrossfit.com Instagram: @bearsdenfitnessboyertown
Send us a text This episode of the Legends and Masters Podcast has its basis in a young boy named Elias. Elias is the son of Jamie and Kenny Merritt who are both Coach's at CrossFit Reverence in Rogers Arkansas. Kenny is a Games Athlete (60-64) and podium finisher at the 2025 Legends Championship. Jamie is a CrossFit Level 2 Coach who created and developed a growing Adaptive Athlete program. CrossFit Reverence is the community that has opened it's Heart to the Merritt Family and the Merritt f...
Send us a text 2025 was 10 years in the making for Dana Mather. Earning a trip to the Masters Games and a Legends Championship atop the podium against a long time rival. Dana tells her story of growing up as a gymnast, triathlete, marathoner and finding CrossFit in her forties. A decade of training, developing and growing both physically and mentally to finally achieve her goals.
Send us a text Meet Greg Walker - CrossFits first Games Champion in the 60+ Masters Division. Discovering CrossFit with his daughter in 2008, this life-long athlete found success as an affiliate owner and Masters Athlete. When CrossFit expanded the Masters Games to include a 60+ Age Group in 2011, Greg travelled to Carson CA and became Champion. Today, 15 years later Greg is a Co-Owner of CrossFit Globe Cobre Valley located in Arizona and continues to Coach athletes of all ages and intends to...
Send us a text Shellie Edington, 2016 Masters Games Champion (50-54), 3x Podium finisher and 6x Games Athlete shares with Warren how CrossFit and the CrossFit Games transformed her life from a Kids Gymnastics Coach to Gym Owner and Games Legend. A former gymnast who shared the floor with Mary Lou Retton chose a different path in adulthood and after years of parenting and globo-gyms found CrossFit and a path to the Games. Learning how to over-come physical and mental health challenges she rose...
Send us a text Nichole Kribs is a true CrossFit Games OG. She podiumed at the very first Games in 2007. Now the Director of Operations for Invictus Fitness, she is very involved with their programming and coaching of Masters Athletes. Nichole joins Co-Host Pat Haverty and Warren discussing the ins and outs of creating programming as well as the evolution of Masters Athletes over the past 15 years. We discuss what a Masters Athlete needs in order to make a run at the Games as well as the excit...
Send us a text In the Age of On-Line influencers, Susana and Elvis Mandelli quite possibly are becoming just that with thier focus being to spread the word of CrossFit to current and future Senior Masters Athletes (55-70+ Age Groups). With over 60 Thousand followers on thier Instagram account called Over 50 and fit (@over_50_n_fit) they spread the word that health and fitness is within your reach in these age groups. Using a combination of shared and personally created content, humor and insp...
Send us a text The Venerable Pat Rhodes. The first thing you'll notice is her colorful hair, then be amazed at her outgoing nature, her athletic abilities and her willingness to spread the message about CrossFit. She's usually the oldest person at the competition. A college instructor, sky diver, scuba diver, musician, athlete and CrossFit Coach. Pat joins Warren to discuss her motivations for starting CrossFit and how she's attracting more athletes to the Sport of Fitness.
Send us a text Today's show is in 2 parts: First is a discussion with 5 amazing athletes on the 2026 CrossFit Games Calendar and the Second is a short conversation with Joe Linton, the Director of the Masters CrossFit Games discussing the announcement of the selection of the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games in San Jose CA in July. We organized an incredible group of 2025 Masters Games Athletes to review the 2026 Games calendar with all the expected changes. These include the reinstatement of...
Send us a text 3X Games athlete and this years 65-69 Age-Group champion Denise Moore tells Warren about her long and challenging road to becoming Champion. From amateur golfer to runner to CrossFit, health issues, becoming competitive, close friendships and a sureal Games experience leading to her being at the top of the Podium.
Send us a text 4x Games Athlete and this years 60-64 Age Group Champion Paul McCrary speaks with Warren about his early games appearances in the 50-54 Age Group, his disenchantment with the sport after the cancellation of the 2020 Masters Games and how he overcame those thoughts to return this year ending at the top of the Podium.
Send us a text Warren meets with 3x CrossFit Adaptive Games Athlete, CrossFit Affiliate owner, father and current 4th place finisher in the 2025 Neuro moderate CrossFit Adaptive Games division, George Simonds-Gooding. George brings awareness to the in's and out's of CrossFit Adaptive athletes, the process for qualifing for the Games as well as overcoming his own personal challenges and impacts to his daily living. Home - WheelWOD Park Side Gym | Get Fit Today - Join Our Community
Send us a text The President of the International Functional Fitness Federation, Gretchen Kittleberger and Dave Bullamore join Warren discussing the upcoming IF3 World Master Games in Brisbane Australia. They both are passionate about spreading the word about the IF3 and its goal of bringing functional fitness to the Olympics. The International Functional Fitness Federation Masters World Championship can be accessed at www.if3mastersworlds.com.au Leaderboard: https://competitioncorner.ne...
Send us a text Dawn Becker joins Warren to discuss her choosing CrossFit over prescriptions when she received a medical diagnosis 10 years ago. She describes her progress from a non-athlete a decade ago to her spending a full day at the gym in training, recovery and nutrition with her training partners, friends and quick learning husband. Dawn is the Legends and Masters Podcast first non-Games athlete fulfilling our goal to interview every-day athletes as well as Games Athletes. We'll be watc...
Send us a text Warren had the opportunity to speak with Joe Linton, the Co-Director of the long standing Legends Championship as well as the CrossFit Masters Games. We spoke about the successful 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games, the upcoming Legends Championship in December, the recently announced Legends Del Mar event which will take place in April 2026 and is a CrossFit Semi-finals qualifer for Individuals and Masters Athletes and finally we discussed some open questions about the 2026 CrossFi...
Send us a text Pamela joins Warren to discuss her life-long athletic career, finding body building after injury and her experience leading up to her first trip to the 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games, her injury at the Games and how she managed to finish in such a positive atmosphere. We then got into our shared experiences with our mother's cognitive decline and the challenges that we've faced. We finished with some of the actions we are taking to limit our own cognitive decline through CrossFi...
Send us a text First time Games Athlete, Pat Wynne joins Warren in discussing her long road to the 2025 Games in the 70+ Age category. She talks about the challenges she faced, injuries, gym closures and her own mindset as the unexpected opportunity to go to the 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games presented itself with the new age category opening up.
Send us a text On today's show, Warren invited his close friend Pat Haverty to be a Co-Host of the show. Pat has been involved with CrossFit for over a decade, a career Fire Fighter and collegiate Football Head Coach. We interview 2021 Games Champion and 4x Games Athlete, middle school PE Teacher and soon to be Grandmother Tia Vesser. Tia discusses her Games experiences, training programs leading up to the Games, plans for her possible pending retirment as well as the excitement of soon to be...
Send us a text 2025 Masters CrossFit Power Couple, Polly McKinstry and Art Astorino join Warren to discuss thier story of attending this years Games. Polly a 3X Games athlete and this years Champion in the 70+ age group discusses her experience with her husband and first time Games athlete in the 65-69 Age Group. They tell thier story of discovering CrossFit after a life-time of fitness, the challenges with injury and movements at the Games as well as the memories created with friends and fam...
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