I joined CarlsbadCrossfit in November, 2015. After after 3 years of medalling (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in a dozen RocknRoll Half Marathon races around the country, I had my 4th knee operation to trim torn meniscus, following which a friend introduced me to The Unbreakable Runner, a book by McKenzie promoting CrossFit as a way for runners to reduce wear and tear on knees from "junk miles" while maintaining or improving fitness and race times. I did my first CrossFit Open in 2016 and also finished the year with the 2nd place award for RocknRoll Grand Prix 70-74 (for the 3rd year in a row after running a total of 17 half marathons). Due to CrossFit, in the final year I ran more races than any year before but on only 1/2 the weekly miles as ever before, but by the end of 2016 my knees started to give out(could not run without pain) so I stopped running entirely - no races and no more CrossFit running, hoping to avert going down the path to knee replacement. (I do Assault Bike and Rowing instead of running). Despite warnings and threats from the medical profession, I'm now 79 and in my 6th year of CrossFit. I am stronger and overall more fit than before and generally without knee pain as long as I avoid knee impact (box jumps, double unders) and wear knee sleeves and maintain proper form in squats, deadlifts and all overhead weight movements.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2022 | 1138th Men (65+) | 905th Men (65+) North America | 851st Men (65+) United States | 2nd Men (65+) Carlsbad CrossFit | ||||
| 2021 | 274th Men (65+) | 229th Men (65+) North America | 214th Men (65+) United States | 2nd Men (65+) Carlsbad CrossFit | ||||
| 2020 | 1398th Men (60+) | – – | 1050th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 1385th Men (60+) | – – | 1066th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 1341st Men (60+) | 226th Men (60+) West Coast | 1065th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 617th Men (60+) | 48th Men (60+) Southern California | – – | – – | ||||
Benchmark Stats
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1RM Back Squat 185 lb 1RM Bench Press -- 1RM Clean & Jerk -- 1RM Deadlift 255 lb 1RM Front Squat -- 1RM Hang Power Clean -- 1RM Hang Power Snatch -- 1RM Hang Squat Clean -- 1RM Hang Squat Snatch -- 1RM Overhead Squat -- 1RM Power Clean -- 1RM Power Snatch -- 1RM Push Jerk -- 1RM Push Press -- 1RM Shoulder Press -- 1RM Split Jerk -- 1RM Squat Clean -- 1RM Squat Snatch -- 1RM Thruster -- 1RM Weighted Pull-up -- 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- 3RM Back Squat -- 3RM Deadlift -- 3RM Front Squat -- 5RM Back Squat -- 5RM Deadlift -- 5RM Front Squat -- Abbate -- Adrian -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Badger -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bert -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bulger -- Bull -- Cameron -- Candy -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Cindy -- Coe -- Coffland -- CrossFit Total -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Danny -- Del -- DG -- Diane -- Donny -- Dork -- DT -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- -
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