A (Sore) 26.1 Recap And CrossFit Needs A New CEO
From Talking Elite Fitness by Tommy Marquez & Sean Woodland
March 5, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
The episode recaps the first week of the CrossFit Games Open and discusses the recent CEO change at CrossFit.
The first week of the CrossFit Games Open is officially behind us, Tommy and Lauren try to shake off the DOMS in their legs and recap the 26.2 workout and live announcement. Open registration numbers are finally in, but are they a win? Don Faul has officially stepped down as the CEO of CrossFit after a tumultuous four year tenure, where does the company go from here? This episode is presentd by Thirdzy. Head to thirdzy.com and use the code "TEF" to save 25% on their Rest and Recovery Collagen from now until March 16.
People in this episode
Host: Tommy Marquez
Guest: Lauren
Topics covered
- CrossFit Games Open
- workout recap
- CEO transition
- fitness industry
- recovery
Keywords
- CrossFit
- Games Open
- workout 26.2
- Don Faul
- fitness
- recovery
- Thirdzy
Sponsors
Thirdzy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CrossFit
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