Before we get started, we invite you to check out my review of Sentinel Training’s 200+ Machine Conditioning Workouts. If you need a few more workouts that are intentionally designed to maximize aerobic capacity for CrossFit, check ’em out.
The old saying goes that “rappers wanna be ballers and ballers wanna be rappers”.
Why are we starting things off with this seemingly irrelevant quote? Well, it’s kinda related to the well known “fact” that “runners wanna be CrossFitters and CrossFitters wanna be runners”.
…yeah, you got me; this isn’t even mildly true!
However, if you’ve been into CrossFit for…I don’t know…at least a week, you know how important running is and how much CrossFit running workouts are programmed. I know a lot of you got into CrossFit so you could get your cardio in without having to hit the track…and you got tricked.
Whether you come across a running WOD and cringe or beam with delight (and if you’re in the latter camp, you’re weird) you may as well get used to them because they come up a lot. You also may as well do one of the best CrossFit running workouts!
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The 22 Best CrossFit Running Workouts
When “normal” running just isn’t enough, you can do it with pull-ups, squat cleans, and backpedaling thrown in to spice things up. Here we go!
Griff
You clicked on this article because you wanted a running WOD…and I present to you a purely running WOD. Don’t want to run backwards? That’s your problem.
You’re supposed to be “ready for ‘anything'” in CrossFit, remember?
Truth be told, this is a pretty fun one, especially if you have a (level/even) track to yourself. Get to the gym/track early and give this one a go.
First Cut
This was the very first event at the 2019 CrossFit Games. If you remember this was the year that they let, like, everyone compete at the Games.
As obnoxious as this was to watch, it is actually pretty awesome; if you can do a single legless rope climb, you’re ahead of a lot of “CrossFit Games” athletes.
Congrats!
Jackson (Hyrox)
