Athletes compete in CrossFit Open

by Andrew Stern

At CrossFit Carrboro, along with roughly ten thousand other CrossFit gyms, athletes are competing against one another in the five-week long worldwide competition.
At CrossFit Carrboro, athletes are competing against one another in the five-week long worldwide competition. (Photo by Andrew Stern)

Have you ever seen athletes running down your street with barbells on their shoulders? If so, you might live near a Crossfit gym.

If you’re not familiar with Crossfit, it’s a workout involving weights, gymnastics and other high intensity movements. For the next few weeks, both ordinary and elite athletes around the world will compete during the Crossfit Opens.

Our Andrew Stern reports from Carrboro.

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