Fitness

Adventure Races, 5Ks and Fun Runs Around Grand Rapids!

By Kevin Ahrens / September 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Adventure Races, 5Ks and Fun Runs Around Grand Rapids!

This past month the 1st ever Bass River Adventure Race took place; hosted by CrossFit Allendale! If you have never heard of this type of race, it is a race built for people who love to get outdoors, explore different terrain, and use their fitness. The race included checkpoints (flags) to be found by foot,…

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9th Fresh Coast Fitness Festival This Weekend!

By Kevin Ahrens / July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on 9th Fresh Coast Fitness Festival This Weekend!

Excited to be a part of the 9th edition of the Fresh Coast Fitness Festival!! Est. 2016, the Fresh Coast Games has become one of the best fitness competitions in Michigan, bringing in thousands of spectators and athletes to the beach. This 3-person (M/M/M or F/F/F) team competition without a doubt will leave you covered…

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Fresh Coast 2022-6th Place RX Finish

By Kevin Ahrens / July 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Fresh Coast 2022-6th Place RX Finish

It was another awesome year at Fresh Coast Fitness Festival!! This year our Men’s RX team with Josh Juarez and Josh Connelly put on a really consistent performance! 6th out of 57 teams! Finishing the first event: beach run 1 mile weighted, 200m swim and 1400m sand run with a 2nd place finish! We went…

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Fresh Coast Festival 2021 Recap

By Kevin Ahrens / August 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Fresh Coast Festival 2021 Recap

It was another awesome year at the beach for the Fresh Coast Fitness Festival! RE/MAX Fitness sent 2 out of 8 teams from the CrossFit Allendale Gym. All divisions were full, and the competition was fierce!  This year a couple new pieces of equipment were brought into play. Weight vests for a sand run and…

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Sending RE/MAX Fitness Teams to Fresh Coast Fitness Festival!

By Kevin Ahrens / July 8, 2021 / Comments Off on Sending RE/MAX Fitness Teams to Fresh Coast Fitness Festival!

Some of our fellow Adventurers in the Crossfit world are taking on the Fresh Coast Fitness Festival this weekend! Such a great atmoshphere with fierce competition for athletes and spectators to enjoy. The two-day competition will go on Saturday and Sunday! Come on over to the beach and check out the action, find us in…

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2021 CrossFit Open in the Books!

By Kevin Ahrens / April 9, 2021 / Comments Off on 2021 CrossFit Open in the Books!

The 2021 open CrossFit open is in the books! It was a new version being tested out this year with only 3 weeks of workouts compared to 5 weeks. Just the same as always, workouts were released on Thursday night which gave athletes until the following Monday to finish and submit their scores! Always a…

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Top West Michigan CrossFit Gym-CrossFit Allendale

By Kevin Ahrens / March 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Top West Michigan CrossFit Gym-CrossFit Allendale

Trying to find a gym where there is encouraging community and challenging, fun workouts? Maybe CrossFit Allendale is the place for you! Check out our gym tour with team member Kevin Ahrens and Co-owner and CrossFit coach, Josh Connelly. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our monthly e-mail newsletter! We love staying active and…

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Fresh Coast 2020

By Kevin Ahrens / July 16, 2020 / Comments Off on Fresh Coast 2020

We had a great time over at the Fresh Coast Games this weekend! The event took place on the sandy Pere Marquette Beach Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12!  It was a stacked competition with over 30 Male and Female teams in each division! It was teams of 3 Male/Female. Team RE/MAX was in the RX Male…

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We Made it to Wodapalooza!

By Kevin Ahrens / March 21, 2020 / Comments Off on We Made it to Wodapalooza!

Finally made it down to the Wodapalooza! Miami is the place to be in February for Crossfit whether competing or spectating, and I was fortunate enough to compete! The Wodapalooza event which began as a grassroots 1-day fitness competition with 145 athletes and 500 spectators in 2012, has since established itself as the world’s premier…

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RE/MAX Crossfit Team | GR GAMES 3rd Place

By Mark Deering / October 25, 2019 / Comments Off on RE/MAX Crossfit Team | GR GAMES 3rd Place

8th Annual 2019 GR Games! 80’s THROWBACK!! 8 years of the 8th Day Games celebratated with an 80’s themed weekend. The workouts were gnarly and the judges and volunteers were totally rad! Two divisions, and on separate days. Rx Saturday and Modified on Sunday. Teams were 3 person and single-gender. The competition tests all-around CrossFit…

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