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Learn the world records for marathon run times, plus other marathon fun facts and stories. Running a marathon is a hefty feat not many people are willing to do. In fact, it’s been reported by the International Institute for Race Medicine1 that just 1.1 million people globally ran a full marathon in 2018—that’s only 0.014% of the world population of 7.6 billion2 in 2018. Well there’s your first fun fact: If you’ve completed a 26.2-mile race,  » Read more about: Marathon Record Time: What’s the Fastest Marathon Time Ever?  »

Welcome to our comprehensive CrossFit events calendar! This series of three calendars displays the dates and locations for the CrossFit Games Season, other CrossFit-licensed events, and large non-licensed CrossFit competitions. CrossFit Games SeasonThis calendar shows the 2025 CrossFit Games season, which starts on February 27, 2025, with the CrossFit Open.Event NameEvent TypeDate(s)Event LinkEvent LocationCrossFit OpenCrossFit Games SeasonFeb.  » Read more about: CrossFit Events: Competition Calendar for Worldwide, National, and Regional Events  »

Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers (also known as the Buttery Bros) got their not-so-humble start working corporate jobs at CrossFit headquarters. After a layoff left the two out of work, they decided to combine their passions of CrossFit and creating films into their own business. They call themselves the Buttery Bros, a name inspired by their go-to way of describing a perfect take as being “like butter.”Although they officially started Buttery Bros in 2019,  » Read more about: What’s In Buttery Bro Heber Cannon’s Gym Bag?  »

Younger people work Out for mental health, 60-plus doing the most cardio The COVID-19 pandemic changed just about every facet of life, including the way we work out. Research has shown that many people are actually working out more than they were before and during the initial lockdowns. With that in mind, we wanted to take a closer look at how and why people train, so we polled 2,000 people of various age groups and income brackets to find out.  » Read more about: Data Study: What are People’s Fitness Habits & Motivations in 2025?  »

2008 CrossFit Games champ Jason Khalipa wants you to stop making these 10 home gym mistakes.

Win Garage Gym Reviews swag!To celebrate the launch of our first annual #FITNESSMOSTWANTED awards, we will be giving away a GGR Fitness Most Wanted Community Award and a GGR gift box to one lucky winner!What’s in the Garage Gym Reviews prize pack?Community Award TrophyT-shirtYeti mugVelcro patch from the Custom Patch FactoryCustom box from PackolaTwo stickers from Sticker Mule4 coasters with a coaster weight plate standHow It WorksIn order to enter for your chance to win,  » Read more about: Fitness Most Wanted Giveaway  »

When Garage Gym Reviews started in 2014, it was just Coop, his home gym, and the equipment he liked to use. Coop had a passion for fitness and made it his mission to help other people find the right tools for their own home gyms.“We are nearing a decade since we started GGR,” Coop says. He has moved his garage gym to four different houses. The website has gone through multiple iterations.  » Read more about: Garage Gym Reviews: The Story So Far (2025)  »

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the fitness world forever. We take a look at exactly how it affected gym equipment availability and prices.

Garage Gym Reviews pledged $50,000 in fitness equipment to the New York Fire Department – and you can help, too.

The long-awaitedNike Metcon 5 Shoes have been leaked, and along with them, a new collaboration between 3-Time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser and Nike. These are one of the most popular CrossFit shoes and this colorway is sure to be a hit.

The Rep PR-4000 Power Rack is Rep Fitness's answer to the ever-popular Rogue Monster Lite. Combining high strength steel, unique colors, and a ton of accessories, the Rep PR-4000 should prove to be a beast of a rack at a price that is quite a bit cheaper than Rogue offerings.

The Rogue Monster Lat Pull Down/Low Row is one of the beefiest lat pulldown machines on the market. Featuring a 300 LB weight stack, ability to do pulldowns and low rows, made in the USA construction, and a great warranty this is one of the best lat pulldown machines available...although an expensive one.