🏆 Horvath and Adler Reign Supreme at Rogue Invitational

November 3rd, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • 🥇 Laura Horvath and Jeff Adler clinch the 2025 Rogue Invitational titles.

  • 🌙 Sleep starts in the gut — new research shows your microbiome may be the key to deeper, more restorative rest.

  • 🕛 24 Hours. One Loop. No Quit. Forty CompTrain athletes ran for 24 straight hours at “The Dirt Circuit” — an ultramarathon that tested grit, mindset, and meaning.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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I haven’t seen the castles yet, so I’m going to castles. And I’m going to get some beer, that’s for sure.”

Jeffrey Adler, 2025 Rogue Invitational champ, on how he plans to celebrate his victory.
COMPETITIONS

Decisive Win for Laura Horvath, Jeff Adler Defends His Title at 2025 Rogue Invitational

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After three days and nine tough events at the 2025 Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen, Scotland,  two former CrossFit Games champions took the win: Laura Horvath and Jeff Adler.

  • The wins earn Horvath her third career Rogue title, while last year’s champion, Adler, secures his second.

Final Leaderboard – Top 10

Men

Women

Jeffrey Adler – 715

Laura Horvath – 760

Justin Medeiros – 685

Alex Gazan – 675

Roman Khrennikov – 665

Lucy Campbell – 625

James Sprague – 650

Emma Lawson – 620

Jay Crouch – 640

Olivia Kerstetter – 610

Jayson Hopper – 630

Danielle Brandon – 590

Ricky Garard – 595

Grace Walton – 530

Patrick Vellner – 560

Dani Speegle – 515

Colten Mertens – 480

Brooke Wells – 505

Austin Hatfield – 465

Arielle Loewen – 495

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SPEED READS

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🗓️⚔️ Why the Off-Season Isn’t “Off”: Training Think Tank coaches break down why September–December should be goal-driven, not FOMO-driven: define your North Star, set micro-benchmarks, build habits (fuel/sleep/mobility), and periodize real weakness work.

🏃🤔 How Do Your HYROX Splits Stack Up?: Men’s Health UK analyzed thousands of race results to find the average station times across all divisions — from SkiErg to wall balls. Use these numbers to benchmark your training and spot weak links before your next race.

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🔥🧠 Willing and Able — Redefined: CrossFit flips the classic phrase: ability isn’t the barrier anymore — willingness is. With infinite scalability built into every class, the only real question now is: Are you in?

ICYMI: 🚗 After a car accident ended her 2025 CrossFit Games season early, Alex Gazan returned to action at this weekend’s Rogue Invitational.

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

Why Your Gut Might Be the Key to Better Sleep

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We usually think of sleep as something to improve with the proper bedtime routine: a dark room, less screen time, and maybe a new pillow.

  • But science is now pointing to a surprising partner in rest: your gut.

The community of trillions of microbes in your digestive system may play a much bigger role in how well you sleep than you realize.

The Gut–Sleep Connection

Your gut and brain are always communicating through the gut–brain axis. This connection affects mood, stress, immunity, and, according to new research, even your sleep patterns.

A 2024 study published in Sleep found that individuals with more diverse gut microbiomes tend to have better sleep quality and less variation in sleep duration from one night to the next. 

  • Continue reading for the science behind how your gut bacteria talk to your brain — and why it matters for sleep.

COMMUNITY

Run As One – CompTrain Goes the Distance with a 24-Hour Ultramarathon

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In September, Ben Bergeron’s CompTrain community took on a challenge that most CrossFit athletes would never consider: 24 hours of running.

The details: Forty CompTrain athletes made the trek to Morristown, TN, in late September to compete in The Dirt Circuit, an ultramarathon.

  • What makes this ultramarathon especially challenging — and possibly mind-numbing — is that the course is a 2.9-mile loop that runners repeat for 24 hours, either alone or as part of a team.

Most of the CompTrain athletes chose the team version of the event; however, a handful opted for the solo version, which is documented in the new documentary, Run As One.

So, how far did they get?: CompTrain’s top female finisher was Brooklyn Zablocki, who completed 81.2 miles, earning a second-place overall finish.

  • The top male CompTrain finisher was Bryce Chambers. He ran 100 miles and finished third overall.

Continue reading for how CompTrain athletes found purpose in discomfort — and calm in 24 hours of chaos.

HIGHLIGHTS

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  • 💕Happy anniversary to Tommy and Missy Vinas.

  • 🎂Happy birthday to Ava Kitzi.

  • Watch Christine Kolenbrander hit two easy power cleans at 102 kilos/225 pounds.

  • Check out this multi-bar bar muscle-up from Javier Gomez. That landing too!

  • ☺️Well done to this little man on his weightlifting skills.