🤴👸 Can Adler and Horvath Hold the Throne at Rogue?

October 22nd, 2026

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In today’s edition:

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Reigning champs return to Scotland for the 2026 Rogue Invitational.

  • 📈 Hybrid fitness is booming, and Turf Games wants a piece.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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The market we’re in now, HYROX has just made it a million miles wide…more people think that a fitness competition is something that they would do.”

Andrew Manteit, Turf Games founder.
COMPETITION

New Champs, Reigning Champs: 2026 Rogue Invitational Sets Up a Showdown in Aberdeen

Credit: @rogueinvitational / Instagram

Reigning champions Jeffrey Adler and Laura Horvath head into the 2026 Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen, Scotland, this weekend with a target on their backs, as longtime rivals and a wave of newcomers aim to knock them off the podium. 

The details: This will be the third consecutive year the event is held in Scotland. The event runs from Friday, October 23, to Sunday, October 25, at P&J Live. 

The Rogue Invitational marks the end of many athletes' 2026 season and offers a final chance to compete before they prepare for the year ahead (the WFP Finals will also take place in Copenhagen in December). The 2027 CrossFit Open begins Thursday, February 18. 

The event is known for its heavy barbell lifts, odd objects, and challenging programming, since athletes can use any Rogue equipment. As of publication, most of the workouts have been released. 

A few movements to highlight include: 

  • Viking press

  • Yoke carry

  • Axle clean and jerk 

  • Log muscle-ups 

There is also a scheduled spot for the workout ‘The Duel VI’ which typically consists of a combination of odd object movements. Last year, ‘The Duel V’ consisted of log traverse, hand-over-hand sled pulls, and a bag-to-pedestal. In 2024, ‘The Duel IV’ had athletes going up and over hay bales and navigating power stair steps. 

The final workout, named the “Highland Sprint,” has also yet to be released.

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SPEED READS

🏊💪 HYROX In a Swimming Pool?: A new wave of hybrid fitness races combining swimming with functional fitness is gaining traction in France and across Europe, offering athletes a fresh alternative to traditional run-based competitions. As the hybrid racing boom continues, these events suggest the sport's next big evolution may take place in the water.

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📅🔥 The Countdown Is On: CrossFit has announced the dates for the 2027 Open, giving athletes a target as the road to next season begins.

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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

Meet the Turf Games: Another Brand Carving Out Its Piece of the Hybrid Fitness Boom

Credit: @turfgames / Instagram

From HYROX to the Hybrid Games, the Deadly Dozen, and DEKA Fit, if you’re into testing your fitness, the options these days are endless.

 Each brand, of course, offers something a little different and caters to a slightly different demographic, but most offer individual or pair divisions.

 That’s what sets the Turf Games apart: It’s all about teams.

What are the Turf Games?: Andrew Manteit founded the Turf Games in the UK in 2018. He grew up in Australia playing cricket and rugby, “and loved the camaraderie that sport gave you,” Manteit told the Morning Chalk Up in an interview. 

As an adult, Manteit got into functional fitness, but he had a problem. He wasn’t very good at gymnastics or Olympic weightlifting. So instead of competing in CrossFit, Manteit started competing in local erg-based throwdowns with friends in London.

  • “It tapped into a market of guys who had never competed in fitness before,” he said.

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