Legends and Masters Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 2025 was 10 years in the making for Dana Mather. Earning a trip to the Masters Games and a Legends Championship atop the podium against a long time rival. Dana tells her story of growing up as a gymnast, triathlete, marathoner and finding CrossFit in her forties. A decade of training, developing and growing both physically and mentally to finally achieve her goals. 

Send us Fan Mail Meet Greg Walker - CrossFits first Games Champion in the 60+ Masters Division. Discovering CrossFit with his daughter in 2008, this life-long athlete found success as an affiliate owner and Masters Athlete. When CrossFit expanded the Masters Games to include a 60+ Age Group in 2011, Greg travelled to Carson CA and became Champion. Today, 15 years later Greg is a Co-Owner of CrossF...

Send us Fan Mail Shellie Edington, 2016 Masters Games Champion (50-54), 3x Podium finisher and 6x Games Athlete shares with Warren how CrossFit and the CrossFit Games transformed her life from a Kids Gymnastics Coach to Gym Owner and Games Legend. A former gymnast who shared the floor with Mary Lou Retton chose a different path in adulthood and after years of parenting and globo-gyms found CrossFi...

Send us Fan Mail Nichole Kribs is a true CrossFit Games OG. She podiumed at the very first Games in 2007. Now the Director of Operations for Invictus Fitness, she is very involved with their programming and coaching of Masters Athletes. Nichole joins Co-Host Pat Haverty and Warren discussing the ins and outs of creating programming as well as the evolution of Masters Athletes over the past 15 year...

Send us Fan Mail In the Age of On-Line influencers, Susana and Elvis Mandelli quite possibly are becoming just that with thier focus being to spread the word of CrossFit to current and future Senior Masters Athletes (55-70+ Age Groups). With over 60 Thousand followers on thier Instagram account called Over 50 and fit (@over_50_n_fit) they spread the word that health and fitness is within your reac...

Send us Fan Mail The Venerable Pat Rhodes. The first thing you'll notice is her colorful hair, then be amazed at her outgoing nature, her athletic abilities and her willingness to spread the message about CrossFit. She's usually the oldest person at the competition.  A college instructor, sky diver, scuba diver, musician, athlete and CrossFit Coach. Pat joins Warren to discuss her motiva...

Send us Fan Mail Today's show is in 2 parts: First is a discussion with 5 amazing athletes on the 2026 CrossFit Games Calendar and the Second is a short conversation with Joe Linton, the Director of the Masters CrossFit Games discussing the announcement of the selection of the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games in San Jose CA in July.  We organized an incredible group of 2025 Masters Games Athletes...

Send us Fan Mail 3X Games athlete and this years 65-69 Age-Group champion Denise Moore tells Warren about her long and challenging road to becoming Champion. From amateur golfer to runner to CrossFit, health issues, becoming competitive, close friendships and a sureal Games experience leading to her being at the top of the Podium. 

Send us Fan Mail 4x Games Athlete and this years 60-64 Age Group Champion Paul McCrary speaks with Warren about his early games appearances in the 50-54 Age Group, his disenchantment with the sport after the cancellation of the 2020 Masters Games and how he overcame those thoughts to return this year ending at the top of the Podium. 

Send us Fan Mail Warren meets with 3x CrossFit Adaptive Games Athlete, CrossFit Affiliate owner, father and current 4th place finisher in the 2025 Neuro moderate CrossFit Adaptive Games division, George Simonds-Gooding. George brings awareness to the in's and out's of CrossFit Adaptive athletes, the process for qualifing for the Games as well as overcoming his own personal challenges and...

Send us Fan Mail The President of the International Functional Fitness Federation, Gretchen Kittleberger and Dave Bullamore join Warren discussing the upcoming IF3 World Master Games in Brisbane Australia. They both are passionate about spreading the word about the IF3 and its goal of bringing functional fitness to the Olympics. The International Functional Fitness Federation Masters World Champio...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Becker joins Warren to discuss her choosing CrossFit over prescriptions when she received a medical diagnosis 10 years ago. She describes her progress from a non-athlete a decade ago to her spending a full day at the gym in training, recovery and nutrition with her training partners, friends and quick learning husband. Dawn is the Legends and Masters Podcast first non-Games a...

Send us Fan Mail Warren had the opportunity to speak with Joe Linton, the Co-Director of the long standing Legends Championship as well as the CrossFit Masters Games. We spoke about the successful 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games, the upcoming Legends Championship in December, the recently announced Legends Del Mar event which will take place in April 2026 and is a CrossFit Semi-finals qualifer for I...

Send us Fan Mail Pamela joins Warren to discuss her life-long athletic career, finding body building after injury and her experience leading up to her first trip to the 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games, her injury at the Games and how she managed to finish in such a positive atmosphere. We then got into our shared experiences with our mother's cognitive decline and the challenges that we've...

Send us Fan Mail First time Games Athlete, Pat Wynne joins Warren in discussing her long road to the 2025 Games in the 70+ Age category. She talks about the challenges she faced, injuries, gym closures and her own mindset as the unexpected opportunity to go to the 2025 CrossFit Age-Group Games presented itself with the new age category opening up. 

Send us Fan Mail On today's show, Warren invited his close friend Pat Haverty to be a Co-Host of the show. Pat has been involved with CrossFit for over a decade, a career Fire Fighter and collegiate Football Head Coach. We interview 2021 Games Champion and 4x Games Athlete, middle school PE Teacher and soon to be Grandmother Tia Vesser. Tia discusses her Games experiences, training programs l...

Send us Fan Mail 2025 Masters CrossFit Power Couple, Polly McKinstry and Art Astorino join Warren to discuss thier story of attending this years Games. Polly a 3X Games athlete and this years Champion in the 70+ age group discusses her experience with her husband and first time Games athlete in the 65-69 Age Group. They tell thier story of discovering CrossFit after a life-time of fitness, the cha...

Send us Fan Mail Games Athlete, Hyrox Champion and prolific CrossFit Judge, Dave Hardie takes us on a deep dive into what it takes to be a CrossFit Judge of the highest level. After competing in the 2019 Masters CrossFit Games, shoulder injuries sidelined him from competing in CrossFit but he found Hyrox and Judging to fill the void. Now he spends his time criss-crossing the country as a judge and...

Send us Fan Mail 2X Masters CrossFit Games Athlete Peter Harvey takes us through his 2025 Games experience in the 60-65 Age Group where he was on the verge of a podium finish only to see it slip through his grasp. Peter opens up about the disappointment he expereinced in the final event of this years Games and how he was able to bounce back with the help of his family and community. 

Send us Fan Mail 2X CrossFit Games athlete and this year's 2nd Place finisher in the 70+ age group, Betty Hardin tells her families story of finding CrossFit through loss, grieving, resilience and the television show, "Survivor". From heartbreak to the Games podium, this full-time pediatric Nurse is leading her family and those around her through the power of community and letting u...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode,, your host Warren Jennings leads the first Panel Discussion with CrossFit Master's Legends Annie Sakamoto, Cherianne Benoit, Patrick Sprague and Ron Ortiz. We discuss the 2025 Age-Group Games, the 2026 CrossFit Games Schedule and the latest marketing effort from CrossFit HQ. In this passionate first panel discussion, these OG's of Masters CrossFit Games...

Send us Fan Mail Lifetime weight lifter turned CrossFitter at 60 years of age, talks about his trip to Columbus OH, visiting the Rogue manufacturing facility and placing 2nd in the 65-69 Age-Group at the 2025 CrossFit Games.  Just 5 years into CrossFit training he expresses his passionate views on what athletes his age are capable of and should be tested for at the Games. Greg discusses his athlet...

Send us Fan Mail 4x Age-Group CrossFit Games Athlete Cindy Hinkle shares with us her experience of winning her first Games in the 55-59 Age-Group. A competitive gymnast through college she found CrossFit in her early 40's and became competitive after years of practice and becoming training partners with Denise Moore who also became an Age-Group Champion this year in the 65-69 Age-Group. She d...

Send us Fan Mail 6x CrossFit Games athlete and this years Champion of the new 70+ Age Group, Tom Ackerman talks to us about his early years before CrossFit and early introduction to the Masters Games. How he's maintained his fitness the last decade and the changes he's made to his lifestyle to support his high level of fitness and consistency. We talk about the new Age Group, the 2025 Ag...

Send us Fan Mail Pat discusses his experience this past weekend at the 2025 Age-Group CrossFit Games from the venue, reception, judging as well as challenges associated with this years programming along with suggestions for improvement at next years Games. He talks about how important faith is to him and his family and finally what it's like to be the father of the 2024 Fittest Man on Earth.