FOR TIME
A 5k run has no technical skill or loading demands, making it beginner-level despite the aerobic challenge.
How we determine the levelA standalone 5k run for a moderately fit CrossFit athlete is a sustained monostructural effort that typically lands well beyond the threshold window and demands deliberate pacing from the start. There is no loading or mixed-modal interruption, so success comes from holding a consistent aerobic pace rather than sprinting, making it feel like a longer controlled grind.
20–30 minutesWorkouts from the Mayhem Classic 2026
Gwen: For time, complete 15-12-9 unbroken clean and jerks, resting only between sets.
Complete as fast as possible of 30 sandbag squats, ring muscle-ups, sandbag squats, bar muscle-ups, and sandbag squats.
3-3-3-4 intervals: 25/20 cal ski, 25 GHD sit-ups, then max toes-to-bar each round, resting 1 minute between rounds.
