Hero WOD Challenge | Everything You Need to Know

by Amy Petersen August 12, 2024

The PATHFINDER Hero WOD Challenge Purpose

Hero WODs memorialize men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, dying in their line of duty, of the many military branches and first responder agencies. Hero WODS first began in Crossfit around 2008 and have since grown into a meaningful way for athletes around the world to memorialize and commemorate thousands of fallen heroes. Since PATHFINDER has such strong ties to the armed forces and emergency first responders, it's a natural inclusion in our community.

PATHFINDER has created the Hero WOD Challenge so our community can participate in the same Hero WODs each week as a group, and we intend to build out the Challenge so we can have our own PATHFINDER Hero WODs specific to our community's heroes. To nominate your Hero, please fill out this form.

Program Challenge Requirements

Life, Forward, Endure, Advanced: this is an approved Challenge for these PATHFINDER programs.

Advanced: OCALA, Compete, Horizon, Stirling: This is not a currently an approved Challenge.

How does this work?

In each PATHFINDER Class cycle, we will publish between 12-14 Hero WODs, depending on how many weeks we have in each PATHFINDER Class. The workouts will vary with each Class.

Rosters will perform the workout for that week, and note it in their log file with the WOD name.

The roster may not select Hero WOD Challenge as Complete from their log's dropdown menu until they have completed all required workouts for that Class.

Can I do any Hero WOD and count it towards the Challenge?

No. Of course, other Hero WODs will always count towards your required workout credits. PATHFINDER intends for the Challenge to be an (optional) community-wide task towards individual course completion.

The roster may only recieve Challenge credit for the Hero WODs PATHFINDER schedules and publishes for each Class cycle. (For instance, Murph can count as a workout, but if it's not available in your Class Hero WOD selections, you cannot count it for Challenge credit.)

A roster does not have to complete the Hero WODs in consecutive order for them to count, however.

Can I nominate my hero to become a PATHFINDER Hero WOD?

Yes, we'd love to memorialize your hero with their own unique WOD. Please use this form to submit their information. PATHFINDER will make our best effort for every submission, but we are anticipating a large number of submissions, and your Hero may be included in other PATHFINDER Class cycles.

Challenge Restrictions

Always carry a basic First Aid kit with you.

Ruck safely. Communicate your route and estimated times to another individual/party who can alert

YOU MUST COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND RESTRICTIONS. DO NOT TRESPASS. If you are in doubt contact facility management for a clear understanding of access to and usage of any facility’s property. PATHFINDER assumes no liability whatsoever for any actions taken by a PATHFINDER roster.

PATHFINDER assumes no responsibility or liability for any injuries, damages or death. A roster assumes all risk associated with their participation in any and all PATHFINDER programming.