Agoge was the direct descendant of the first CrossFit affiliate in the world!  In fact, its legal name was still CrossFit North, which was the very first of the now 15,000(!) affiliates worldwide, as documented in Wikipedia‘s history of CrossFit.  

Our history was also described in a brief 2009 article and its related video featuring two of the original founders (the third being our former partner Nick Nibler). (if video doesn’t work, try here) A 2015 article in BoxPro Magazine provided additional detail. 

If you ever want to learn more, please ask Kathy or Mike!

By the way, the name “Agoge” is what the Spartans called their 7th century BC training program to develop strong capable warriors.