John Adelbert  Kelley may well be the best athlete to ever run the Boston Marathon, the internationally acclaimed foot race that draws thousands of runners to vie for the coveted gold medal.

The Boston Marathon was initiated in 1897, inspired by the first modern Olympic Games held the previous year in Athens, Greece. It was sponsored by the Boston Athletic Association, and won by Irish-American John J. McDermott of New York, who ran the course in two hours, fifty-five minutes and ten seconds, beating a field of fifteen runners.

Thomas E. Burke, who won first place in the 100 and 440 yard races at the Athens Olympics in 1896, was the official starter of the race.

Kelley was born in 1907 in West Medford, outside of Boston, and traces his ancestry to County Wexford.  “My father’s people left to go to Australia,” he told The Boston Globe in 1981, when he was preparing for his 50^th race.  “The boat stopped in Boston and they never left.” 

Kelley ran his first marathons in 1928 and 1932 but did not finish either race.  He ran again in 1933 and has since competed in every single race through 1992!  He finished in the top 10 eighteen times, taking first place in 1935 and again in1945.  He owns the record for the most races started (61) and the most finished (58).  His best time was two hours and thirty minutes, posted in 1943.  He was 84 when he ran his last race in 1992, posting a time of Five hours and fifty-eight minutes.

He was christened Johnny “The Elder” Kelley, when John J. Kelley (no relation) emerged as a champion in the 1950s, winning the race in 1957. 

In 1993 the BAA erected a statue honoring Johnny Kelley on Heartbreak Hill in Newton.  The twin statues depict Kelley in 1935 and again in 1995, holding hands as they cross the proverbial finish line.

Marathon Monday, 4/16 we will offer the following schedule:
6:00am – BootCamp (this will be combined with the CrossFit Adult class)
6:00am – Adult CrossFit
Open Box 9am – 2pm
4:30pm – Kids CrossFit Ages 8-10
4:30pm – Adult CrossFit
5:30pm – CrossFit Kids Middle School & Teens
5:30pm – Adult CrossFit (Childcare will be available during this class)

Warm-Up
Coach’s choice

WOD prep
Prep the movements

WOD
Seperate Ways
6 Rounds For Time
200 m Turf run
12 DB Goblet Squats (50,35)
200m Turf run
12 DB Push Presses (50,35)
200m Turf run
12 Toes to bar pull-ups 

*Scale loads as needed.

Option 2:
5 rounds
(45,30)

Option 3:
4 rounds
Burpee jumping pull-ups
(25,15)

Marathon Monday Open Box

This is not a coached class.You may come in and do your own thing or try the WOD below.

Johnny Kelley for time.

 Teams of 4 accumulate 42,195m (26.2 miles) No time cap.

21 Kilometers meters on the bike.
11,195 meters on the row
10,000 meters on the run (76 laps around the cones)
*3 athletes work while the other rests.
* 1 bike per team and 1 rower per team.
*Complete in any order you like.

CFS Brief:

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Saturday evening by midnight for Wednesday delivery
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