Two-Brain Radio: Chase Ingraham

On this edition of Two-Brain Radio, Sean talks with former Games athlete and current CrossFit broadcaster Chase Ingraham.

Chase has been involved in CrossFit since 2008. He currently owns CrossFit Big D in Dallas, Texas. He competed at the Games in 2010 as an individual and has also been to the Regionals five times. Chase was a member of the CrossFit Games media team and most recently served as an analyst alongside yours truly on the Rogue Iron Game in Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games.

He and Sean talk about how he got into the broadcast side of the sport, growing up as the son of two high-level athletes and some of his most memorable performances as an individual athlete.

Links:

https://crossfitbigd.com
https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Farmer-Tinker-Thief-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07QH85HSX

Contact:

Instagram: @chase_ingraham

Timeline:

1:49 – Becoming a CrossFit Games broadcaster.

4:16 – Learning how to BE a broadcaster.

8:32 – How being a coach and a former competitor informs Chase’s work as an analyst.

12:21 – His best broadcast memories aren’t of the sport, but of the people. 

14:39 – Being born into a family of superstar athletes.

22:28 – Finally finding his sport in water polo.

27:59 – Finding CrossFit post-collegiate athletics and “cheating” at Fran.

32:35 – Becoming Captain American and the 2010 CrossFit Games experience.

40:29 – Winning the “100s” event at the 2013 South Central Regional: A game of strategy.

46:31 – How Chase predicted his own 14.5 score.

49:21 – The future of CrossFit Big D: Continue to make it a safe haven and the best hour of clients’ days.