CrossFit announced an Affiliation Fee increase to affiliate owners in an email today, and the Morning Chalk Up broke the news to the rest of the community in this article. The articles begins with:

In an email to affiliate owners today, CrossFit CEO Don Faul announced the first affiliation fee increase in 11 years. In an exclusive interview with The Morning Chalk Up, Faul said, “For affiliates next year, effective on their anniversary date, which is when they pay their annual fee, the price will change…Most of our affiliates currently pay $3,000 (a year) today; that is going to increase to $4,500. We will have two “follow-on” tiers that apply to (affiliates in) other countries around the world.”

In a shorter than usual episode, we share our initial reactions to the news and what we think it may mean going forward.

Morning Chalk Up Article: Breaking: CrossFit Announces Affiliation Fee Increase, L2 Requirement for Owners