2026 Adirondack Challenge & Affiliate Gathering

Running a gym is the best job you'll ever have and the loneliest one too. Most owners spend their week heads-down on programming, payroll, and retention with no one in the room who actually gets it. The Adirondack Fitness Challenge changes that for a weekend — and the Affiliate Gathering is where the owners behind those athletes get their own day.

This is a one-day experience built for affiliate owners and coaches, hosted by Peak 47 CrossFit and the Adirondack Fitness Challenge. It's an extension of the competition itself: while your athletes take the floor, you spend the day sharpening the business behind them — surrounded by people running the exact same playbook.

The day runs from a morning kickoff through the afternoon sessions and into an evening social, and includes:

• A morning keynote from Best Hour and opening roundtables with fellow owners
• A midday workout on the official competition floor inside the historic 1932 Jack Shea Arena
• An afternoon talk from Paul Markhauser of PushPress on how AI is compounding growth for modern gyms — what's actually working right now, not hype
• A keynote from the CrossFit Medical Society plus open roundtables on operations, growth, and long-term impact
• An evening social hosted by PushPress at the Lake House

If you own or coach at an affiliate and you want a day to work on the business instead of in it, this is it.