Pain, swelling, redness, and warmth that develop suddenly in a big toe joint may be caused by gout. Other conditions or diseases that may cause inflammation include: Arthritis or rheumatic diseases. Retrocalcaneal bursitis and tendinitis, which can occur from overuse injuries.
Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai founded CrossFit, Inc. in 2000. The company was conceived a few years earlier, in 1996, as Cross-Fit. The original CrossFit gym is in Santa Cruz, California, and the first affiliated gym was CrossFit North in Seattle, Washington; there were 13 by 2005, and today there are more than 13,000.
Hereâs how: 1  2007: The first CrossFit Games were held on a ranch in northern California and saw 70 CrossFit athletes compete for a $500 prize. 2  2008: The number of competing athletes grew to 300. 3  2009: The Games went global, with regional competitions across the world sending 150 finalists to compete in the Games.