“Trust in the Process”: How Jim Luurtsema Found CrossFit, Lost 200 Pounds, and Now Runs Marathons for Good Causes

Taking that first step and walking into a CrossFit affiliate can be intimidating. 

It was especially so for Jim Luurtsema. 

When Luurtsema was finally coaxed into taking a CrossFit class at CrossFit Override, in Thomaston, CT, it was in the middle of the pandemic; he…