By Linnea:
13 months ago I joined Fit by Focus' Fit Camp, four months later, Fit by Focus became StoneWay CrossFit! Scott you sneaky sneak!
When I asked Scott if I could work out with him, I was desperate! I weighed over 261 pounds and was tight in a size 22 jean and commonly wore a size 3x t-shirt! I knew it was bad that first day at Fit Camp when I could not run around the track (400m) without stopping SEVERAL times, especially on the "hill"! I mention the hill because it's half the size of the "hill" SWCF's climb out of the driveway to run your 400m! But in my condition that "hill" in the park, killed me every time! When I finished the workout on that first day, I called everybody I could and told them "I did it!" and wanted SO much more!
Often times I would secretly cry in the middle of a workout because I was so hot and so out of breath, but even more than that emotional barriers were being broken! I began to realize who I was again and began to find an inner strength I have never known before!
Two months into the Fit Camp, Scott encouraged me to do the Kirkland Sprint Triathlon! I asked him privately, "do you really feel I could do this? Or are you just being nice?" and he said "Yes! Without a doubt, I KNOW you could do this!". I trusted him and went for it! The morning of I was SO nervous! Looking around, all I saw were "athletes" with GREAT bodies, then me! I wanted to hide in a corner and get away! But my family and friend were there cheering me on, there was not backing down! Then the voice in my head "Yes! Without a doubt, I KNOW you can do this!". The gun went off, and there I went, slowly, slowly thru the water, then the bike and then finish with the run!
I FINISHED in 2 hours and 28 minutes! I came in 8th from last, but the point is, is that I DID it! I have had many personal accomplishments since that day, but none will ring truer than that first sprint tri one cold September morning in 2009! I am currently at 220 pounds and wear a size 14 jean and large t-shirt! I begin training this week for the Kirkland Sprint Triathlon in September and it is my hope to blow my last time out of the water, literally! I can not thank Scott enough for his commitment to my success and for believing in me! So to encourage you, if Scott say's you can do it, you can! Without a doubt I KNOW you can!
"Don't judge those who try and fail, judge those who fail to try!"
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