I just turned 58 years old, and I feel like I am in the best shape. I am still able, at this age, to hit my strength goals, I just hit a 135lb Clean and Jerk!!!!! I have increased my running times in the last year by four minutes. My pullups and toes to bar are getting stronger. My goal is to get 3 bar muscle ups in 2027! I also plan on doing my first Master Competition in 2027.
Qualifications
I have my Crossfit Level 1 and updating to Crossfit Level 2 in May of 2027.
Coach
Irene Cornwell
I have always been interested in fitness. I played basketball and volleyball in High School, and that is where I realized I wanted to be a coach/trainer. I went to college to be a gym teacher, but life sent me in another direction. In 1998, I started the journey to become a trainer/coach and never looked back.
I started my fitness journey in 1998 with Group Fitness at Lifetime. In 2009 I was approached to try Crossfit. I never looked back. The methodology of what Crossfit was bringing to the table blew me away. I decided that day I would get certified and I was going to open my own box and try and get as many people as i could to follow me. Unfortunately, Crossfit was not accepted as I hoped for in the fitness world. I lost a lot of my following and friends do to this. I put all that aside and decided to move forward. Fast forward to 2012, I opened Crossfit Rua. I lost my husband to colon cancer in 2016 and lost everything I had worked for, including Crossfit Rua. I could have just given up at this point. Insteac, I took the pain and turned into strength. In the end Crossfit saved my life.
I coach from my heart. Helping people get stronger, healthier and have a good quality of life is always my goal. I try and keep it down to earth and fun for everyone. I try and lead by example.