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First & Last Name

avanhorn

PCF member since

December 28, 2010

CrossFitting since

December 28, 2010

Occupation

Medical Technologist

Age

50

Weight

about 20 pounds more than I need to be but about 10 pounds less than when I started PCF

Height

5′ 3″

I like...

to be happy and help people

I eat...

more non paleo food than I should

I do...

feel better when I go to Cross Fit

I am...

very knowledgeable about diet & supplements but need to apply what I have learned.

Other interests

reading health books, love to learn about computers (video & picture stuff especially), doing stuff with my family, love cats & some dogs.

Why do you CrossFit at Practice?

I love the people there and most of the workouts.

What has been your greatest challenge, and how have you overcome it?

My bad knees. Trainers have given me pointers on how to make them better & let me modify when I need to.

Something people would be surprised to learn about you?

I once ran a marathon. My favorite story is when I signed up to run my first race in the 6th grade. It was the Dunkirk 10K. I ran 2 miles 2 days before the race to see if I could run. Sore… but went to the race anyways with my 2 older brothers who were on the state cross country team. The first mile went great, the next 3 were walk/jog/walk/jog.. Then at mile 4, nature called. I stopped at a lady’s house and asked if I could use her restroom. Shortly afterwards, a police car followed me to near the end. This meant I was in last place. As I finished, people cheered for me. They were probably waiting for me to do the door prizes. Before the awards, a woman came up to me and asked if I wanted the trophy for the Youngest Finisher or the Highest Female Finisher. I stood proud next to one of my brothers for a newspaper picture with my Highest Female Finisher trophy. I don’t think my other brother was very happy.