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Athlete Journal: Ruth Anderson Horrell, Entry 1 – 2/28/2013

It's crazy to think that my CrossFit journey began with an hour a day of training in my brother-in-law's garage. Now I meet CrossFit legends all the time and am even training with a few.

Ruth Anderson Horrell

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Ruth Anderson Horrell, which will be posted every Wednesday. Hailing from New Zealand, Ruth competed in the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games and hopes to do the same in 2013. Check in every week to follow all the ups and downs of Ruth’s training for the 2013 CrossFit Games.

Athlete Journal Entry 1 – 2/28/2013

“If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.”

Sometimes I catch a moment to stop and reflect on this crazy journey. CrossFit started out one hour a day from my brother-in-law’s gym/garage. Now I find myself blogging from my current pad in West Hollywood, training under the guidance of one of the best CrossFit coaches on the earth, and being challenged for 3-4 hours a day by the strongest woman in CrossFit: Lindsey Valenzuela. I frequently meet CrossFit legends as I go about my daily routine.

I was fortunate enough to meet Dusty Hyland at a gymnastics certification eighteen months ago. I was also fortunate enough to be able to travel from New Zealand to Los Angeles to work with him on a daily basis, and that Lindsey agreed to have me train alongside her.

I’ve been to four regionals, two CrossFit Games, and am now supported by CrossFit apparel company WOD Gear, whom I now distribute for in New Zealand. 180 Nutrition (a paleo nutrition company) supplies me with my nutrition needs. For the next few months I am going to share with you my journey (no doubt including the ups and downs) towards my ultimate goal this year of standing on the podium at the CrossFit Games.

Ruth Anderson Horrell

About Ruth Anderson Horrell

Ruth is a 28-year-old New Zealand representative CrossFit Athlete. She has represented the Australasia region at the World Reebok CrossFit Games in both 2011and 2012 (placing 31st in 2011 and 17th in 2012).

Ruth has always been an athlete. She competed successfully as a triathlete, long distance mountain runner, multisporter (coast to coast), and at netball and rugby. She found CrossFit in 2009 and has now competed in four regional events, placing 10th, 4th, and then qualifying for the worlds in 2nd place for the last two regionals.

Ruth competes for New Zeland as an Olympic Weightlifter. In 2012 she competed at the Oceania and Trans Tasman Champs. She is also a successful co-owner and coach atCrossFit Invercargilland works as a Locum small animal veterinarian when she has time.

Currently she is training towards being Australia’s best female CrossFit athlete and to qualify as an Olympic weightlifter for the next Commonwealth games. She trains in Los Angeles under the instruction ofDusty Hylandfor parts of the year. The rest of the time she trains at CrossFit Invercargill and is coached by Jules Dempsey at the Southland Olympic Weightlifting Club. For more about Ruth visit her website.

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