Fangirl

I am a HUGE crossfit fan girl. I have little scream attacks when games athletes favorite my tweets, like something a posted about them on Facebook, or basically anything that involves them acknowledging my existence. I just think they are so cool! They get to do what they love and be close to the best at it. Some of them even get paid to rep different products from T-shirts to nutrition supplements. The day someone asks if they need to pay me to wear a T-shirt will be a day my jaw drops.

I have absolutely no shame about being a fangirl. I admire these men and women and I'd like them to know that people like me are profoundly affected by them. My friend, Natalie Hanson (the strongest woman in alaska) says that I shouldn't put them to high on a pedistal because in reality they are my peers. They are fellow crossfit athletes. They've just had more experience than I have. She has a good point. They are my peers. But I still admire them more than the average joe walking around. They can do incredible things. This weekend I met Natalie Mclain. I recognized her the second I saw her. I was a little starstruck.. Before I even saw her compete I had devised a plan to ask her to take a picture with me. This 5'1" 120 lb powerhouse was killing it. She was pulling sleds loaded with more than her body weight faster than women with 40 lbs more muscle. She was jerking a log over her head that equaled her body weight 3,4,5 more times than other women competing pro. Why wouldn't I want to meet this woman and ask for a picture?

I'm a fangirl and I probably will be forever. That's fine by me.

Natalie Mclain and I at the turkey challenge 2013 after her first workout. She ended up taking 3rd in the pro women division. I took #1 spectator.