90kg Clean & Jerk
Dan Holmen is the founder and head trainer at CrossFit Redmond. After realizing that working out at the local globo-gym was not fun or, more importantly, effective, he quit his membership and set out CrossFitting in his garage. As the results started to become obvious, interest in the program from others was sparked. Today that has turned into the community we call CrossFit Redmond.
At the 2009 CrossFit Games
Jenny Olson
8th Place Finisher, CF Games ‘09
I began my serious athletic pursuits in high school as a multi-sport athlete. I then attended Seattle Pacific University where I continued my track and field career and was a multi-event All-American. Though I loved training hard and enjoyed being surprised at what my body could achieve under quality training, my favorite part about participating in track was the camaraderie and being part of a community of athletes who were all working hard to improve. Now, years later (and three kids later), I have again found this same experience with CrossFit, which I have been doing since February of 2007. I love the physical and mental challenge of CrossFit, and have been surprised and thrilled at what my body has been able to do. More importantly, I am once again part of a community of hard workers (including most of my family and friends) who train together and consistently encourage each other. I have gone through periods of much improvement in my workouts, as well as phases of plateaus, but the creativity of the workouts, the variety of movements, community, and the fun of CrossFit keep me coming back. I enjoy training my three kids in CrossFit Kids, and I love that they are learning the love of sport, strength, flexibility and learning new, unique, and unusual things their bodies can do.
