Dani Young

I wasn’t much of an athlete growing up. I was a gymnast from 2 to 14 years old, but honestly, I was terrible (don’t tell my mom, she still believes I could have gone to the Olympics). After my early retirement from that, I did not get into any other sports.

In 2011, I found Obstacle Course Racing and was determined to do a 12-mile Tough Mudder. I ran my first 5k that year and found out just how “fit” I wasn’t. After a year of running (hating every mile) and training on my own, I finished my first Tough Mudder and… ouch. But crossing that finish line is all it took for me to become hooked on OCR.

Over the next 4 years, the expectations I had for myself and my abilities transformed and I knew the typical gyms would not push me to the level I needed. CrossFit seemed to be all the rage, so I started doing some research. I wasn’t sold on CF but fell in love with the RivFit program. It took some convincing, but after 2.5 years of RivFit, I picked up a barbell and I have not wanted to put it down since.

My objectives and understanding of fitness have changed drastically over the past few years and my friends & coaches at Riv Athletics have been there every step of the way. I am beyond excited to be a part of this team and to pay it forward in helping others in developing, striving, and achieving their goals.

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