07/08/2026
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Congratulations Tracey Birchall ๐ฅณ Our Athlete of the Month for July! ๐ค
Trace has been part of the CFH family for almost 6 years and her consistency, positivity and commitment make her a pleasure to coach. She has a real drive to move as well as she can, often keeping the weights at a comfortable level to focus on technique before loading the bar. That patience and dedication have really paid off and the progress she's made over the last few months has been fantastic to witness๐ช
And of course, no mention of Trace would be complete without talking about her gym wardrobe... we're convinced she has a matching pair of trainers for every outfit! ๐๐
CFH quick fire Q&A ๐ฅ
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐
๐ข๐ญ โTen years ago a friend dragged me to a CrossFit partner workout telling me that I would love it... they were right! I've been here ever since.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ/๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ โI am aiming high โ handstand walks and band-free ring dips would be great.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐
๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ โ It's your workout, your pace, your weights โ go with how you feel that day.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐
๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ โI've trained with all ages, all abilities, new members, long-standing members and drop-ins from across the UK and overseas and one thing is always constant โ the community. You won't train anywhere or with people quite like it. Once you've tried it, you won't look back.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ โI love a partner workout. Supporting and motivating each other through the grind is what got me hooked.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ โI try to train in the morning, so overnight oats with chia seeds are my go-to.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ โ I'm in the Guinness World Records for the most tandem parachute jumps in 24 hours. I took part in the 10,000ft Skydive for Stephen, alongside my niece and 403 other amazing people (including Stephen's mum), raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
It's members like Tracey that make this CrossFit community so special. Thank you for sharing your journey, and congratulations once again on a very well-deserved Athlete of the Month award! ๐๐ค๐ค