07/02/2025
“Retirement” can be so bittersweet and I’m looking forward to when I can experience the sweet part of it. I’m saying goodbye to a journey that has changed my life.
I’ve been saying since December 2016 that CrossFit Rua was everything I never knew I wanted and quickly became so much of what I needed. Closing Rua was THE hardest decision I have ever made. I had to let go of something that I absolutely LOVE. I never thought I would have to say goodbye to a place and community that has meant everything to me. I’ve put so much of myself into this place and although I will never have regrets and I will never feel like I failed, the memberships just weren’t enough to keep it running.
The last few months my emotions have been all over the place. This gym has been such a big part of who I am for the last 10 years. I know we shouldn’t feel defined by one thing, but I’m human and it was hard not to feel that way. Since deciding to close I have experienced sadness, anger, disappointment, resentment and more sadness. The last few days I have felt so lost, but also at peace. And I know I will be just fine.
I hope everyone who walked through these doors experienced my passion for CrossFit and my desire to make everyone the fittest version of themselves they can be. I hope everyone who I had the honor of coaching felt welcomed, accepted, safe, cared for, kindness, challenged, pushed and happy. I hope everyone who was here for a class experienced the best hour of their day! I mean it when I say, even after 12 years of being a CrossFit coach, I feel so satisfied and happy when every athlete is laying on the floor after their workout “dying”. That feeling of satisfaction that I did that for you, that was my drug!
Being in the service industry has always been and will also be a thankless job. So thank you to those who continuously made/make me feel appreciated and cared about.
I hope I have the chance to continue coaching and sharing my passion for CrossFit, because it will always be a part of who I am!
So even though the door is closing on this chapter in my life, I will always carry the memories of the people who have touched it with me.
Thank you, to each and every one of you!
Coach Dawn
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
~Phil 4:13
P.S. Although the gym is currently closed, a sale is still pending. So stay tuned and don’t go anywhere…..
