Secrets of the Fittest Woman in the World

At age 26, Katrín Davíðsdóttir is an Icelandic CrossFit athlete who's best known for her gritty appearances at the CrossFit Games. She is the women's champion of the 2015 and 2016 CrossFit Games, making her one of two women who can claim the title of two-time Fittest Woman on Earth. So when it comes to picking the brain of someone who knows how to win, Katrín is the obvious choice. I just had to invite her on the podcast.

Her book, Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion hit the bookshelves (physical and virtual) in August 2019 and, in all honesty, I was blown away by it. I started reading the book out of sheer curiosity but I kept reading it out of compulsion. Like watching the CrossFit games themselves, I needed to find one what happened next! This isn't just a book about CrossFit it is a book about mental and physical strength, goal setting, struggle, mindset, motivation, heartbreak and compassion.

In our conversation, I asked Katrín to elaborate on these topics:

• Why they call her the Sled Dog
• How she stays so highly motivated, not only in competition but in her everyday training
• How planning for disaster helps her succeed
• What lessons she can share with us mere mortals who are just beginning our fitness journey.

The Interview with Katrín

Below is a transcript of the conversation. But, as always, I encourage you to listen to the audio podcast version of the interview by pressing the play button at the top of this page. 

We began the conversation discussing how odd it is having written a memoir when you are still active in the sport.

Katrín: Now, when people I meet have read the book, they might know something about me that I haven't told them and they always wonder if they should say that they know it. Should they ask me about it? And I am always like, "Don't worry about it."

Brock: Yes. It's like the way that social media has taken us to a certain level of knowing things about each other's lives without actually having talked to them.

Katrín: And you might not even have met a person and you feel like you just completely know them.

Brock: Yeah. I feel like I know you because I read the book and you do reveal a lot of very personal details. And, I have to admit, when I started reading the book, I did it because it passed across my desk, and I like CrossFit, and you're a formidable athlete, of course. So, I read it really out of curiosity. But then I got totally sucked in! Because it really is such a powerful story. And you're so honest in it too. Was that hard for you?

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