Legends of the CrossFit Games PH320

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher Brown MD, MS.

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this special episode, I’m sharing a compilation of some of my favorite conversations with five of the most decorated athletes in CrossFit Games history: Rich Froning, Tia-Clair Toomey, Mat Fraser, Katrin Davidsdottir, and Annie Thorisdottir. These episodes span the past ten years of the podcast—starting with my very first recording ever, with Rich Froning. It’s been incredible to reflect on how much the show has evolved, and even more powerful to revisit the insights these champions shared. We talk about their mindset towards competition and pressure: what drove them to the top of the sport, what continues to fuel their training, and the habits behind their success. Whether you’ve been following the podcast from the beginning or just tuning in, I hope you enjoy this look back at some of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had with the Fittest on Earth. Related Episodes: Ep 001 - Rich Froning on Competition, Shifting Priorities, and Discovering his Purpose Ep 52b - Tia-Clair Toomey on Realizing Her CrossFit and Olympic Dreams and Finding Confidence Ep 56 - Katrín Davíðsdóttir and Ben Bergeron on The Process of Creating a Champion Ep 153 - Mat Fraser + Sammy Moniz: Sweethearts on a Mission Ep 271 - Annie Thorisdottir: a CrossFit Legend on the Will to Win If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health. Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to pursuing health.
0:13.3	I'm Dr. Julie Foucher, family physician and former CrossFit Games athlete.
0:17.9	Here I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between
0:21.8	fitness and medicine and support your journey toward your healthiest self. Thank you so much for
0:26.9	joining me. Now let's get started with this week's episode. Hello and welcome back to pursuing
0:35.6	health. In this special episode, I'm sharing a compilation of some of my favorite conversations
0:41.1	with five of the most decorated athletes in CrossFit Games history.
0:46.1	Rich Froning, Tia Claire Toomey, Matt Frazier, Katrin Davidson-daughters' daughter, and Annie Thorisdotter.
0:52.5	These episodes span the past 10 years of the podcast, starting with my very first recording
0:57.7	ever with Rich Froning.
0:59.6	It's been incredible to reflect on how much the show has evolved and is even more powerful
1:05.0	to revisit the insights these champions have shared and how we can apply them to our own lives.
1:11.2	We talk about their mindset towards competition and pressure, what drove them to the top of the
1:16.8	sport, what continues to fuel their training and the habits behind their success.
1:22.3	Whether you've been following the podcast from the beginning or just tuning in,
1:25.9	I hope you enjoy this look back at some of the most
1:28.6	inspiring conversations I've had with the fittest on earth. Here's Tia Claire Toomey in 2017,
1:35.2	shortly after winning her first CrossFit games. She shares the moment she realized that admitting
1:40.7	she wanted to win and believing she could was just as important as her physical training. It was still so hard to admit that I wanted to win. Right. Because I was scared of failure. Yeah. Like I was so scared to say, I want to win the CrossFit games and I don't do it. You know, because like, oh, it's just a horrible feeling. You have to put, it's hard to put yourself out there and say that.
2:02.1	It is.
2:02.8	Like, it makes you very vulnerable.
2:04.5	Yes.
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