Sara Sigmundsdóttir – Nike Training Live
This weekend, I was invited to NikeTown London, to participate in a Nike Training Live event. Nike was quite hush hush on this event, so the attendees had no idea what to expect once we got there. All we knew was that we would get to meet one of the great Icelandic Crossfit Athletes, Sara Sigmundsdottir.
Customization
We were invited into the workshop, where the organizers had goodie bags with our names on them, set out for us. Inside was a Nike Dri-Fit t shirt, shorts, socks, towel and a Nike Training water bottle. They told all of us to take our t shirts out, so we could get them customized! They had set out 10 Nike patches specifically made for NikeTown London, and we all had a chance to pick one that we wanted to put onto our shirts. Naturally being Kingkhamba, I had to get the crown on mine!
After this, they asked us all to go change into the Nike gear, they had provided for us in our goodie bags. As an added bonus, we were also given the opportunity, to try on the new Nike Metcon 4 while we were at the event. Once changed, we eagerly waited for Sara to make her entrance.
Q+A
A short session was held once Sara arrived, and we got to ask her any questions that we had. Sara Sigmundsdottir is an Icelandic Powerlifting and Crossfit athlete. Sara burst onto the CrossFit scene in 2015 and shocked the CrossFit world, as a new comer placing 3rd in her debut. A year later, she cemented herself in CrossFit once again finishing 3rd in the games, over some of CrossFits best known veterans. Nike has supported her throughout her career, and she has been very grateful for them. You will always see her rocking her custom Nike gear, anywhere she goes.
As a CrossFit athlete, she talked about how she is exposed to many different types of training styles and methods. She talked about how having the right pair of sneakers, can make or break a performance. As she is a trainer back home in Iceland, she has been able to observe some of the amateurs who come into her clinic, and how educating them about the right pair of shoes can have such a positive effect, on their training and risk of injury. She went on to explain that everyone should make sure they have the correct sneakers for the job and goals, they want to achieve.
When asked what her favorite sneakers were for training, she replied: The Nike Pegasus and Nike Epic React for running. The Nike Metcon 4 for CrossFit training and the Nike Romaleos 3 for powerlifting days.
Nike Training Live
After the Q+A session the event coordinators told us we had to head downstairs, for a little workout they had planned for us. Little did we know that we would be working out live, in front of the entire store and public on Oxford Street!
Laid out for us were yoga mats, a Nike water bottle, a towel and two protein bars. Surrounded by the public, Sara lead us through a short but intense, CrossFit workout! This concluded with a quick photo op with the guest of honor, and the conclusion of the festivities.
I want to thank NikeTown London for the invite, and Sara Sigmundsdottir for kicking our asses with her workout! For anyone out there looking to get into CrossFit or are interested in learning more about Sara Sigmundsdottir, the appropriate links have been provided for you below. As always NikeTown London you never fail to impress, cannot wait for our next meeting!
https://www.instagram.com/sarasigmunds/?hl=en
https://games.crossfit.com/athlete/8859
Photo creds: @nikelondon + @sarasigmunds
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