IT’S BEEN A WHOLE MONTH SINCE TIA-CLAIR TOOMEYORR – SIX-TIME FITTEST WOMAN ON EARTH – LAST DID A WORKOUT. “IT’S DEFINITELY HARD, SHE SAYS OF HER ENFORCED BREAK BUT IT’S BEEN A MUCH-NEEDED ONE.
Little did the world know, two weeks out from solidifying her status in CrossFit history as the most dominant athlete in the sport, Tia could barely walk.
“I couldn’t even get out of bed. It was a pretty bad [back injury],” she confesses. “It’s not something I’ve spoken or been open about, just because I never want to create excuses or anything like that.”
For the 29-year-old, originally from Nambour, a rural town in the Sunshine Coast region, excuses just aren’t an option. No matter what life throws at her. Like the time she had to dig deep to win a gold medal in weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a week after her cousin died suddenly in a car accident. Or earlier this year, when she qualified for the Winter Olympics in bobsleigh, only to then miss out on selection by the Australian team. So when Tia injured
