Head Coach

Leslie has been a coach at Sherwood CrossFit since 2010.

Leslie is originally from Sonoma California. She joined the military in 1994 where she met and married husband Jon in 1998. Soon after marrying, the couple was stationed in Japan for 4 years. 

While stationed at Yokota AFB Japan, Leslie and Jon not only ran in many foot races but were President and Treasurer of the Yokota Striders Running Club.  This included hosting a "Runners Magazine Japan Top 10" Marathon/10K/5K for 3 consecutive years grossing over $100K and hosting over 7K runners per year. This race allowed the running club to donate and outfit the base schools with their yearly needs for sports equipment, scholarships and numerous other base organizations.  While she wasn't hosting or competing in races around Japan, Leslie engrossed herself in the Japanese culture and taught English at Tachikawa Joshi Koko (Girls High School). 

Fast forward through years of military moves, endurance racing, adventure racing, road and mountain bike racing, both short and long distance triathlons, and many hours behind a corporate accounting desk, Leslie found herself unsatisfied in her fitness and career endeavors. Long hours of training with no real excitement until the day of the race. Enter CrossFit! She was looking for something different and found just what she was after. 

CrossFit OldTown and Coach Jerry Hill in 2006 was the start of her relationship with CrossFit. She trained under Jerry (1st Place Masters division CrossFit Games 2014) for 3+ years and she competed at various venues in the DC area. Leslie wasn't deterred from CrossFit when she and Jon decided to have a child. If fact she continued to CrossFit up until 9 days before giving birth. In 2009, the military moved her family once again. This time to Arkansas where there was only one CrossFit in the state (CFNWA). Thus the garage became the training grounds for their daily WOD's.  She and Jon quickly became the "crazy CrossFit couple" and had numerous requests to train friends and family. It became obvious the path Leslie was to follow as Jon continued his service at Little Rock Air Force Base. After much prayer and pouring over finances they found the perfect location. Only to be followed by many more long hours preparing an old auto body shop into a different kind of "body shop". On Memorial Day 2010, Leslie, Jon and 10 of her garage athletes had their first WOD in their new location, Sherwood CrossFit. 

CERTIFICATIONS

• CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
• CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
• Kids CrossFit Trainer
• Gymnastics CrossFit Certified
• Coaches Prep Course
• Mobility CrossFit Certified
• Rowing CrossFit Certified
• Olympic Weightlifting CrossFit Certified
• Brand X Method Trainer

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Get RX Jump Rope Seminar
• Mt Fuji 5K Race - 1999, 2000
• 100 Minutes of Carp (Mt. Bike Race) - 1st Place Female 
• Redman 1/2 Ironman - 4:06
• DC Marathon 2007 - 3:42 (Qualified for Boston)
• B.S. In Accounting and Business Administration UMUC
• Senior Accoutant - Enterprise Rent-A-Car - 2002 - 2009