Thailand’s CrossFit couple – ‘We live together, work together and train together’
- The pair were plucked from Bangkok to join a training facility on Koh Samui and will now head to the 2020 CrossFit Games together as competitors
Thailand’s Uracha Teerawanitsan and Keerawat Srirungruangjit spend a lot of time together, even for a couple.
Teerawanitsan, who goes by the nickname ‘Jar’ said she and Srirungruangjit, who goes by ‘Gap’, also live and train side-by-side. The couple have been together since 2013, and met while doing CrossFit, of course.
“We don’t see any disadvantages in being a CrossFit couple,” said the 27-year-old Jar. “Maybe that’s because we’ve been together for eight years and we started CrossFit together at the same time. We live together, work together and train together.”
The two were hand-picked from Bangkok last year by Superpro Samuis co-founder Robbie Timmers, who said it was his wife who originally spotted the pair after getting into CrossFit. Timmers and his wife met with the pair and were instantly sold on their outlook, something he said was important in bringing in two full-time instructors to run one of the core parts of the overall business.
“They really are the perfect couple for our box,” said Timmers, noting their devotion to the sport essentially bleeds into every aspect of their lives. “We know exactly what we have with them. Their personalities and passion are very contagious.”