Originally from Ecuador, Maggie Dabe came to the U.S. to go to school and learn English. She did both and then became a U.S. citizen.

But despite her associate’s degree in international business, Dabe wanted to do more “just to make me feel like I was doing something, (like) I was making a difference and helping other people.”

So she became a firefighter. At her firehouse, she met her future business partner and fiancé, Jeff Tincher. The two opened CrossFit Fairfax and later CrossFit Reston, and they were recently married.

Today, Dabe is also a member of CrossFit’s Level 1 Seminar Staff.

“CrossFit and the community have made me a better person. I have grown a lot. The community here—being with my clients and helping them achieve their goal—they have given me this satisfaction,” she says. “It can’t compare to anything else that I have done.”

Video by Marston Sawyers and Pat Sherwood.

4min 51sec

HD file size: 186 MB
SD wmv file size: 60 MB
SD mov file size: 72 MB

Please note: For smoother viewing of HD videos, please download the entire file to your hard drive before watching it (right-click and choose Save Link As...).

Additional audio: CrossFit Radio Episode 62 by Neil Anderson, published May 2, 2009.

Originally from Ecuador, Maggie Dabe came to the U.S. to go to school and learn English. She did both and then became a U.S. citizen.

But despite her associate’s degree in international business, Dabe wanted to do more “just to make me feel like I was doing something, (like) I was making a difference and helping other people.”

So she became a firefighter. At her firehouse, she met her future business partner and fiancé, Jeff Tincher. The two opened CrossFit Fairfax and later CrossFit Reston, and they were recently married.

Today, Dabe is also a member of CrossFit’s Level 1 Seminar Staff.

“CrossFit and the community have made me a better person. I have grown a lot. The community here—being with my clients and helping them achieve their goal—they have given me this satisfaction,” she says. “It can’t compare to anything else that I have done.”

Video by Marston Sawyers and Pat Sherwood.

4min 51sec

HD file size: 186 MB
SD wmv file size: 60 MB
SD mov file size: 72 MB

Please note: For smoother viewing of HD videos, please download the entire file to your hard drive before watching it (right-click and choose Save Link As...).

Additional audio: CrossFit Radio Episode 62 by Neil Anderson, published May 2, 2009.