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Three of Cornwall’s strongest women prepare to take on Europe’s best

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Three women from Cornwall are preparing to take on Europe’s fittest in one of the biggest competitions of fitness racing – which most people know as Crossfit.

Chelsea Cawley, 26, Karen Powell, 41, and Laura Parry, 31, have all embarked on one of their biggest challenges yet – the European Championships which will take place in September.




The three Newquay residents will be representing Cornwall in the finals in Essex in front of a large crowd.

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They will be using strength, agility, flexibility, endurance and speed to compete against la crème de la crème of fitness racing, also known as functional fitness.

“It’s the first year it’s been held in the UK so it’s a big one. It’s exciting,” Chelsea said.


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“There are male and female categories and there are novice, intermediate, elite and masters categories. I’m in the novice, Karen is in the masters and Laura is in the elite.”

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