REBECCA DUSSAULT
41 YEARS OLD MOTHER OF 6 WORLD CLASS ATHLETE I am the Olympian, World Champion, wife and mother behind Fit Catholic Mom. My life is full of adventures, faith, learning, family, racing, kids, coaching, teaching, travel, pregnancies, public speaking and wanderlust. Yes, there's ugly parts too! I'm real...
I can't keep all the experiences and truths of this life to myself, so I am here to share them with you and build you up to new heights. I challenge the status quo of the Catholic mom and help fulfill her deep longing for greater health and holiness. I'm here share my story and expertise until you're strong enough to rewrite your own best story. Train hard, rest well, pray much! |
Fit Catholic Mom from Rebecca Dussault on Vimeo. The Essence of Who I Am:
I would be remiss if I didn't share with you my truest love of all, the Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church. My faith is the most important thing in my life, that which I can not be parted from and what gives me hope. Christ is the lover of my soul and my secret hiding place. I will be restless until I rest in Him. |
Meet Rebecca Dussault
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Catholic to the core!
CATHOLIC FAITH (guided by the Truth in all things) PHYSICAL FITNESS (stewarding the gift of your body) HOME ENVIRONMENT (detoxing your home and your habits) NUTRITIOUS FOODS (eating nutrient dense foods to fuel you) |
MY STORY CONDENSED... I am Rebecca Dussault, born and raised in the Colorado mountains, one of three siblings.
I started cross country ski racing at 9 years old and more seriously at 15, when I moved to the top of the sport very rapidly. I had many national victories as a junior. By age 17, I was racing around the world. I loved ski racing with my whole being and hoped to one day be an Olympian.
At age 18, I graduated from Climbing High Homeschool and shortly after said "yes!" to my child hood sweetheart and declined full-ride scholarships to many of the nation's top ski programs to join my new husband in the family business, true to my entrepreneurial roots.
A year later, I decided to retire from ski racing to focus on my higher priorities in life. It was a very painful decision to step away from the top of a US sport, but I wanted to re-prioritize and break away from the spotlight. My skiing had become all consuming and carried with it a heavy burden of always being on defense about my Catholic faith and morals as I traveled the world with other athletes and coaches.
After the birth of our first son Tabor I began to regain some of my fitness and decided to enter a Western Collegiate Championship race my hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado. When the start gun when off it was like I was an uncaged tiger. I raced with such heart and full of passion. I ended winning the race and beating a two-time Olympian and multi-time National Collegiate Champion. This was the starting point for a serious discussion between my husband and I regarding OUR return to elite cross country ski racing.
After a lot of prayer, and the determination to keep our family together no matter the cost, we came to the conclusion that God had given me a talent and another chance to reach my potential in skiing. So, here I was back on my skis training hard year round and proving to myself and to others that it is possible to live life to its fullest, being wife, then mother, then athlete. It was all a matter of God’s grace helping me prioritize and schedule my life so that I could accomplish all of my goals.
In February of 2006, I accomplished my goal of racing in the Torino, Italy Olympics. My family and I had been preparing for this over the last 2.5 years and my husband and son were with me every step of the way. We traveled the world visiting countries like Norway, Finland, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, France, New Zealand, Canada, Alaska and many U.S. states. My husband and son did not miss a single race during my comeback, which was well over 60 races!
I have since raced pro in winter and summer triathlon, ski mountaineering, adventure racing, road bike and mountain bike racing. I love the feeling of competition, the drive and the challenge to become the better me each day. Sport promotes a moral excellence that cannot be found in quite the same way elsewhere.
We now have six living children and one with the Lord whom we held for a short time after his birth at 33 weeks with an inoperable heart defect. Even though I would love to keep racing and traveling the world, I am currently focusing on other priorities, mainly my family and homesteading. I am also excited about Fit Catholic Mom and having a platform to share and inspire Catholic mothers and others about how to prioritize, balance and train body and soul in a way that glorifies the Lord.
In health, happiness, and holiness.
In His grip,
Rebecca Dussault
I started cross country ski racing at 9 years old and more seriously at 15, when I moved to the top of the sport very rapidly. I had many national victories as a junior. By age 17, I was racing around the world. I loved ski racing with my whole being and hoped to one day be an Olympian.
At age 18, I graduated from Climbing High Homeschool and shortly after said "yes!" to my child hood sweetheart and declined full-ride scholarships to many of the nation's top ski programs to join my new husband in the family business, true to my entrepreneurial roots.
A year later, I decided to retire from ski racing to focus on my higher priorities in life. It was a very painful decision to step away from the top of a US sport, but I wanted to re-prioritize and break away from the spotlight. My skiing had become all consuming and carried with it a heavy burden of always being on defense about my Catholic faith and morals as I traveled the world with other athletes and coaches.
After the birth of our first son Tabor I began to regain some of my fitness and decided to enter a Western Collegiate Championship race my hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado. When the start gun when off it was like I was an uncaged tiger. I raced with such heart and full of passion. I ended winning the race and beating a two-time Olympian and multi-time National Collegiate Champion. This was the starting point for a serious discussion between my husband and I regarding OUR return to elite cross country ski racing.
After a lot of prayer, and the determination to keep our family together no matter the cost, we came to the conclusion that God had given me a talent and another chance to reach my potential in skiing. So, here I was back on my skis training hard year round and proving to myself and to others that it is possible to live life to its fullest, being wife, then mother, then athlete. It was all a matter of God’s grace helping me prioritize and schedule my life so that I could accomplish all of my goals.
In February of 2006, I accomplished my goal of racing in the Torino, Italy Olympics. My family and I had been preparing for this over the last 2.5 years and my husband and son were with me every step of the way. We traveled the world visiting countries like Norway, Finland, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, France, New Zealand, Canada, Alaska and many U.S. states. My husband and son did not miss a single race during my comeback, which was well over 60 races!
I have since raced pro in winter and summer triathlon, ski mountaineering, adventure racing, road bike and mountain bike racing. I love the feeling of competition, the drive and the challenge to become the better me each day. Sport promotes a moral excellence that cannot be found in quite the same way elsewhere.
We now have six living children and one with the Lord whom we held for a short time after his birth at 33 weeks with an inoperable heart defect. Even though I would love to keep racing and traveling the world, I am currently focusing on other priorities, mainly my family and homesteading. I am also excited about Fit Catholic Mom and having a platform to share and inspire Catholic mothers and others about how to prioritize, balance and train body and soul in a way that glorifies the Lord.
In health, happiness, and holiness.
In His grip,
Rebecca Dussault