KRISSY MAE HARCLERODE

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Krissy is a Reno-Tahoe based athlete and nutritionist with 18 years in the industry. Fitness has been a big part of her life from a young age, as her parents were both competitive triathletes who encouraged physical activity and participation in sport. She did her first 5k race (with her dad) at 6, first triathlon at 8, and participated in team sports from 5-13. Krissy found lifting in high school, but continued to run into college before going on a decade hiatus upon developing an unhealthy relationship with it. She became a personal trainer at 18, expecting it to be a college job, but quickly developed a passion for helping others, and decided to pursue a career in fitness and nutrition after college.

Krissy relocated to Southern California in 2012, where she was exposed to competitive strength sports, furthering her growth as a coach and athlete. Soon after, in 2013, she overcame her decade-long battle with substance abuse. Her newfound sobriety prompted Krissy to put herself in a new, even more challenging environment: New York City. Relocating to NYC gave her the opportunity to work with all types of people and athletes. While living in Manhattan, she wrote and published numerous books on her nutrition philosophies while competing in strength sports.

Krissy relocated back to Reno in 2015 to open Black Iron Gym and be closer to her family and the outdoor scene in Tahoe and the Eastern Sierras. Black Iron Nutrition was founded soon after when her client load became too much for her to take on alone. One thing led to another and the team continued to grow.

In 2017, Krissy was diagnosed with Celiac Disease then gastroparesis, the latter taking over a year to recover from. Experiencing extreme illness reshaped Krissy’s entire belief system around health. Upon gaining her health back, she started living a more adventurous lifestyle, getting outside as often as possible and spending less time in her gym she would go on to sell in 2020.

In 2019, Krissy was exposed to alpine climbing and mountaineering on a trip to Switzerland. In December of 2020, she was exposed to backcountry skiing, which would lead to ski mountaineering in 2022 and beyond. In 2021, she started running again after 10 years off, eventually running across Grand Canyon and back (R3) in 2022 and placing 2F at her first 100k race in 2023. She’s now juggling running, skiing, and climbing goals – even setting the occasional mountain FKT. Lifting is still an important part of her training.

Through Black Iron, Krissy hopes to provide people with all the necessary skills to succeed in living a healthy, active lifestyle and reach their health and/or performance goals. She strives to cultivate a community with an empowering environment where people can not only learn how to take care of their bodies, but improve themselves mentally.

Krissy is Head of Black Iron Training, coaches Performance Nutrition, while also overseeing the entire BIN program and team.