This year I had the incredible opportunity to work with a personal trainer to prepare me for the swimsuit competition at the state pageant. Christopher Roche of Snap Fitness donated his time and talent to help me reach my fitness goals and I am proud to say I am in the best shape of my life!
I have been an athlete my whole life, so I thought I knew all there was to working out. I was a competitive runner starting in youth track and field and throughout high school. I made the decision not to run in college but I still run every day for fun and to stay in shape. Chris taught me that there is more to working out than just running/cardio. When we first started working out in November, he had me doing a lot of lifting and arm exercises. I struggled with those at first but now I see that lifting is just as important as cardio! He pushed me both mentally and physically and taught me fitness and nutrition lessons that I will take with me for the rest of my life.
Every workout started with running on the treadmill. After I finished my “warm up” which usually consisted of 10 minutes at a high pace, he would say “ready to work?” My reply was always “let’s go.” I’ve always been someone who is up for a challenge and Chris challenged me every workout. I would leave the gym tired, sore, and sweaty but I knew that in the end it would all pay off. I am now confident in my body and excited to be onstage for the swimsuit competition! So much so, I agreed to be a part of a before and after photo to show everyone the results from my hard work. We took the photos last night at our final on stage run through of modeling and talent at the Empire.

Miss Grand Forks 2012 Kate Wilson has worked with Chris Roche of Snap Fitness since November 2011 on developing strength and fitness for the swimsuit competition at the upcoming Miss North Dakota pageant. She has also used the resources and guidance from pageant sponsor Complete Nutrition of Grand Forks.
Training with Chris was one of my favorite experiences as Miss Grand Forks. He helped mentally and physically prepare me for the Miss North Dakota competition and became a good friend of mine. We joked around a lot but also got a lot of work done! I looked forward to training with him each week and I will miss him; He is moving to Bismarck with his family so Laura and I attended his going away party at Snap Fitness. He will be in the crowd cheering us on in Williston and I hope to make him proud!
Thank you, Christopher Roche and Kathy at Snap Fitness, for all of your support. Thank you also to Complete Nutrition, our official nutrition sponsor this year, for offering your guidance and product for us to use as I worked toward my fitness goals.
Kate Wilson
Miss Grand Forks 2012



















