Carina Horn is a South African sprinter. She competed in the 60 meters at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals. Carina enjoyed a season to remember as she claimed a fourth national 100m title of her career, a bronze medal at the African Championships and qualified for the World Championships barely six months after she had started training again last November. As it was when she won her first 100m race in over two years at the ASA Grand Prix Meeting in Potchefstroom in April, the emotion was once again written on Horn’s face as she walked away with CGA’s Sportswoman of the year award 2022.
She is the 100m South African record holder, the only Sub 11-second female athlete in South Africa, the fastest woman in South Africa and 60m South African record holder.
Achievements
Women’s athletics representing South Africa
African Championships
Silver medal – Second place 2016 Durban 100 m
Gold medal – First place 2016 Durban 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – Third place 2022 Mauritius 100 m
Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar catches up with Carina Horn an exceptionally talented, South African Fastest Women, and here she talks about her fitness routine, her diet, and her beauty secrets.
Namita Nayyar:
You were born in Ladysmith, South Africa. What sports did you play at an early age? Where you had your early education? On 14th March 2009, you ran 100m in 11.81 seconds at Stellenbosch (RSA). This later propelled your career to the height where you have been at the top of the world as an athlete by winning a Gold Medal in the 4×100 m relay African Championships 2016 Durban. Tell us more about your professional journey of exceptional hard work, tenacity, and endurance.
Carina Horn:
I was born in Ladysmith, small town in South Africa, and moved to the big city of Johannesburg with my mother when I was 12. I played hockey for the high school already when I was still in primary school, and that carried out to my high school playing provincials, South African team for hockey and being the top goal scorer at Nationals.
I was also the captain of first tennis team, Captain of the Women’s provincial team, also played with the first team boys Cricket, was the opening bowler as i bowled an average of 125km/h and also a good batswoman and all-rounder. In my last school year my Mum said I must start to decide what I want to do as I only got back some night at 23h00 from all sports and still needed to do homework and study. I decided on Athletics, because I know what I put in my performances is all on me and not a team. I also made a life changing decision in 2012 to start training with an Austrian Coach, and that took me to World class level as well, not immediately took a few years but was a risk and it paid off. Winning silver medal at 2016 African champs was a great feeling especially having World Class athletes in the race both Gold and Bronze medal in that race are still Top in the World to this time as well.
Namita Nayyar:
You won a silver medal in the 100 m relay African Championships 2016 Durban. How does it feel to be honored for your hard work with this spectacular performance?
Carina Horn:
It’s a great feeling to achieve the times in important races and honored to have achieved it and winning Silver with a World Class field in the race which is an even better feeling knowing was a super race and not just because no one was in it.
Namita Nayyar:
In your career as an athlete you are the 100m South African record holder, the Only Sub 11-second female athlete in South Africa, and the fastest woman in South Africa. And 60m South African record holder. Tell us more about these spectacular achievements and how it has been the catalyst in your meteoric rise as a world-class athlete.
Carina Horn:
To have and hold the SA records in both 100m and 60m, I can really say that I am the fastest woman ever in SA and proud to be able to say that. As both is two different races, but requires to be in Top shape and get everything right in the race, to be able to convert your training into a race and get everything right.
Namita Nayyar:
In African Championships you won gold in the 4×100 Meters Relay in the year 2016, Silver Medal in 100m in 2016, and Bronze Medal in 100m in 2022. In the South African National Championships, you have won the gold medal five times in 100m in the year 2011, 2015, 2018, 2022, and 2023. You also won the gold medal twice in the 4×100 Meters Relay in the years 201 and 2012. You also won the gold medal in 200m in the year 2011. How these winnings motivate you to work more hard to better your performance in the field and achieve more milestones in your shining athletic career.
Carina Horn:
I think I am a person that every time I achieve my goal, I see and set a bigger goal, I am never satisfied to just be okay when I achieved something but always looking to be better and what is next to achieve.
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Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you may wish to share?
Carina Horn:
I train twice a day except on Sundays. I have a track session in the mornings and a gym session in the afternoons every day, hard track sessions varies between 2-4 hours pending on the workout and gym as well 3-4 hours. Will be very specific to my event and what I need to perform at my best and be at my fastest and strongest.
Namita Nayyar:
How do you train your abs? One secret to your toned body.
Carina Horn:
I train abs twice a week, 1000 reps at a time at the end of my Uppebody workouts. Varies as well to where I am in my season, closer or in season I will start off with 600 reps and the last 400 reps will be very explosive and fast with med ball or weights. And also any exercise you do in the gym if you do it right your abs are always working out in anything you do, and on the track sprints your abs is always part of the workout. I think I have a really good gym program which gives me my toned body, thank you for the compliment.
Namita Nayyar:
Do you take a special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Carina Horn:
This is probably not what you expected to hear, but I haven’t ever been on a diet, I also don’t eat any vegetables I do discipline myself to not eat sweets and take out a lot but if my body tells me it wants something I take it. For me, I train a lot of hours and need the energy and must enjoy what I eat.
Namita Nayyar:
Five foods you absolutely love and five you keep to a minimum.
Carina Horn:
Foods I love is definitely is Pizza, Braai (Barbeque), Burgers, Chocolate, Ice cream. Foods I keep to a minimum probably are the food I love because I can’t have that every day. I only eat what I love, but do discipline myself. I don’t eat any vegetables.
Namita Nayyar:
You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Share with us your hair care and skincare routine.
Carina Horn:
Thank you so much for the compliment. Every morning I wash my face with cold water, and at night wash my face in the shower or bath and put on a night cream, very basic and simple 🙂 As well with my hair when I wash it I always after shampoo put in conditioner and leave it in for a few min before I rinse and I always dry my hair.
Namita Nayyar:
Injury in sports becomes unavoidable in some instances and one is left to face physical challenges. How did you go about managing the physical challenges of the sport? What is your advice for upcoming sprint athletes to cope with the stress of competition?
Carina Horn:
To face and overcome physical challenges, I think the most important is to have strong mental toughness. Your mind and attitude towards what you are facing must stay strong and positive and try to remember what you working towards and see every challenge as something that actually just makes you stronger, and with that you become so much better. To grow yourself mentally and physically. Face everything with maturity and a clear vision.
Just always follow your heart and remember why you started, do what is put in your heart, your passion and what will make you happy. Keep your focus, hard times is part of the journey, it’s how you handle everything.
Namita Nayyar:
Five athletic leisure brands you love to wear.
Carina Horn:
At the moment I have a new sponsor which is UnderArmour, I love their clothes, for training and relaxing. Other brand I love to wear, definitely Top of my list is Calvin Klein and Superdry.
Namita Nayyar:
Five travel destinations on your wish list.
Carina Horn:
Monaco, New York, Las Vegas, Sydney, Ice land.
Namita Nayyar:
At the age of 34 years you are competing with girls half your age and beating them with spectacular results. Share with our readers your lifestyle, fitness routine and anti-aging diet that has made you a Fitness Icon in the world of athletics and an Idol of all fitness freaks.
Carina Horn:
Thank you so much for giving me all that honor. My lifestyle consists mostly of training, gym and track session every day. I wake up 5 am get ready to start my days training.
Come back home after my first session around 11/12, make lunch, play with my dog Hulk, love him so much, rest a bit, go to my second session for the day, come back home between 6/7 have dinner, play with my dog outside watch tv a bit and then get ready for bed again. My off days I will spend mostly at home or with my family and friends.
Namita Nayyar:
Share your future plans?
Carina Horn:
At the moment I am back in Europe for my International races, competing again in a weeks’ time here all over Europe. Preparing for the World Champs later this year in Budapest. 2024 my goal is to be in the Olympic final and 2025 World Champs again. After my running I might to online programs and also start a sports academy.
Namita Nayyar:
Women Fitness works relentlessly with a goal to reach out to women all over the world providing them with the best in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty & fashion. What do have to say about the website (Womenfitness.net) and message for our readers?
Carina Horn:
Amazing webpage and thank you gothonoring women in sport/fitness and acknowledge what it takes and everyone’s achievements. Keep on with this amazing work you do for us. Means a lot and may every reader find inspiration each day to keep on building themself and be fit and happy.
Carina Horn Social Media Presence:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carinahor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carinahorn
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