Mike Jones First Triathlon
21 Sep
I just got this great message from Mike JONES!!! He just did his first triathlon and checkout his recap of the event. Mike is the hardest worker in any WOD and his heart and attitude is always positive. I am simply amazed at his performance. Stunned and shellshocked. Awesome work Mike and more proof of the efficacy of CrossFit!
So, about three weeks ago I decided to sign up for a sprint triathlon that raced yesterday.
My training consisted of crossfit in the mornings, with running/biking after work and on the weekends. I mixed my training up with longer bikes rides and some of the Crossfit Endurance running drills from their website online. I only swam once for 200m.
Nervous as hell, I woke up Sunday morning at 4:30am, gathered my stuff and went to the triathlon to set up my spot in the staging area. The triathlon I signed up for was called a “Tri-iT” Triathlon which consisted of a 1/4mile swim, 12mile bike, 3 mile run. The only difference between this tri and the sprint is that the swim was half that of the sprint. The bike and the run were the same……and everyone in the Tri-iT were first timers.
Out of the 151 “Tri-iT’ competitors, I place 7th overall. I was in first place out of the water, 5th after the bike and slowly dropped to 7th after the run. And, I placed first in my age group too Men 30-34!
Going in, I would have been extremely happy to finish in under two hours……my final time was 1:23:36.
I never thought I would EVER do a triathlon of any kind and am now hooked. I owe it to Crossfit getting my butt back into shape…….thanks guys!
Mike Jones, speedo, awesome.
Mike that is awesome work!
Way to go Mike Jones!!! That is freakin’ amazing!
Keep up the good work!