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Four Warkworth Mums took up the crossfit challenge at an international competition held in Auckland on February 9 and came home with three firsts in three divisions.
The team – Rochelle Record, Kim Grison, Madeline-Marie May and Anna Crawford – represented
Warkworth’s first team entry in the event, although Record has had success singly on two prior occasions.
Warkworth CrossFit owner Sharaf Workman says the competition is the largest ‘women only’ crossfit event in NZ and Warkworth’s performance was “super strong”.
“It was an international event attracting around 150 entrants, so for three women from Warkworth to take out three divisions was a really strong performance.”
Record won the Masters over 40 division, Grison the Masters over 50, and May the Beginners.
Sharaf says the Warkworth team undertook special training in tactics and competition techniques in the six weeks leading up to the competition, training on average about two hours a day.
“They had to be prepared to do anything, from barbells and weightlifting to gymnastic, handstands and box jumps. There was a diverse range of exercises which made for a really great day’s entertainment as well.”
