On Saturday 2nd June and Sunday 3rd June The Castle Games 2018 individual competition finals took place in Sunderland, where athletes participated in 4 scoring CrossFit events and then a final event for each category. There were numerous divisions for the athletes and over the course of the weekend they crowned the fittest athletes across RX, teens, masters, veterans and adaptive categories. CrossFit All Out was very proud to have 6 athletes qualify for the event and then represent them at The Games.
Kenneth Storey, aged 48, competed in the veteran category where he finished in 14th place. “I was feeling a bit nervous on the day mixing it with the best vet athletes in England who regularly compete on the international stage. It was a pleasure hitting the competition floor with them and a great learning curve for me.”
Becky Auton, aged 28, competed in the RX division, where she qualified 29th for the event and then amazingly finished 19th place on the day. “My first individual RX competition and great WODs, testing a wide variety of skills and really well organised. I loved having the swim event and had my highest finish on that one, coming in 3rd place!”
Gemma Whittle, aged 33, also competed for the first time in the individual RX division, and after qualifying for the event in 21st place she astonishingly finished in 4th place, just missing out on a podium spot. She said “I’ve done a lot of team competitions but finally plucked up the courage to enter one by myself, but I wasn’t expecting to even make the final let alone finish 4th! Qualifying for the Castle Games also made me learn how to swim properly, something which I never would have made myself do.”
On Sunday 3rd June two of the All Out young guns hit the competition floor despite being the youngest in the male teen category.
Zack Cooke, aged 14, took part in his first ever individual competition, qualifying 34th and finishing 27th in an event that was meant for 16-19 year olds; a fantastic achievement. His dad Dave Cooke said, “He did himself proud and despite being one of the youngest there he did not look out of place. Lessons learnt to take forward to his next competition. Absolutely buzzing for him as a proud dad!”
Jake Hillman, aged 14, placed 23rd in this event, something he should be very proud of. His mum Jodie said, “Jake made me and his dad burst with pride. His grit and determination was amazing and he was so pleased with what he achieved that day. Tez, Vicki and all the coaches and members have shown great support throughout. Not only has Jake become fitter but evolved in other ways too – disciplined, strong willed and gained many skills.”
Owner and Head Coach, Terry Anderson said “as always all of our athletes showed fantastic work rate and quality standards. All who competed in The Castle Games should be proud of their achievements. The broad age range but high standard quality of our athletes speaks for itself, they are all reaping the rewards of the work they put in daily. Me and our team of Coaches are all very proud.”
