XTERRA Vashon Off Road Triathlon
Submitted by David Weaver on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 7:18am
Alan Thesenvitz rocked his first ever official triathlon this weekend! He came in 2nd place in his age group! Xterra triathlons are awesome because it is all off road. This one consisted of an 800m swim, 15 mile bike, and 4 mile run. Alan has been training using CrossFit as well as CrossFit Endurance. He did really well and had a great time. Check out the pictures and info below...
Warming up. Did not see a single person do a squat, pushup, situp or anything along those lines to get warmed up. But he did get some funny looks!
Swim start. Closest to the dock.
Swim finish. "I felt GREAT on the swim!"
Grueling climb at the start of the bike.
Transition out to final leg. Another hill climb start...
Approaching the finish line.
Done. He rocked the Vibram 5 Fingers on the run. You can see by the look on his face what he thought of his first tri! Next up: XTERRA Black Diamond in a couple weeks.
Recipes
Cinnamon Muffins
These are a delicious alternative to cinnamon rolls for a quick addition at breakfast or part of brunch!
Ingredients:
Muffin mix-
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 cup honey
Glaze-
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins.
*Recipe has been modified from original recipe from tropicaltraditions.com
