Dubai CrossFit Championship: day two leader board, recap, highlights after ‘4x4’ desert run
- Samantha Briggs and Willy Georges sit atop the standings
- Brendan Willis and Mikaela Norman winners of Workout 3
Willy Georges moved up to the top of the men’s leader board at the Dubai CrossFit Championship as Samantha Briggs strengthened her grip on first place among the women on Thursday.
After the “Gulf Swim” and “Baywatch” events on Wednesday, Workout 3 saw athletes tackle the “4X4” – a 4-kilometre run with a 9kg weight vest for men and 6kg vest for women, then a 4km run without the vest, all with a time cap of 90 minutes.
Canada’s Brendan Willis won in 34 minutes, 19 seconds to move up to seventh overall on the men’s leader board.
Russia’s Roman Khrennikov was second (34:46) ahead of France’s Georges (34:58), whose third place makes him overnight leader.
Three-time reigning CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser is third overall, behind Iceland’s Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson, after finishing eighth (36:14).