Toby Guillette: Athlete, Adventurer, Social Media Expert

The Surf Monkey Race was super fun! I had a blast and it felt really good to unleash the beast for some multisport fun. Check out my race report:



 All the gear it takes for running, swimming and paddling

Special thanks to my sponsor, EXSTA Real Energy, for the opportunity to compete. Please become their fan on Facebook for updates!


Video by AliVega Productions

The video pretty much sums up the race, but I'll provide a few more details here:

Run: My splits were 5:47, 6:34 and 6:04 for a total time of 18:38, which is only 18 seconds away from my PR. Not bad for this early on in my "comeback" and being ~10lbs heavier. Stoked to be running again!

Swim: I swam sans wetsuit and it was kind of cold, but after 5 minutes it didn't matter. I felt sore in my lats from the ActiveX workout on Wednesday (Reps: 20/15/10 - medicine ball squat jumps (24lb), kettlebell swings, V-ups, pushups, pullups) but managed to go 6th in my age group with a 35-minute swim.



Stand up paddle boarding (SUP): While transitioning from swim to SUP, the final stage of the race started without me. I was playing catch up from the start and to make matters worse, I got totally slammed by 3 waves on my paddle out and lost a bunch of time and energy just getting out past the break. Plus, I had never paddled in the open ocean so I kept falling off at the beginning. I went from being so frustrated to laughing at myself so it was all good. I was simply out there to enjoy the day. I found my rhythm on the open water and paddled my way to and from the buoys and back to shore.



King Monkey Stage Race: 3rd in my division and went home with a new pint glass!



Thanks to SkinFit for such a comfortable and high-performance race kit.

Thanks to ActiveX for keeping me physically prepared for any feat.

Thanks to RunJunk.com for keeping me firing on all cylinders with the Elemental Performance stack.

Thanks to Team Compex for helping speed up my recovery time so I can get back at it.

Thanks to you for showing your support by stopping by and reading my race report :)