ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

April 2020 – Lilly Montecino

Lilly has a bright and always positive personality! She works very hard and is consistently improving her skills in CrossFit. Especially during the at-home quarantine, she has been setting goals and crushing our workouts every day. She is an inspiration to watch – keep up the hard work Lilly!!

Tell us about yourself:
I’m 12 years old I’m in 6th grade and I have one sibling, my brother Christian

What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
My favorite subject is art because all my friends are in the class and that class has a great teacher and I enjoy being creative

Tell us something people might not know about you:
Something that maybe people don’t know is that outside of gym I love music. I sing and play the ukulele as well

What brought you to CrossFit in the first place?
What brought me to CrossFit is my best friend grace. I had just quit gymnastics and was looking for a sport when grace invited me to bring a friend day. I went and found out CrossFit was the sport for me

What was your first impression? How has that changed?
My first impression was just lifting weights and that’s it. My impression had changed my helping me understand that CrossFit is much more than that. It is a combination of many things and helps me push myself

What skill are you working on right now?
I am working on my double Unders. I am trying to keep constant with them by trying to do over 20 in a row

What’s your favorite Beachside CrossFit Kids memory?
My favorite memory was probably my first beachside beat down when I first joined. It was fun to show everyone our skills

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