Jut Harris: Triathlon professional

Congrats are in order for Marist alum and steeplechase school-record holder Justin Harris, who had a breakthrough personal performance at the NYC Triathlon Sunday. Jut earned his professional ranking in triathlons with his third-place finish in the elite amateur division.

Look, this triathlon stuff is really complicated. Just searching for Jut’s results last night was like a Where’s Waldo project. So many different categories and affiliations! Well, now it will be easy to search for Jut’s results. He’s a PRO!

Words on a blog cannot express my pride in this accomplishment. So rather than gush about it, I’ll just give you some numbers:

Jut was third out of 68 in his division in a time of 1:54:28. The race consisted of a 1,500-meter swim, a 40km (about 25-mile) bike and a 10km run. On the bike, Jut finished in a little over an hour and averaged 24.2 mph. On the run, Jut got a 33:56 split (5:28 pace). Great stuff!