Top 5 in the Nation @ the USAT 2007 Youth National Championships!!

I finished 5th in the Nation at the USAT 2007 Youth Triathlon National Championships for the 7-8 year old division! I set my personal best in overall time and in the 1K run. Click here to view the results for the USAT Youth Nationals. Below are several pictures of me from the race and with some of my Triathlon Buddies!!

Jacob, Myself, and Timmy (L-R) before the start of the race. You can see the swim course in the background. We had to swim in the wave pool to the buoy and then back to the other side of the pool to the left. It was a bit chilly at 63F and the water was COLD!!

 

 

 

 

Here I am coming back from the 5K bike.

 

 

 

 

Here I am about 100YD’s from the finish line!

 

 

 

 

This is the top 6 kids in my age division. I look tiny among these “giants”!

 

 

 

 

The trophies they gave out were beautiful and HEAVY!!

 

 

 

 

 

This is Timmy and I right after the race. It was still cold (~68F)!

 

 

 

 

Jacob, Nathan, and I (L-R) right after the race. Nathan is the 2006 National Champion for the 7-8 year old age division.

 

 

 

 

Timmy and I acting silly before the award ceremony. I am wearing my CARVE (Central ARkansas VElo) jersey.

 

 

 

 

Jacob and I getting a snack after the race.