October 25th – San Antonio, Texas: Life Time Fitness Kid Triathlon 

I did very well at this event!  I finished first overall although the results were unfortunatetly incorrect when they handed out the awards, and they had me down as third.  They did do the right thing, and contacted everyone to let them know the true results.  I did get to meet my favorite triathlete Hunter Kemper!  He was very cool and I really enjoyed hanging out with him!

October 4th – Tucson, Arizona: IronKids Tucson – IronKids National Championships

I finished 2nd at the IronKids National Championships!  I just missed 1st by 0.09 seconds (26:49.41 vs 26:49.50)!  I had a great race, and will try again next year!  Here’s a picture of me and my good buddy Lane.  More pictures to follow!

This is a picture of my good friend Timmy right after the race.  We were tired!!

September 20th – Memphis, Tennessee: 5th Annual Memphis Thunder Racing Kids Tri for Cory

I won the overall award for the Junior Age division!  I beat one of my best friends and rivals by 0.6 seconds!  This was the fourth time I have done this in particular triathlon, the first being when I was seven.  I finished 3rd that year in my age group, when I was 8, I finished 2nd in my age group, when I was 9, I finished 1st in my age group, and finally when I was 10, I won the overall!! 

Here’s a picture of me about 5 yards ahead of my friend Jason who I just edged at the finish line.  He is a very fast runner, so I had to keep an eye on him!  We were about 8o yards away from the finish line!

Here I am coasting to the dismount line getting ready to jump off of my bike, and head out on the run.

My overall trophy, a.k.a. a cool beach towel!

September 19th – Fort Smith, Arkansas: Spark’s Kids Triathlon 

I finished first in my age division!  Below are a few pictures from the event.  The first is me pushing my bike out of transition.

This is picture me showing the correct technique on how to cross the finish line!!!  Well, maybe not, but it was fun!!

September 6th – Alpharetta, Georgia: IronKids Alpharetta

I didn’t do this triathlon, but my good friend Lane and his sister Hannah finished 1st and 2nd respectively!  Great job!  There were over 800 kids in this triathlon! 

August 22nd – Harrison, Arkansas: Harrison Kids Triathlon

This was a good race, and I finished first overall for 10 -13 year-olds.  Not bad for being 9 (USAT age 10)!!  Below is a picture of me and my good friend Carter from Russellville.  I just edged him for the overall award.

This is a funny picture of my good buddies Cooper (left) and Carter (right) and I before the race!!

August 16th – Arkadelphia, Arkansas: DeGray Lake Sprint Tri

 I did pretty good at this event!  I just edged out the gentlemen below!  I was the youngest male in the event!

Here’s a picture of a friend of mine named Tracy.  She did a Coed Team race with my Dad, and my swim coach Onat.  They came in second overall for Coed, and Tracy had the 9th fastest 5K out of all 212 runners, male and female!  She is FAST!!

August 9th – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: IronKids Oklahoma

I did very well at this race!  My Dad drove all night to get there from Colorado, and we arrived at 3:40AM and the race was at 8:00AM!  I finished 2nd in my age group, although we are pretty sure the kid that won only did one lap on the bike course.  

August 8th – Conway, Arkansas: 12th Annual Conway Kids Triathlon **

I didn’t make it this year to the Conway Kids Triathlon, but my good friend Jason won the overall for the 10 and under!  Way to go Jason!

August 8th – Colorado Springs, Colorado: 2009 USAT Youth National Championships

 I finished 7th this year at Nationals.  I missed 5th by 6 seconds!  It was a tough race, had a few issues, but I am happy with top 10 out of about 45 other boys in my age group from around the USA!

August 1st – Shreveport, Louisiana Iron Fish Kid Triathlon **

July 31st – August 2nd – Colorado Springs, Colorado: State Games of America

I did pretty good at this event.  I finished third and got the bronze medal!  I was in first off the bike, but a couple of local kids ran me down on the run!

July 19th – Dallas, Texas – Town North YMCA Kids Triathlon **

July 19th – Carmel, Indiana: IronKids Carmel

Not a good race for me.  I got sick half way through the swim, and by the time I came back from the bike, I could hardly breath.  I finished the race, but I had to walk the run course.  Sometimes this happens, and you just have to forget about it!!

July 18th – Forest City, Arkansas: MightyMite Adult Sprint Triathlon **

July 12th – Grand Prairie, Texas – Iron Brothers Super Spring Triathlon

I didn’t get to go to this event, but my buddies Megan and Austin did very well! 

July 5th – Mt. Ida, Arkansas – Womble Classic Junior Mountain Bike Race

I did pretty good at my first mountain bike race, and finished 1st for men ages 10 and under.  My cousin Ryan came in second!  This first picture is me on the course.

This is a picture of my new friend Grace from Batesville and I riding after the race.  She won the womens 10 and under!  Great job Grace!

This is my cousin Ryan and me with our cool awards!  They are real quartz crystals from the Mt. Ida area!

July 4th – Litte Rock, Arkansas – Firecracker 5K

I set my personal best for a 5K @ 25:50.  My Dad and I started out way to fast, and the last mile seemed to take forever!  Here’s a picutre of my Dad and I after the race!

June 21st – Papillion, Nebraska: Papillion Days Adult Duathlon

This was the toughest race ever!  It was very humid and the course was hilly, and my Dad told me Nebraska is flat!  I finished 2nd in my age division.  I beat an 11 year-old, and my Dad and I both got beat by a 13 year-old!  Plus, we forgot our camera, so no pictures yet.  Waiting on a few to be sent to us!

June 20th – Omaha, Nebraska: Life Time Fitness Kid Triathlon

This was cool race!  I finished first overall and made a new friend!  We had to bike through some paths instead of streets.  This is picture of me in my new aero helmet as I am leaving transition:

This is me and my new friend Hugo!  He is very fast, and finished 4th in the nation last year as an 8 year-0ld at USAT National Championships! 

  We also got to go see a College World Series game and I was lucky enough to be able to sit in the front row on the third baseline with my Nebraska cousin Brooke!  I also got my picture taken with two Razorback players!

Me and the Hawgs!

June 20th – Fayetteville, Arkansas: Tri-Sport Clubs Kid Triathlon **

June 14th – Jonesboro, Arkansas: Kids Tri Lemonade Kids Triathlon

 This was a good race!  I finished first overall.  We drove through some vicious storms to get there, and it just stopped raining before the race started! 

June 13th – Bentonville, Arkansas: Little Shark Triathlon

This was my fastest time ever for a 100/5K/1K race – 17:37 and finished first overall!  My Dad and I also won the Family division award, and yes, I carried him!  Here’s a picture of me coming back from my second loop on the bike and heading towards transition.  I average 18.6MPH for the 5K!!

This is a picture of my good triathlon friends from Russellville!  From left to right, its Cooper, Carter, Me, and Cameron!  As you can see, we are ripped!  They have a website too!  Click on the “CKIDS” link to the right, or just Click Here!!

June 7th – Conway, Arkansas: CATS Adult Sprint Tri

This was a pretty good race.  It was my first open water swim of the year.  Here I am before the race.  Look at all the “giants” around me!

Here I am finishing the 500YD swim.

And finally, here I am crossing the finish line!

May 25th – Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas: Du for the Parks Duathlon (Adult and Kid races)

The weather was not cooperating again, but I still knocked 8 minutes off of my time from last years Adult race!  I also won the overall for the kids duathlon.  Here’s a picture of me coming back from the bike on the kids race with a 12 year-old right behind me!

This picture is from the Adult race.  As you can see, it was very wet!

May 17th– Rockwall, Texas – Classic Rock Adult Sprint Triathlon

What’s with the cold weather!  I had a good swim and run time, but my bike was very slow.  I got very cold and stopped to warm up in a Police Car for about 15 minutes!  I finished but my time stunk!

May 2nd – McKinney, Texas – McKinney Kiwanis Kids Triathlon

I did very well in this race!  I finished first overall by over 2 minutes!  Pictures to be posted soon!

April 25th – St. Petersburg, Florida: Meek and Mighty Triathlon

I did pretty well in this race!  I finished 3rd overall and my good buddy Timmy beat me by 3 seconds!  Great job Timmy!  In the picture below, that is me talking to Andy Potts, who is one of the best Triathletes in the world!

April 18th – Arkadelphia, Arkansas: Andy Allison’s Super Kids Run

This event got moved out a week due to bad weather.  I was in St. Pete getting ready for the Meek and Might Triathlon.  Below are two of my good buddies who did real well in the race, Noah and Wyatt!

March 29th – Oxford, Mississippi: 4th Annual Rebel Man Sprint Triathlon

I did pretty well considering the wind chill was 30 degrees!  It was COLD!!  That is the Lyceum in the background as I am running through the Circle at Ole Miss!  And as always, I have time for a quick flex pose in the picture!

March 8th – Hot Springs, Arkansas: Du it in the Dirt Adult Duathlon

I did OK in this event.  My teammate Stephan did awesome and smoked the run course!  I lost my water bottle after about 2 miles, and I got thirsty!  My Dad tracked me down on the course, and gave me some water to finish up.  I didn’t have the time I wanted, but I had a great time!

This is a picture of my good friend Stephan and myself.  He can run VERY fast!!

March 7th – Hot Springs, Arkansas: Spa City 6 Hour Mountain Bike Race

I did pretty good for my first  Mountain Bike race.   My Dad and I did a team, and I went first.  I had a flat on the third lap, and my Dad found me out on the trail, and let me use his bike!  I got two full 10 mile laps in!

** – Great event to mention, but due to conflicts, I will not be at the race

The fundraiser shirts are finally here!  As you can see from the shirt, we are traveling to 10 states & 10,000 miles!  All proceeds will go to help Logan get to the Nationals at his top peak condition!

We decided to go with whats called a Vapor shirt over a cotton shirt.  The Vapor shirts will keep you cool when its hot, and warmer when its chilly.  They are bacteria and stain resistant, PLUS they don’t need ironing! These shirts cost $5 more a shirt to make, but they are definitely worth it!

If you look close at the shirt, the biker is actually Logan!  It’s from the picture above of him riding his bike!  Click here to GET THE SHIRT!

A good friend of mine, Scott Mattson, designed the logo on the shirt!  He did an awesome job.  He is a graphics designer and artist, and you can see more of his work on his website:   http://www.mstudioonline.com/

It’s a new year, and below are the tentative events that I am looking to run.  I am definitely going to USAT Nationals in Colorado Springs August 8th!  There are a lot of fast kids out there, so I have my work cut out for me!

Come back often for updates!  Also, please check previous years results and photo’s by clicking on the Blog or 2008 link above!!

IRONKIDS – The dates have been released on the IronKids website!:

IRONKIDS: race information

I am still continuing to train for next year’s season.  I finally found a swim team to get on called the Central Arkansas Swim Club Racers.  I have two great coaches in Patrick and Onat!!  I will be doing a lot of swimming in the off season, and continue to run some 5K’s and bike a lot at the Big Dam Bridge with my Dad.

Please come back often for updates!

Please check out last years results and photo’s by clicking on the Blog link above or just click here!!

2008 Results:

December 12-13 – Little Rock, Arkansas: Trey Heye Memorial Swim Meet

November 21-23 – Little Rock, Arkansas: Thanksgiving Invitational Swim Meet

I did pretty well at this meet!  I set PR’s in all of my 7 individual races!  I hope to qualify for State Age Groups Championships in February.

October 12th – Sheridan, Arkansas: Arky 100 Bike Ride

My Dad and I did the 25 mile ride.  I smoked him and beat everyone that did the 25 mile route!

October 11th – Conway, Arkansas: 45th Annual Bob Courtway Fall Invitational Swim Meet

This was my first ever swim meet!  My coach said I did very well considering it was my first ever swim meet.  I raced against 9 & 10 year-olds based on your age on race day.  I turned 9 back in August, and I finished in the top 4 of all nine year-olds for my events!  Here’s a picture of me warming up and practicing some starts!

September 21st – Memphis, Tennessee: 4th Annual Memphis Thunder Racing Kids Tri for Cory

I finished 2nd overall and 1st in my age group (9 year-olds)!  I was able to finally beat another kid my age that has beaten me the past two years at this event!  This was the first time he had been beaten by another kid his same age.  He was very fast!!

September 14th – Conway, Arkansas: CATS Adult Sprint Tri

This event was cancelled due to Hurricane Ike.

August 30th – Little Rock, Arkansas: The ARK Clear Mountain 5K

I set my personal best at a 5K with a time of 26:46!!

August 23rd – Chicago, Illinois: 18th Annual McDonald’s Kids Triathlon

We didn’t make it up to Chicago this year, but hopefully we will next year! It is touted as the largest kid triathlon in the USA! Two of my good friends, KK and Timmy, did very well and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. You can see a picture of me with KK and Timmy from the Meek and the Mighty Kid Triathlon below.

August 9th – Conway, Arkansas: 11th Annual Conway Kids Triathlon

I won the over-all award out of 120 boys ages 7-10 years! I was the first ever 9 year-old boy to win the overall for the 10 and under division at the Conway Kid’s Triathlon. I had my best bike time in a kid triathlon, averaging about 18 MPH over 2.1 miles. Here are a few pictures from the race. This first one is two of my buddies, Stefan to my right and Jason to my left. Both of these guys are very fast. Stefan won the 11 year-old division, and Jason was 2nd in the 9 year-old division.

This is me giving my best tough guy look!

August 9th – Colorado Springs, Colorado: 2008 USAT Youth National Championships

The results for the 2008 USAT Youth National Championships can be found here! We had several friends compete and bring home hardware! Congrats everyone!

August 3rd – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Lighthouse Adult Sprint Triathlon

I completed another Adult Triathlon! This one was tough… I did very well on the swim and the bike, but the run was brutal. It was uphill all the way back, and it was hot! But I can’t wait to do it again! Here’s a picture of Kelsie, Conner, and myself after the race. It was HOT!!!

August 2nd – Shreveport, Louisiana: 6th Annual IronFish Kids Triathlon

I did very well in this race! I finished first in my age group and second overall! I also had the 2nd fastest time ever for this race! A very fast 10 year-old name Seth from Conway, AR beat me by 10 seconds, and he has the fastest time ever at this event! This a picture of me relaxing before we jumped into the lake.!

Here’s a picture of me and my buddy Lane who I met at Tri Camp this year.  He came up from Houston, Texas to do the race!

July 19th – Forest City, Arkansas: MightyMite Adult Sprint TriathlonI finished my first open water triathlon! It was a brutal 600YD swim, but I did it! Below is a picture of my new friend Tate I met who is from Missouri! He is a fast swimmer!!

July 12th – Little Rock, Arkansas: Big Dam Bridge Twilight 5K

I did well for this race. I finished 3rd out of 11 kids 10 and under! It was HOT and HUMID!! Here I am right before the race started!

July 6th – Denton, Texas: Adult TWU Pioneer Super Sprint Triathlon (300M, 20K, 3.3 mile)

My second Adult Triathlon turned out very well! I was the youngest person in the race, and finished 136th out of 180 men!! I got confused in the pool, and did an extra 50M’s for the swim. Here’s a picture of me coming back from the bike.

July 4th – Little Rock, Arkansas: Firecracker 5K

My Dad fed me a fast food breakfast burrito, and I got a cramp about 2 minutes into the race that lasted for the entire race! This was not a good race for me!!!

June 28th – Bentonville, Arkansas: Little Shark Triathlon

I set a Personal Best for a USAT recommended distance for 7-10 year-olds, which is 100M swim, 5K bike, and a 1K run at 19:13. I finished 1st overall for boys 7-10!

June 22nd – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Lighthouse Kids Triathlon

I finished 1st in my age group and second overall, which included 12 year-olds!! Below is a picture on how you need to cool off after a race when it is HOT!!

June 21st – Fayetteville, Arkansas: Tri-Sport Clubs Kid Triathlon

I finished 1st in my age group! This was a great race and I plan to do this one again next year. Here’s a picture of me running to the finish line!

June 14th – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Adult OCCC Super Sprint Triathlon

I did it! I completed my first ever adult triathlon (500M swim, 12 mile bike, and 5K run) in 1:33:07. It was a lot of fun and very tough!

June 8th – 12th – Austin, Texas: Overnight Kids Triathlon Camp

The Tri-Camp was awesome! I learned and fine tuned many techniques! Hunter Kemper (2000, 2004, & 2008 Olympian) even gave a video conference from Colorado Springs! Click on the link above to see some pictures from the camp.

May 31st – Edmond, Oklahoma: Edmond YMCA Kids Triathlon

Edmond was the longest Kid’s triathlon I have done and it was tough! It was 200YD swim, 6 mile bike, and a 2K run. I finished 2nd overall from age 7-10, and 4th overall for ages 7-14. Here’s picture of my good friends from Edmond, Conner and Kelsey. Conner beat everybody, including all the 11-14 year-olds (he’s only 1 year older than me)! He is FAST!!

Check out this action shot sequence of me dismounting from my bike right before the dismount line! Conner’s Dad took these KEWL pictures!!

May 26th – Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas: Du for the Parks Duathlon (Adult and Kid races)

This was my first ever Adult race! I finished 1st in my age group! I also did the kid race afterwards, and finished 3rd overall to a couple of 11 year-olds. Here’s a picture of my Dad and I finishing the adult race. I edged him by less than a second! The second picture is my good friend Noah and myself after the kid race.

May 4th – Cedar Park, Texas: Cedar Park Kid’s Triathlon

Cedar Park was a tough course. I finished 3rd in my age group, and 4th overall. Here’s a picture of me with my good buddies (from l-r) Jeremy, Ryan, Nathan, myself, and Jacob. Nathan won the USAT Nationals in 2006 as an 8 year-old. He is FAST!

April 26th – St. Petersburg, Florida: Meek and Mighty Triathlon

I did pretty good for the first the first triathlon of the year. I finished 5th out of 40 in my age group (9 year-olds). I missed third place by 5 seconds! This is a picture of my two good friends Katelin and Timmy from Jacksonville, FL.

February 24th – Austin, TX: PURE Austin Pace Bend Road Race

This was my first ever road race! My Dad put me in the wrong race, and I had to race against 10-14 year-olds instead of kids my age! Look at the picture below…They are twice as big as me!! I held my own for the first 6 mile lap, but the second 6 mile lap was very tough. Who said Texas as flat? We were in the hill county of West Austin! If I would have been in the correct race (10 & under), I would have finished First or Second to my buddy Ryan, whose pictured below at the Cedar Park Triathlon.

 Plus I would be doing several Sara Lee Iron Kids Series Races, but they apparently will not have any this year for some unknown reason.  Click the above link for past Sare Lee Iron Kids (Ironkids) Results.

UPDATE!!  Ironkids will start racing again next year!!  You can view the news series at the official IRONKIDS website!  They have changed the format for next year as well:

 IRONKIDS: race information

 This is a picture of the top five from the 9 year-old division.  My friend Conner Shanks won this age group.

 This is a picture of me, Conner, and Seth Rider, the overall winner for the 7-10 year-olds.  Seth finished 6th in the nation at the 2007 USAT Youth Nationals for the 9-10 year-old group in Wisconsin Dells, WI.  These two guys are FAST!!

My second event was the Memphis Thunder Racing Tri for Cory on September 20th 2006.  I finished 3rd in my age division.

My third event was the Kids Tri at the J in Dallas on October 22nd, 2006.  It was very cold (45 degrees) and I learned not to do any triathlons when its cold!

My fourth event was Craig O’Neal’s Jingle Bell run on December 2nd, 2006.  I finished with a time of 36:37. 

My fifth event was the Chili Du – Duathlon in Round Rock, Texas on February 11th 2007.  I finished 3rd in my age division.

My sixth event was the Little Rock Marathon 5K on March 4th, 2007.  It was COLD, a chiling 35 degrees when we started.  I achieved my personal best 5K time of 30:31.  This is a picture of me before the race with Governor Mike Beebe!

My seventh event was the Play Tri Kids Duathlon (run ½ mile, bike 3 miles, run ½ mile) on April 22 in Dallas, TX.  This was one of my favorite events. There were 51 kids from ages 6 – 11 in my age group that I was competing against.  I got stepped on starting out, and lost one of my shoes.  I did the first half mile with only one shoe!  When I got to my bike after the first half mile, my Dad helped me to my shoe back on.  By then, there were about 30-35 kids already in front of me on their bike.  When I came back on my bike, I was the second one back, with another 8 year old was on my tail.  For the last 100 yd’s of the last ½ mile, me and the other boy were neck and neck, and I decided to wait until the other boy made his move, and then I ran him down and edged him by 300^th of a second!  I finished 1st in my age division, and 2nd overall!  Below are links to the results.

 Overall  http://www.doitsports.com/newresults3/client/160331_194049_2007.html 

Age Groups http://www.doitsports.com/newresults3/client/160331_194050_2007.html

My eighth event was the Toad Suck 5K in Conway, AR on May 5th, 2007.  It was the first humid day in Arkansas this year, and it was a tough one!  I finished 2nd in my age division with a time of 31:26.  I also beat my Dad by 1 second!

My 9th event was the Jonesboro Kid’s Triathlon on May 12th, 2007.  I finished 1st in my age division and 2nd overall.  The kids I competed against for overall were from ages 6 – 11.

My 10th event was the Du For The Parks in Hot Springs on Memorial Day May 28th, 2007.  I finished 1st in my age division and 2nd overall.  The kids I competed against for overall were from ages 7 – 13.   

My 11th event was the Ronald McDonalds House Kids Triathlon in Jackson, MS on June 16th.  I finished first in my age group and 3rd place overall.  I tripped over a sign that marked the course and twisted my ankle.  I was able to hobble in and finish!

My 12th and 13th event was at the Sara Lee Ironkids Triathlon in Lawrence, KS and Allen, TX.  I finished 2nd in both triathlons in my age division.  Pictures to be posted soon!

Upcoming events are as follows (** are ones I will not be doing due to conflicts) :

 September 23th – Memphis, TN: Memphis Thunder Racing Kids Triathlon

October 28th – Austin, TX:  Iron Kids Triathlon  (largest series in the U.S.)