My Dad and I ran a 5K in Hot Springs on October 27th, 2007.  As you can see below, I beat him at the finish!!  I ran my personal best of 30:03 for the event.  It was a little cold at race time, a cool 45 degrees!!

 

I placed second in my age division at both Iron Kids events, the first in Lawrence, KS and the second in Allen, TX.  Below are a few picutres from the events.

Logan and Conner showing off thier muscles…… 

 Logan doing his best Hulk impersonation.

Logan relaxing before the big race. 

I finished in first place in my age group (8 year-olds) out of 26 other boys.  Also, I finished 9th out of 182 kids from the age of 7-10.  This first pictures is the top 5 from my age group.  Click here for the complete results.

 

 

 

 

 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!!

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.

Here’s the three video clips of me on Channel 11!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Craig and I showing off our guns!!

July was a busy month for me!  I had an overnight camp in Georgetown, TX (Austin area) during the 4th of July week.  The picture to the left is me and my good friend Ryan Brown from Austin, TX I met at the Triathlon camp.  He is an awesome Triathlete as well and very fast!!

The following weekend, I did the Shawnee YMCA Kid Triathlon in Shawnee, OK, and finished 3rd in my age division. 

On July 22nd, I did the Town North YMCA Triathlon in Dallas, TX and finished 1st in my age division.

Next week, I will be at the National Youth Championships in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin!  Wish me luck!!

 We want to thank everyone for your support of Logan’s Fundraiser run for the USAT National Championships in Wisconsin. 

Logan completed his 10K (25 laps) run in about 80 minutes.  Channel 4 came out to the track to film the event and they have the story and video linked on their homepage:  (direct link to the story: http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/?cid=57040 )   

Also, the local paper, the Benton Courier, did an excellent story on him in the Sunday Edition

If you would like to donate to his fundraiser, here are a few methods.  The first is using PayPal and the link is posted to the right.  Or simply mail a check to the following address and make it out to Logan:

Logan Gartin
9854 HWY 70
Benton, AR 72019 

All proceeds will go directly to getting him to the USAT National Championships in Wisconsin.

My first Triathlon was the Conway Kids Triathlon on August 12th, 2006.  I finished 9th in my age group.  After it was over, I asked my Dad “When is my next one”?  Since then, I have done 10 other events, including 3 - 5K’s!   The first picture below is me after the event with Craig O’Neal!

 

 

 

 

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.)