Friday morning i flew to Oklahoma City with my coach Marc for the PATCO junior championships. I was very excited to be picked by USAT for this race and also excited to compete against top athletes from South America, Central America, Carriabean, and North America.
As they called our names to the starting pontoone it sank deeper into the water with all the wieght of the junior athletes. The gun went off and we dived into the 69 degree, no wetsuit, swim. Immediately i am boxed in by all the great swimmers around me and just try to fight my way towards the front. I end up halfway through the massive pack of swimmers around the bouys. The knocking around in the water really sucks the life out of you. I exit the chilly water in about 26th position into the the first transition with many athletes around me. I run through T1 as fast i can and mount my bike to see the first pack forming about 50 meters ahead. I try and catch them but end up forming a pack of 5 with some athletes behind me. By the end of the 2nd lap of the bike im in a pack with 12 other juniors ready to head out onto the run. Unfortunetly I end up at the back of my pack into transition loosing some considerable time. I rack my bike and head out on the 2 lap 5k run and slowly reel in about 5 juniors. I finished 23rd overall and 5th American, so i am very happy with the result. I hope this is a sign for better things to come in ITU racing. Here is a link to the results http://onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=10777
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