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Triathlon Team 2007 In addition to playing basketball for his middle school, James is training for triathlons with the River City Speed team (sponsored by Bicycles Plus) and will be running track for his middle school this spring. Triathlon Season Update Video of Silicon Valley Tri James, competing for the River City Speed Youth Triathlon Team, finished in the top 3 in all 5 of his triathlons this season. James started the season (and his first official triathlon) with a 3rd place finish at the West Sac Tri in the Port of Sacramento. James' second tri was the Wildflower Triathlon down near San Luis Obispo. This was a huge event drawing competitors from all over the world. James competed in the Mountain Bike Division finishing 2nd to his buddy Jeroen. The third tri of the season was the Silicon Valley Tri in Cupertino. The 200M swim, 6 mile bike and 1.25 mile run was one of the shortest tri's he did all season. James has a great swim and bike but faltered a bit at the end of the run getting passed in the last 300 meters to place 2nd in his wave and 3rd overall. The next triathlon was the 2nd of the Tri for Fun series at Rancho Seco Park. This was the longest tri James did with a 800M swim, 16 mile bike and 3 mile run. James came out of the water in good position but held back a little too much on the bike. He had a great run making up quite a bit of ground on his strongest competitors who just happen to be his teammates. He finished 3rd to his teammates Robbie H. and Jeroen. James final tri of the season was the third in the Tri for Fun series. James did well in the swim and tore it up on the bike but cramped up on the run. Despite the trouble on the run, James was able to pull out the win earning the coveted Tri for Fun Championship hat! Mountain Biking and Middle School Track James also placed 2nd in points in the Prairie City Mountain Bike Series this summer and placed in the top three in the two Chanoko duathlons he competed in last winter. As for running, James had another successful middle school season finishing the season in 3rd place at the District Championships with a 5:02 in the 8th grade boys mile. Academics It deserves special mention that James finished middle school with a 3.5 or greater GPA for all four semesters of 7th and 8th grade. James is as good a student as he is an athlete.    |