It’s not quite Nationals, and it’s not exactly bike racing, but CBRC juniors Joe and Katy Toth forayed into the triathlon world this summer and brought home some trophies.
In the Skyhigh Kids’ Offroad Triathlon at Grafton State Park on July 19, Joe, 13, was first out of the swim and transition, smoked the 5k cycling section in 16:48 and cruised to first place overall in 20:38, 2:22 ahead of the second place finisher. The next day in the Xterra Triathlon, Joe rode the 20k mountain bike course for the third place TEAM SHAPE in 1:06:52, 25th out of the 76 competitors who completed the bike course.
The Fronhofer Tool Kids Triathlon in Lake Lauderdale on August 1 was on the road. Joe came out of the swim in second place and, managing to dodge sheriff’s cars, ambulances, pedestrians and kids in the 7-10 division on the “closed” road course, built a lead of almost two minutes and held on in the run to finish first overall in 27:33, 1:11 ahead of the next finisher.
Katy, 11, was at speed skating camp and missed the Skyhigh, but at the Fronhofer she was the female leader through the bike and into the run and finished fifth overall, second female overall and first in her age group in 30:28.
Already doing camps and dry-land training for speed skating, Katy will also run cross-country and try to fit some of the NYCROSS cyclocrosses into her schedule. Joe has started football practice and is setting his sights on the Verge New England cross races this fall.

-Gary Toth