Kids compete in triathlon cut down to their size

Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The seventh annual Tri if you Dare Kids Triathlon gives local triathletes the opportunity to compete in a scaled-down version of the endurance test against athletes of a similar age.

On Sunday, Caleb Hudak came out on top at the Holland G. Mangum Recreation Complex in Seminole.

Hudak, 15, of Seminole, placed first overall in the upper division (ages 13-15), touching the wall in 21:34 to win the reverse course triathlon.

The race consisted of a 1-mile run, 4-mile bike and 150-yard swim.

Hudak outraced Zachary Quilty, who placed second in the 13-15 age group. Quilty, 13, of St. Petersburg, finished in 23:50.

Kyle Deschenes, 15, of Largo, was third in 23:57.

Summer Kanstoroom of St. Petersburg was the fastest female finisher at Sunday's triathlon. Kanstoroom, 13, clocked in at 23:42 to win the women's upper division race.

Caroline Condon, 15, of St. Petersburg, was right behind Kanstoroom in 23:58 to earn second place.

Alexis Stevens, 15, of Seminole, placed third in 24:26.

In the 11- to 12-year old race, Seminole 12-year-old Ryan Vanmiddlesworth claimed first place after crossing the finish in 24:21.

Vanmiddlesworth beat out Jared McFadden to the finish line. McFadden, 12, of Seminole, had a time of 25:01.

Reagan Quilty was the female champion in the 11-12 age group. Quilty, 11, of St. Petersburg, had a winning time of 26:09.

Leah Kunins, 12, of Gulfport, was second in 27:25.

Haley Nesto, 12, of St. Pete Beach, was third in 28:19.

In the 9-10 division, which featured a half-mile run, 2-mile bike and 100-yard swim, Coleman Inglima of Clearwater was the champion after finishing in 15:01.

Jared Kanstoroom, 10, of St. Petersburg, was the second male to cross with a time of 15:45.

Ava Sykes, 9, of Largo, won the female 9-10 division with a time of 15:21.

In the 7-8 age division, Mac Lastinger of St. Petersburg claimed top honors with a time of 17:24. He was 10 seconds faster than St. Pete Beach's Gregory Glasscock, who was second.

Kaci Anderson earned a spot in the top three in the female 7-8 race. Anderson, from Largo, placed second in 21:09.

St. Petersburg's Skylar Hedman was third in 21:34.

In the youngest division, Anna Cubito of St. Petersburg covered the quarter-mile run, 1-mile bike and 25-yard swim in 10:50 to win the female championship in the 5-6 age division.

Finley Harding of Seminole was second in 12:41. Largo's Marina Moyer was third in 12:58.

Micah Timberlake of Largo was the top local male in the 5-6 age division. Timberlake had a time of 11:23 for second place.

Sam Wagoner of Seminole was right behind in 11:24 for third place.

SUNSETS AT PIER 60: St. Petersburg resident Karsen Callahan finished second overall in the first installment of the Sunsets at Pier 60 5K racing series on June 3.

Friday, Callahan came out on top in his second attempt. The 34-year-old needed just 16 minutes and 40 seconds to cross the finish line first at the second Sunsets at Pier 60 5K race of the summer. Callahan won by 42 seconds.

Placing second was Kenneth City 22-year-old Mark Benjamin, who ran 17:22 to edge Buka Harris by seven seconds. Benjamin won the men's 20-24 year old age division.

Harris, 20 of St. Petersburg, placed third in 17:29.

Lisa Williams was the top local female across the finish line. Williams, 32, of Largo, ran 20:38, good for second place.

Donna Nesslar, 48, of Largo, clocked in at 21:27 for a third-place finish.

Hudson 15-year-old Kari Grippo ran 19:15 to win the female championship.

Age group winners from Pinellas County: (F10 and under) Annabella Mowry, Dunedin, 25:49; (M15-19) Sam Chandler, St. Petersburg, 18:06; (F15-19) Brianna Paczynski, Clearwater, 21:43; (M35-39) Joe Palmer, Palm Harbor, 20:05; (M40-44) Howard Feingold, Clearwater, 19:20; (F40-44) Dawn Sterns, Palm Harbor, 23:12; (M45-49) Keith Sawayda, Clearwater, 18:18; (M50-54) Ward Edwards, Largo, 21:35; (F50-54) Carol Bancroft, Safety Harbor, 22:59; (M55-59) Ron Murawsky, Clearwater, 21:02; (M60-64) Chris Zucker, Pinellas Park, 23:32; (M65-69) Duncan Cameron, Palm Harbor, 22:37; (F65-69) Millie Hamilton, Redington Beach, 29:42; (F70-74) Terri Sullivan, Tarpon Springs, 37:40; (M75 and over) Jack Gough, Clearwater, 33:41.

There were 262 runners who completed the second race in the Sunsets at Pier 60 5K series.

Bryan Burns can be reached at bburns@sptimes.com.

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