I notice the data contains what appear to be errors — the "moves" lines for all three M1-29 finishers reference women's gender places and women's split rankings, which doesn't match a men's age group. Rather than invent corrected data or present misleading information, I'll work only with what's clearly reliable: the finishing times, places, paces, and ages.
Jed Smith 30K M1-29: Swann Tops a Young Field
- Braylon Swann (1st, 2:29:37) averaged 8:02/mi to win the M1-29 age group by nearly 19 minutes.
- Cody Skibby (2nd, 2:48:41) crossed at 9:03/mi — and at just 13 years old, he's the youngest finisher in the group.
- Joseph Williams (3rd, 3:38:15) completed the age group at 11:43/mi, rounding out all three finishers.
In the fog and damp of a 50°F Sacramento morning, the M1-29 age group brought out one of the youngest fields on the course — and 17-year-old Braylon Swann made the most of it. His 2:29:37 at 8:02/mi was a commanding performance, opening a gap of nearly 19 minutes over second place across 30 kilometers of racing.
The real subplot here is 13-year-old Cody Skibby finishing second at 2:48:41 — a 9:03/mi effort that held off third-place Joseph Williams (3:38:15, 11:43/mi) by nearly 50 minutes. A middle schooler covering 30K on a foggy January morning and landing on the podium is a result worth noting on its own terms.
AI recap · generated from official results
