You can see it in his eyes.
Even at the tender age of five, Tim Houston already has the guts and determination to be champion.
In his first triathlon nothing stood in the way of his desire to finish---not even his new prosthetic leg which he recently received from the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
At the local YMCA in Jacksonville, Florida Tim and his older brother tackled the 100 meter swim, 3 mile bike ride, and half a mile run like they were seasoned professionals instead of newbie triathletes.
According to the Jacksonville News:
"When it was his turn, he dropped into the water and off he swam passing, that's passing, other swimmers fairly easily. From there, Mom took him to the locker room where she helped him get his leg, the one he calls his Star Wars leg, on. He walked to the transition area, got on his bike and off he went again, with Mom running alongside.
Tim got his medal, a bottle of water and whole bunch of congratulations.
"He can do anything he wants," Dad said. And Mom Carolyn, who ran with him most of the way, noted that Tim was now a triathlete.
"I've never done a triathlon," she said. "But now he has."
As for Tim, he didn't have a lot to say. "What was the best part," he was asked, "was it finishing?" "Swimming," he said, "when I beat them."
You can read the entire story HERE and check out all of the photos HERE.