Junior triathlete Lukas Verzbicas of Orland Hills, Ill., showed why he’s one of the top young runners in the world, running away from the field at the 2011 ITU Junior World Championships in Beijing, China. Verzbicas returned to triathlon for the summer to win the gold medal for teammate Kevin McDowell, left, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year. For more coverage of the event, check out At the Races on page 82.