CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Farmington native and 2004 U.S. Olympian Kevin Eastler walked away from a field of 14 world-class racewalkers to win the 30-kilometer National Racewalk Championship held at the Olympic Training Center on Sunday.

Eastler, an Air Force captain, broke the American record in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 53 seconds while outlasting a field that included three other Olympians.

Norwegian Olympian Eric Tysse was second in 2:13.23.

The win marked Eastler’s third racewalking national championship, and establishes the Mt. Blue High graduate as a viable candidate for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team.