Juma Mouchette shaved nearly 32 seconds off his personal best time to claim the bronze medal in the Under-20 boys 5000 metres on the final day of the Carifta Games.The 17-year-old Berkeley Institute student ran a smart race before crossing the finish line at the National Sports Centre in a time of 16:13.41, much to the delight of the home crowd.Determined not to make the same mistakes that cost him a place on the podium in the 1500 metres, Mouchette ran within himself for most of the race before eventually breaking away from compatriot Dage Minors on the final lap to claim the bronze.“I made my move on the last 300 metres,” Mouchette said. “I let Dage go in front of me and ran behind him and said to myself ‘if he doesn’t go then I have to go’.“I went and he didn’t come with me, so I just kept going.”Minors, who finished fourth in a time of 16:23.80, said he wanted to medal but just didn’t have the legs to carry him onto the podium.“I didn’t really have a game plan going into the race because I didn’t know how I would fair in the 5000 metres as my main event is the 1500 metres,” he said. “After the fifth lap I decided to ride it out.“I wanted to medal but couldn’t manage that, so I am disappointed with that.”Mouchette, who also plays football for Devonshire Cougars, said winning a medal in front of the home crowd was a “wonderful experience”.“As a runner it’s a wonderful experience because running in Bermuda we do not have this crowd with us,” he added. “Coming around on both sides (of the stadium) each lap was as if they were behind us pushing us because I didn’t feel tired the whole race.“I felt tired afterwards but my adrenalin was pumping and the drums were going and it was a great feeling knowing the country was behind us one hundred percent.”Mouchette said he cherishes the bronze medal won on home turf more than the one he earned at the 2010 Carifta Games in the Cayman Islands in the 1500 metres.“This is the most special because Carifta Games in Bermuda is wonderful and out there (overseas) you don’t have the whole crowd behind you,” he added. “It’s a wonderful experience showing Bermuda that we do have athletes that can compete on the world stage.”Recording a personal best, Mouchette said, was an added bonus.“When I qualified I ran 16:44 and came down here and ran 16:13.41, ” he added. “Like I said before when you get onto the bigger stage you raise your level of ability.”Jamaica’s Orane Wint won the gold medal in a blistering time of 15:27.05 while the silver medal went to Trinidad’s Nicholas Landeau who covered the distance in 15:54.64.