paisley and shankly took part in their first kids' triathlon today, aptly titled `the weet-bix kids TRYathlon'. we thought it will be a good opportunity to expose them to a more active lifestyle in australia.
the distance is manageable; shankly did a 200m open sea swim, 6km cycling and 1km run. paisley who's in the 10years old age group did left than that. both survived and enjoyed the experience.
we trained a fair bit for the event. we cycled and run around our neighborhood a couple of times a week and also swim once a week for about 4 weeks leading up to today. since it is their first try at triathlon, we didn't take any chances and it is also good to inculcate the habit of preparing for something.
the event is held at st. kilda. the sun was out in force, the crowd is great (more than 2000 registered kids triathletes) and the atmosphere were really good. shankly and paisley were joined by the children of some of our family friends, so it was a good sunday outing for us overall.
shankly at the finishing line with his finisher's medal
paisley getting ready for her race
...kids at the eventsoccer player showing his juggling skills in one of the many fringe events there.
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