Kingsley was all psyched up to participate in her second ever triathlon. The Sanitarium Weetbix Try-Athlon was held today in the Catani Gardens in Melbourne. There were 3200 competitors and an estimated 8000 spectators with the event supported by 350 volunteers ( mainly from local tri clubs).
It was an early start so Ahubby took Kingsley down to register, get her competitor bag and put her bike into transition. I waited for Mili and Phili to pick me up closer to race time. It was bitterly cool near the Bay and the wind had whipped up the waves. Not sure whether it was the cold , swell or the EPA warnings that led to the swim being cancelled.
The triathlon turned into a duathlon with very small waves being staggered in each age group to avoid congestion on the bike course. The picture above is of Kingsley exiting transition to commence the bike leg. The shortened race didn't matter to the thousands of kids who tried their best. As in most kids' races it didn't matter who came first it was about participation. At the end of the finish chute each competitor received a finisher medallion and certificate.
The excitement of the day was captured professionally on video by Uncle M, ably assisted by WStar on the digital camera. Ahubby's photographic outcomes proved impressive but that may have been more to do with the new Nikon D300 he was using!
4 comments:
Well done Kingsley. You'll be turning professional in no time.
Congratulations Kingsley! That looks like so much fun, in theory. I'm sure I'd be huffing and puffing and throwing up on my shoes a few hundred meters in, though.
Hawaii here we come!
It's a slippery slope. Weetbix one minute, Ironman the next.
Well done, Kingsley!
(And I'm soooo glad she didn't have to swim in the bay.)
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