Total Life and the Southland Tri Club have been running this event for 21 years. How did it all start? We stepped up to fill the void that was left when the Weetbix Kids Tri Series exited Southland. Since then, it has become a mainstay event in the Southland calendar.
This year the turnout was superb! There were close to 350 kids who did the TRYathlon. We are blown away by the response, and as always, we loved seeing the satisfaction and smiles on the kids’ faces as they completed each leg of the TRYathlon.
For most kids, it is a great day out with a guaranteed t-shirt, bag, and medal. For us, it is all about getting a bunch of Southland kids into a fun and accessible multisport event. With the support of the Southland Tri Club and local Olympic medalled triathlete’s like Aaron Barclay, we look forward to continuing the trend to get more kids participating in triathlons and the associated sports.
We want to give a special shoutout to New River Primary and Newfield Park School who received sponsored entries. Upon completing the event the kids were excited and loved telling their class about it too! Here are some quotes from Newfield Park School:
“I like the running because I like running all the time.” – Kenji.
“Thank you for having us and I liked the running and swimming. All of it because the bike was amazing, because it felt like I was running. The swimming it was cold and warm and fresh and the running hurt my legs and killed me when I went to the finish line. God Bless. “- Saipani.
“When I was biking, running and swimming, I liked it. Thanks for paying for me.” – Kyamani.
To all our sponsors, thank you! We could not do it without you. Click here to see photos from our 2021 event. If you wish to get your own pictures of your kids from Debbie Fahey Photography here.
