A warming day

We got up at 6.45am to get to Queenstown for 8.20am in order to be ready for a 9am start. Turned out registration opened at 9am, event started for the 5 year olds at 11am, with ours competeing after 12 noon!!!! AS is the becoming the case, we had a lovely social day, with lots of people we have come to know. Michaela's wee brother Max was there with his team of Finn's school mates. Ollie and Janet were there with their children, who were doing the triathlon as individuals. Vicky's Dad had brought the boys team down (his son Jack in the team) and Michaela's mum, Kate, had brought Meg and Vickys' friends to shop in the Metropolous. So all the children were very happily occupied as we waited for the age groups from 5 to 13 to complete their challenges. Spook had met Chris, Vicky's Dad at yesterdays event as he was in a kayak, looking after his safety! We watched how Kiwi Triathletes are formed, with kids getting out of the water and onto bikes just relieved of their stabalisers! Good camaraderie between the boys team and the girls. All children gaining podium places for their events, including Ollie and Janets children and Spook having to adjust to the fact that he was the only ahtlete not to get on the podium this weekend. (The girls and Finn were the only mixed team - pretty chuffed with that, they were too.)