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Muritai School Tri Squad

There is an opportunity on offer for Year 6 and Year 7 students (2012) who would like to participate/compete in the sport of triathlon.  I would like to establish a Muritai School Triathlon Squad which would involve training for events this year and next.  If your child would like to be involved please email me asap.

The Big Idea:

I have been involved in the sport of Triathlon for 2 years.  I have competed in a range of triathlon races from Super Sprint, Sprint, Olympic and Half Iron distance events.  Triathlon is certainly a great lifestyle and the sport has grown massively in popularity recently, Auckland will host this years ITU World Championship race.  I believe that Triathlon can offer so many benefits for the students of Muritai School.  I would like to invest some time and energy into coaching and training a group of students who are interested in the sport of triathlon.

There are some requirements for eligibility into the squad to ensure that the time spent preparing is ‘time well spent’;

Requirements:

·      students must either be in Year 6  (2012) or Year 7 (2012)

·      students must be confident swimmers (already able to swim at least 100m)

·      students need to have access to all necessary triathlon gear e.g. swimming togs and goggles, bike and running shoes

·      students need to commit to training for specific events

·      students must commit to entering a number of events (negotiable)

Goal:

My goal for the Muritai School Triathlon Squad is to provide a fun environment where students are able to enjoy an active and challenging ‘sportstyle’.

(*’Sportstyle’ refers to a ‘lifestyle’ where sport is ‘the way of life’)

Events (available):

·      Muritai School Y5/6 Triathlon event, EOTC week, December 2012
     150m Swim, 4km Bike, 1.5km Run)

·      Scorching Bay: 26th January 2013, Scorching Bay, Wellington
     (Novice - Swim 100m, Cycle 6k, Run 1.2k)

·      Weetbix TRYathlon 2013: February, Huia Pool & Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

·      Contact tri series: 9^th March 2013, Wellington 
     (1-2-1 OR 3-9-3)

·      Contact National Schools Triathlon Championships: Thursday 21st March and 2013, Pegasus, Canterbury

(Year 7 Individual/Team 150m Swim / 8km Cycle / Run 1.6km)

(Year 8 Individual/Team 150m Swim / 8km Cycle / Run 1.6km)

Mr. McKay (mckay@muritai.school.nz)