Duathlon - Friday 22 February

On Friday 22 February we will be holding the St Francis of Assisi School Duathlon, at 9.45 am at Walter Park.

This is an optional event for Years 5-8 students. Those students competing and all non competing Kaupeka students will walk down to Walter Park leaving school at 9.00am.

To take part in this event students will need a helmet, a suitable bike* and to be able to ride confidently for approximately 9km.

The students who enter the competitive individual races of this event will be considered for the Duathlon held at Ruapuna Raceway on Monday 25 March.

*A large portion of the event held at Walter Park will be on grass therefore difficult on a road bike, however the event at Ruapuna is a tar-sealed track therefore more suitable for this type of bike.

The course that the children will run and bike around will be within the Walter Park grounds, and the distances will be approximately:

Individual
Year 5 & 6* Boys & Girls (competitive) = Run 2km – Bike 5km – Run 1km
Year 7 & 8* Boys & Girls (competitive) = Run 2km – Bike 6km – Run 1km

Team
Year 5 – 8 Boys & Girls (non competitive) = Run 2.5km – Bike 4km

*Please note that this event is now in year groups.

There will be an area coned off at Walter Park, which will be used as a transition area. This is where bikes will need to be dropped in the morning of the event (between 8.30 am and 9 am).

As this is an optional event we will be using senior students, who are not competing, as marshals for this event, and will not need parent help. However you are more than welcome to come and support your child while they compete. We would love to see you there.

If you have any queries or concerns about any of this, please feel free to email us at maree.scott@stfrancischch.school.nz

Those wanting to enter will need to have filled out this Google form by Monday 18 February.

https://goo.gl/forms/zstDul1jxWj6uqvB3