When your grandmother has run the Noosa Triathlon 30 times like Bear Zuehlsdorff’s gran Jane Trotter has, it’s highly likely you’d want to try it out for yourself.
That’s what brought 13-year-old Bear with his mum Leith from Brisbane to Chaplin Park, Noosaville, on the weekend. After completing the 200m swim, 5km cycle and 900m run in the Noosa Superkidz Triathlon he decided it was “alright”.
Following in their parents footsteps was a common theme amongst the hundreds of kids who lined up at Chaplin Park to give it a go and have some fun.
Others came along because they thought it would be “fun” or to just “give it a try”.
Local boy Kade ticked the box on the triathlon as part of his aim “to participate in as many things as I can” and his friends Nate and Eamon entered because both want to be athletes when they’re older.
Whatever the reason, having fun dominated the event and everyone said they’d be back to do it again.
Chaplin Park was filled with excited youngsters and their families experiencing the action of triathlon without the pressure.
Children from seven years of age lined up with the younger group from 7-10 years completing a 100m swim, 3km cycle and 500m run.
With no times or placings recorded it was all about having fun and taking part and everyone was a winner, receiving a medal as they crossed the finish line.
