Centrals Duathlon 2014

DATE:    Wednesday 14 May 2014

VENUE: Ruapuna Raceway

TIME:  Reporting time 9.15am for participants and marshals in the carpark.

The race briefing will commence immediately after reporting at 9.15am.
The first race will commence as soon as possible after the race briefing.  
It is unlikely that any competitors who report late and who miss the briefing will be
accepted for racing.

Bikes must be left in transition until all competitors in all age
groups have finished their races.

CANCELLATION:  Phone 373 5058 for a message

Primary School Sports Information:
Rules
Map from 2013

Parent Help - Please complete the online form

How to get there:

Google map link

Whole School Duathlon and Triathlon

Well done everyone!
I was worried about the weather, but we had already put off the duathlon because of the heavy rain last week.

You are all such good sports.

I can't believe how tough you all are and how many of you swam in the school pool!
Thank you Mr. Pike for warming the pool up.

Brilliant supporting, great team-spirit and fantastic competition!  Definitely some good candidates for the GOLDEN SHOE. Make a nomination here CLICK

Triathlon results - scroll down

Triathlon Results

We have attempted to make these results as accurate as possible.  However, a few competitors finished early and had more than one result recorded.

Middle School Distances

4 Lengths of the pool + 6 Bike laps + 2 Running laps

Senior School Distances

6 Lengths of the pool + 8 Bike laps + 3 Running laps

Names highlighted in yellow identify the children going to the centrals triathlon on 12th March.  Good Luck.

Duathlon and Triathlon on Thursday 6th

Due to poor weather our whole school duathlon and triathlon will be on Thursday 6th March

Not Thursday now due to flooding around school.
Re scheduled for Tuesday 11th March
Fingers crossed for the weather.

First race - Year 3 Duathlon at 1pm

Whole School Duathlon - Triathlon

Whole school duathlon and triathlon challenge!

This is a maximum participation event.  Every house team earns points for participation and individual determination.

Wednesday 5th March  -  Week 5

Time: First starts at 1 pm sharp 
(Early lunch bell at 12.45pm)

Order of Events:
Duathlon year 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6
Triathlon year 3/4, year 5/6

Duathlon Challenge - Swim and Run
On the day the course will be marked by chalk and cones as well as being marshalled by the HOUSE CAPTAINS.

Distances:

Junior School - 1 loop of the pool + 1 lap of the running course

Middle school - 2 loops of the pool + 2 laps of the running course

Senior School - 2 loops of the pool + 3 laps of the running course

Instructions For the Duathlon

Year 3 children put a towel and shoes out at the spectator area then go directly to the pool for your swim.  The run is done in bare feet. To keep things simple there is no shoe transition.  Year 2 children leave for the start area once the first year 3 children have come through the finish. Leave clothing , shoes and a towel in the spectator area.  Walk to the pool via the senior playground (not the middle school door).

Instructions For Triathletes

All bikes and clothing for your swim, bike, run transitions need to be in place before 12.30pm on triathlon day.  Leave space between your bikes.  Lay all bikes on the ground.  Walk or jog with your bike in the transition zone (no biking).  Return your bike to the same place when your bike laps are finished.  Be careful at the bike crossing points - runners slow down and watch out for bikers.  

PS. Have some extra clothing with you. You will have to wait about an hour for your race. If it is cold you don't want to be waiting in just your togs!

Middle School Triathlon
Swim 30m - Bike 1.5 km - Run 600m

Championship Event - Senior Triathlon

Swim 50m - Bike 2 km - Run 1 km  

Transition Zone

All triathletes will be called up at the same time and asked to go to the pool.  The triathlon will begin once the duathlon is finished.
Triathletes do not compete in the duathlon as well.

Wear your house colours a hat and sunscreen.

Be ready to shout and cheer for your friends.

Bring your determination.

Canterbury Duathlon

Wednesday 15th May

A great sunny day for everyone who took part in the 

Primary Schools Duathlon at Ruapuna Raceway.

Provisional Results
at the bottom of this posting

I think Luka Phillips was our best Ilam performance - he was 6th in the 9 year old boys race.

 Jemima, Lydia, Coll, Ben

Emica, Luka

Scarlett, Dana, William and Caleb

 Over 750 children from Canterbury Primary schools took part.

Run 2 km - Bike 6 km - Run 1 km

  A Great Experience!

 Great Achievement

Special thanks to the parents that transported children to the event and looked after them while I was working in the bike transition zone.

Would you believe it?

Once we had packed away all the bike racks and all the children has gone, there where still about ten bikes left behind.  

All too small for me!

Well done on your success everyone.

Provisional Results

Primary Schools Duathlon

Wednesday 15th May

Ruapuna Raceway

Directions - How to get there

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Duathlon Writing

I lined up on the green grass waiting to get into the cold pool. Soon I got in and I began to swim, I swam in freestyle. I had to do two laps of the pool then I jumped out and ran. I overtook some fast people on the way out and I followed some arrows to the field I did two laps of the field while overtaking some girls on my second lap. We got changed into our clothes and went to watch other people.

I enjoyed the Duathlon and afterwoods I felt that I could do it again.

By Sam
Room 18

Duathlon Writing

In the Big Duathlon we ran so fast even I could run past green tree's and bushes and even little he's, it was a nice very friendly breeze of two laps in the pool to keep us cool not seeing any wool, hearing friendly delight I swam with all my might!

By Francie
Room 18

Duathlon Writing

We did a Amazing Duathlon, the middles and juniors are swimming, running and people were cheering and yelling so loud it was amazing and the pool was a Swirl pool and people had to run and swim 2 laps 

By Elijah
Room 18

Duathlon Poem

Swimming, swimming with all my might
I felt as if I could swim all night!
Up and out of the freezing pool
Start running
I'm not a fool.
Past the playground, past the flags, past the line!
I came in second, oh what a big surprise!

By Maddy - Room 18

What house are you in Maddy?
100 Points

My First Duathlon

We jumped into the cold pool and started to swim. 

We jumped out really quickly, I was as warm as a cannon ball, and started to run on a big run around the field with my slippery feet leaving wet footprints across the school.

Lots of people were cheering for me. 

It felt fantastic and really fun too.

By Hugh Ryan - Room 15
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100 house points for Waimakariri!

Triathlon Results

Please note:
All our best efforts where made to make the timing as accurate as possible for this event.  In some cases the timing might not be as accurate as your own personal timings for your child.

What is important is that all placings are accurate.

Proposed Centrals Team - see above chart - blue highlighter

Proposed reserve team - pink highlighter

Confirmation based on swimming ability.

Centrals Selection
The selection of a team for the Centrals is based on the performance of any individual compared to their respective age group.

And - the philosophy of giving as wide a range of students the opportunity to represent their school.

Students and Parents - Please Note:
The swim for the Centrals Triathlon is a serious 75 metres of swimming in deep cold water.  This swim is a test of individual character as much as individual swimming ability.

Our school triathlon is a good indicator of our best runners and cyclists but it is does not provide an adequate challenge for the swim component when compared to the Centrals Triathlon.

Some children who performed well in our school triathlon might not be able to swim sufficiently well to  enter the Centrals.

House Points

Here are the House Points for the Determination you all used during your duathlon or triathlon competition.

Our Senior Swimming Sports focus is Competition.
Take part and compete to be the best you can be.

Writing Competition

21st February 2013

Sports Blog - Writing Competition

Got a great Determination story from yesterdays event!

Did you see some cool action as people sprinted for the finish?

Write a report - a description or a poem - retell your duathlon or triathlon experience.

The best reports (as decided by our panel of judges) will be published on the Sports Blog. 

House Points for every entry - Best writing from each age group = 100 house points!

Hand your writing in to Room 4 next Thursday or Friday.

Duathlon Organisation

Duathlon Triathlon

Teacher Responsibilities

Mick – Starter

Gill – Pre Start Marshall

Felicity – Exit safety

Gretchen – Finish + Triathlon time results

Jo – Triathlon bike transition

Karina – Pre – Pre start organisation – call groups to leave spectator zone for Pre Start

Elizabeth – photography

Ian – event setup and coordinator on the day

All other teachers

Have your children ready with their togs on under their clothes before lunch.

Organise them appropriately so that they can put their clothes shoes and a towel in a class line.  Location: as per emergency drill – pre numbered chairs will be put out for you. We can use the blue tarpaulins if you don’t want to put clothing onto the grass.

This area is the Spectator Zone.

Duathlon - Triathlon

Thursday 21st February

Support your House Team

SHOUT and CHEER for others

BE PART OF IT!

Duathlon - Personal Challenge and Determination

Safety:

• wear hats when not competing
• wear sunscreen
• stay in the spectator zone when not competing
• be ready to leave quickly for your start when a teacher tells you to go
• listen to teachers instructions
• all duathlon races will be run without shoes - leave your shoes with your clothes
• possible hazards will be marked with chalk, covered with carpet or marked by a cone

Order of Events

• There will be an early lunch from 12 until 12:45 pm.
• Change into your togs before lunch and have your clothes over the top.
• When the end of lunch bell rings be changed ready for your race and line up outside your class.
• Keep your top on until you go to the pre start zone

Junior School Teachers - take your children to the spectator zone - leave all your clothes in a line with your class number as per earthquake lines then go directly to the pre start zone ready to start at 1 pm.

Once competitors have finished go back to your class line and collect your clothing.
When your whole class has finished you can go and change back into your clothes.
Wait for your teacher.
Only leave the spectator zone by the marked EXIT.

Once you have changed you are welcome to come back to support other duathlon and triathlon competitors.

Middle School Teachers -  take your children to the spectator zone - as junior competitors finish their race you will be asked to leave via the EXIT point to go to the pre start zone.  Your race will start as soon as the juniors have finished.

Senior Duathlon - your race will begin as soon as the middle school competitors have finished.  Be ready to leave your clothing in the spectator zone once a teacher tells you to go.

Senior Championship Event - Triathlon

Your race will begin once all the duathlon competitors have started.
Important
Triathletes need to leave their bikes and race clothing (including shoes) in the transition zone before any races begin.
Have extra clothing with you to wear while you wait for your race.  Leave this clothing in the spectator zone when you go to the pre start zone.