West End Kids of Steel

We West End kids did this event today. It was an early morning for Kieran and he always goes to bed so late. So it was a bit of a struggle but he was looking forward to racing today.


It was the East End Kids Triathlon Club KOS. There will be photos of this years event on their site. So check back often.

It's a small venue, but it's so great for the kids. Everything is around the Birchmount Community Center and they swim in the wading pool that only goes up to an adults butt, and they ride their bike in a parking lot and run on the track. And the finish is in the field, which is astroturf.

This year Kieran did it with his buddy Xander.
They were in the same category, and an adult can assist, which was exciting for me. They were like lost most of the time and I stayed ahead of them to show them where they had to go.
Xander was riding his bike in and out of the blue pylons.

Even after they finished they were still lost.
Click me for more K.O.S. photos.

Next year I won't be able to assist them at all. So at least they have done it once. But there are volunteers that will help the kids out.




I promised them DQ, after the race, but it wasn't open until 11am.
We finally made it and these tri-athletes were digging away like it was another event.

Hey they got up early, worked hard. A medal is nice, but they deserved a treat.