Dunedin Sanitarium Weet-Bix Tryathlon a Gold Medal Effort

The Dunedin 2013 Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon was a great success, with 1018 local kids aged 7 to 15 years taking part in the event, on 3 March at Memorial Park, Mosgiel.

Sporting celebrities including Alison Shanks, Sophie Pascoe, Aaron Barclay, Aaron Smith, Jodi Brown, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Stacey Peeters, Gina Crampton and Kate Shearer joined the local crowd at the event by cheering the kids on and handing out Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon medals at the finish line.

Pierre van Heerden, General Manager for Health & Wellbeing Company, said the event was a huge success and his team were very impressed:

“The Dunedin event was a fantastic morning, it was great to see kids giving the TRYathlon their best shot and trying for a personal best” says Mr Van Heerden.

“On behalf of Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon, I would like to thank the local Duendin community for their support and spectators for coming along to make the event special for the children involved”.

Over the past 21 years more than 240,000 New Zealand children have taken part in a Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon including New Zealand sporting heroes, Alison Shanks, Andrea Hewitt and Sarah Walker.

The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon holds the World Record for being the largest children’s sporting event of its kind in the world, and will travel to thirteen cities and towns throughout New Zealand in 2013.

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