- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A start line
- A bike slalom of cones
- A transition mat
- A finish line
The change area; a timed loop.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Ride a short loop in an easy gear.
- Rack the bike, take the helmet off and start running with short, quick steps.
- After a minute, let the stride grow to normal.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Ride a short loop in an easy gear.
- Then start running with short, quick steps.
- A relay triathlon in teams, with short legs.
How much: 3 bricks
Short quick steps for a minute
Aquathlon
The rules
Swim 25 or 50 m, then run 100 to 200 m on the grass; finish at an even pace.
- Each swimmer says how they will pace it: "easy start, faster finish"
- Swim 25 or 50 m with adults watching the pool
- Get out, put on shoes and run 100 to 200 m
- Time the swim and the run separately
Fair play: Faster swimmers start last.
- Points
- 1 point for finishing; 1 point if the run is no slower than the plan said; 1 point for a calm, safe transition.
- Fouls
- A time penalty of 10 seconds: running on the pool side; shoes not done up; cutting inside a course marker
- Win
- Everyone who finishes with 3 points wins.
- 1
- 2
- 3
Complete 1 mini triathlon at an easy pace without stopping.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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