The McDonalds Duathalon

At South Hagley  park on Sunday the 5th of April something occurred that involved run,bike and run. Can you guess what happened?... The McDonalds Duathlon!

When I got there I found Sam first then Matt,Ben,Alex and Tom.

Time to go, we all went down to the start line, at the start line we saw people from our sport teams on Saturday.

"HOOT!" down to the start line,"HOOT!" time to go.

In the end the hardest part was cycling on the gravel and Matt came 9th.

"It was really exciting I hope I have time to do it next year" Johny,10

"It was awesome I was tired when I got  off my bike I will do It next year" Sam,10

"My legs were aching when I got off the bike for the run" Ben,10

"On the 500m run my legs felt like they were going to fall off" Alex,9

"I reckon it was fun, but it was hard biking on the gravel"Tom,10

"It was hard running on the grass and  biking on the gravel but when I finished I was really proud of myself"Matt,10

The Meridian Bike Jam

I woke on a relaxing sunny Sunday morning up and ready for a huge rampaging MERIDIAN KIDS BIKE JAM!
"Come on kids lets go" said Dad,Oh my god he was all ready.
Passed the airport,passed the mini train track,passed the vintage machinery museum,we were here at Mcleans Island and we were second there.
As the crowd started building up I started seeing different bikers from simple kids with helmets and sneakers to bike maniacs with full head helmets and padding all over their body.
Then Sam came "ya ready Johny!?"he said.
"Nine year olds and over please report to the start line"boomed the loud speaker,that was us.
Sam was right next to me and we were ready to go "GO!" we were off with a hiss and a roar.As we started making our way up the track I started pulling ahead of Sam, but he was caught in the slow pack, then I stopped I waited for Sam there he was, we were going to finish the race together.
Man when we finished our race we were really proud

Can't wait till next year.
by Johny