A "perfect Dunedin day" set the stage for local children to run, bike and swim their way around Mosgiel.
Just over 1000 children took part in the annual Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids TRYathlon on the Taieri College grounds yesterday.
Sanitarium national marketing manager Pete Davis said the event was all about encouraging children to give it their best.
"We don't keep times, we don't keep places, we literally just want kids to have a try and we give everybody a medal," he said.
Local sports stars Anna Grimaldi, Holly Robinson and Ethan De Groot and Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich handed out medals at the finish line.
The weather had "turned it on" — blue skies and a light breeze made for excellent conditions, Mr Davis said."We couldn't be more delighted to have a thousand kids show up here with their families, having a great time. It's a perfect Dunedin day."
Plenty of events were aimed at children who excelled at sports, but the TRYathlon offered something different.
"What there is a lack of is good events for kids to just have a try and feel like they're really being rewarded for that achievement," Mr Davis said.
"And that is why we keep doing Kids TRYathlon, because we love to see kids who aren't necessarily the first to be picked in sports, but they come along here, they get a medal from a champion, and they feel like champions themselves, which they should do."
