A frenzy of young Hawke's Bay triathletes swam, pedalled and ran their way to the finish line at Frimley Park today.
Hundreds of the region's 7 to 15-year-olds turned out to compete in the annual Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon, either on their own or in a team.
Black Stick Kayla Whitelock, former Silver Fern Irene van Dyk and Black Fern Sarah Goss were out and about giving much-needed encouragement and every athlete received a free Weet-Bix breakfast to kick-start their day.
Waipawa Primary School student Nkosana Ncomanzi had already competed in three triathlons and hoped to compete in more.
"I did better than before. I think I went faster."