We’ve started planning next year’s Fulton Swim School Franklin Primary Schools Triathlon (FPST) and thought we’d give you a heads up……
The date is set for: Friday 10 March, 2017 at Clarks Beach starting at 9.30 am.
AGAIN THIS YEAR: We are ONLY accepting on-line registration and payment via the Fulton Swim School website – Go to
www.fultonswimschool.co.nz/triathlon.htm and click on the Triathlon Online Entries button. You may choose to enter some of your students this way and collect cash from them, but remember you must have parental/guardian consent. All other information can be found under this button. There will be no postal entries. Otherwise, if any of your families cannot do the online registration and payment due to no computer or credit card, then send them along to the Fulton Swim School office at Patumahoe School or Puni School where Daniel and his team can help them out.
Limited entries: To keep our event safe and FUN for all participants and their supporters, the committee has placed a limit on the number of entries for next year. This has been set at 430 and once we reach this number, we cannot accept any further entries. Please make sure you register in plenty of time so that you won’t miss out.
What’s new? There will be a modification to the way we time next year’s event as we’ll be using electronic timing chips that will be attached to the student’s race number bib. This is a little different from the transponders they had to wear around their ankle last time. They’ll collect their race number bib at registration on the day and then attach it to the front of their t-shirt. After their swim, they’ll enter transition and must put on their t-shirt with race number attached before heading out on their bike leg. And bonus … they get to keep their race number once finished!
And back by popular demand: Four triathlon training sessions with Auckland Council at Bledisloe Park from 4-5 pm on Tuesday 14th, 21st and 28th February, and Tuesday 7th March.
All registration information, training programmes, and course map can be downloaded from the Fulton Swim School website
www.fultonswimschool.co.nz Entries need to be completed on-line with payment, by Wednesday 1st March 2017 and again this year, we cannot accept late entries.
*Note from Mrs Rolfe- After a most successful 90 entries this year I would like to see 100+ for 2017. We will train at school and have our practice day for the newbies. For those children with serious ambitions training needs to begin in the holidays. Thank you to all our parents and caregivers who have given the children such wonderful support during the year. Have a wonderful Christmas and holidays and then back into again in 2017!
