This year I did the same as last year for our New Years Eve Practice. We did the Biathlon again. The Thanksgiving Biathlon has become more of a practice to this one. Due to the miscounting the laps on the Turkey burn-off Biathlon, I had some parents come out and help count the laps running. The swimming portion I kept track of, and the kids did a much better job. There was a clerical error which resulted in most of the swimmers running an extra lap, but the kids seemed to be unphased by it.
The biathlon ended up being 11 laps around the soccer field (this is probably close to 3 miles) they then transition by running to the pool and getting preparing to swim. The swim is 2500 yards. 100 Free, 100 IM, 200 Free, 200 IM, 300 Free, 300 IM, 400 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free.
Some of the swimmers don't like the biathlon, by the majority of them enjoy the challenge of the event. They do feel accomplished, and they like to see where they finish. The Biathlon is great aerobically, but it has become fun because I really try to promote it as a fun challenging event. It is cool to see the swimmer accept the challenge as being fun, and push themselves to do their best. I think that this is one of those big things that my group is to learn and to develop the work ethic to see the fun in pushing oneself and challenging themselves.
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