Hervey Bay Triathlon Club
HBTC
The Hervey Bay Triathlon Club welcomes juniors from age 5. The focus for kids aged 5 to 12 is on having fun, participating, and learning about the sport of triathlon. We encourage good sportsmanship and volunteering by way of handing out water during the senior races. The kids love doing this and have a lot of fun. 2024 sees us include some basic training for our juniors, this is based on core skills to allow our growing athletes to enjoy the sport safely while minimizing injury.
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We pride ourselves on developing our junior members as community focused well rounded individuals.
The safety of your kids is our priority at all times. All juniors race on closed roads or at off street locations that are manned by Traffic Control staff or volunteers. Water safety is provided by the local Surf Life Saving Club. If at any time the water conditions do not appear completely safe, we will cancel a swim leg.
Juniors aged 12 and over, who show an interest in further training and reaching their potential in the sport of Triathlon, may be able to participate in free coaching sessions with our coach Brian Harrington. Brian is a qualified Level 1 coach, Triathlon QLD coach and also a QLD Schools Coach. He has over 30 years experience and has twice been awarded Triathlon QLD Junior Coach of the Year. Brian has coached many successful junior athletes such as Matt Hauser, Toby Powers, Charlotte Davies, Dylan Smith, Hayden Smith and Jake Perkins just to name a few.
Some of our juniors achievements include 8 National School Triathlon Champions, Junior Youth Olympics selection, World Junior Elite Championships, an Australian Junior Series winner, Oceania Champions, plenty of State School Champions and a Commonwealth Games and Olympic Representative . For more information on junior coaching please contact us.
2024 -2025 Junior U12 duathlon series
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Program as follows:
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Thank you to all the awesome parents and kids that have contributed to what has been an outstanding addition to the Triathlon Club race calendar. Please note we'd love to have more members however club membership is not mandatory to race.
Due to committee workload the Junior Duathlon series has been put on hold at present. Please reach out on the club website contacts or via Facebook if you'd like to help out.
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This is a dedicated race series to allow our U12 juniors to enjoy outdoor activity and get a taste for race conditions. Purely designed as skill development and exercise, we're sure some competitors will keep track however the race organizers will not be posting results. Not sure how comfortable your child will be? We are understanding of this and are happy to support those that decide on the day to spectate and help out as volunteers. Sometimes it just takes exposure to the other children competing to create that special motivation!
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Cost: $5 per race
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Race Distances:
U12 1km/2km/1km
U10 500m/1km/500m
U8 100m/200m/100m
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3.15 pm Arrival/ set up
3.30 pm Registration open
3.50 pm Training session
4.20 pm U8 race
4.40 pm Under 10’s race
5.05 pm Under 12’s race (or run with U 10 pending numbers)
5.30 pm Pack up
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Can I have a refund or deferral if my child doesn't compete: As a small team keeping the entry cost very low, unfortunately we'll be unable to defer registrations or refund if unable to compete.
Is there pressure to win?: The race series has been created to help our juniors develop confidence, learn bike and running skills in a safe environment and to generally get outside and have fun. Some may keep track of who finished where but the race organizers won't. We will be awarding medallions to those competitors that complete the series and special recognition for the juniors who have engaged with the sport, their peers and invested that little extra to help set up and pack away the race.
Does my child or family member need to be a HBTC member?: Non Triathlon club members are welcome to compete.
Can my child compete in the U12 as a U10: Any child at a competitive level that does not pose a safety risk within the older group can compete.
What's the youngest age that can enter: We would suggest a starting age of approximately 5, although some children do blossom early. Come see us at registration and we're happy to chat, first and foremost safety is our priority.
Is registration hard?: No, follow the link, set up a profile and away you go! Keep in mind the email address becomes the primary log in for each competitor for future registrations.
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contact us via the website link for any further information.
NEW LOCATION
The junior duathlon is now based at the "Aero precinct" next to the Hervey bay Airport/ access via
Don Adams Drive.
New Course Layout
Correct cornering example
Foot down on corner/ turn around (incorrect)
Foot elevated on corner/ turn around (correct)
