by Joel Getty
Triathlon Design for Kids
Triathlon Designs for Kids
Every parent wants to show off their triathlon prowess by clothing their unsuspecting kids with triathlete T-shirts and Onesies that declare how great they are. But I didn’t want to create the typical “My Mom/Dad is faster than your Mom/Dad” designs that are so cliche’d, so I took it a step further. With this kids design I wanted something more objective that kids could brag about their triathlete parents. “Faster” could mean any number of things, and might not necessarily be accurate. However, aerodynamics are measurable and easily verified.
For the graphic I really wanted a triathlon bike that looked like a proud kid had drawn it themselves with a crayon. It took some tweaking, but the crayon tool on CorelDraw finally did the trick and I love the simplistic aerobars, rear disc wheel, and carbon front wheel. I know I drew this myself, but I think it turned out great.
One of my greatest moments in triathlon came last year (2008) at the Savageman Half Iron Triathlon in Deep Creek Lake, MD. It is a relenting course with inclines up to 31% and almost 6000 vertical feet of ascents during the bike leg. The run is equally punishing with multiple hills and 13 miles of pain were just too much for me. I had to walk a good portion of the run and by the end of the race (nearly 8 hrs) I was cooked. But the really special thing that kept me going was seeing my kids at the aid station at the top of fire tower road. Seeing them in their little triathlon t-shirts and cheering me on was one of the main things keeping me going. At the end of the race my 2 year old even ran with me through the finish line which was awesome. In the future I hope to share more triathlon experiences with them and maybe they’ll even want to race. But in the mean time it’s enough to see them wearing the t-shirts I made for them.
The Kids Triathlon Designs are available on multiple products including T-shirts, Onesies, bibs, Teddy Bears, and more! Check out all my Triathlete T-shirt designs at the Triathlete T-Shirts Triathlon Homepage.