Скачать или смотреть Swim, bike, and run with the Lightning Warriors, Long Island’s youth triathlon team

Swimming, biking, and running are activities that most kids have done at one point or another.

However, when it comes to doing all three in one day, this might not be a common occurrence unless you’re an athlete with the Lightning Warriors, a not-for-profit triathlon team focused on making the sport of triathlon available to all young athletes.

Head Coach and Founder Noah Lam came up with the idea in 2016 when his eldest son wanted to compete with more kids instead of competing with adults.

"We’re here to help more kids get involved with the sport of triathlon," said Lam, who never imagined he would be coaching a sport he fell in love with when he trained for his first ironman triathlon in 2014.

"Getting in as many kids as possible, making sure it’s inclusive for all kids. Having the families get involved, making a bigger community, so they can be supported, and mostly just to have fun."

Lam has 80 kids on his roaster to compete and the majority of the ages range from as young as 7 to 15.

"I was nervous, it takes a lot of courage to keep doing it all, and I train every single day," said 12-year-old Eleni Astras, who joined the team as a first-timer.

"I feel great, I feel really good about myself, and I feel healthy and confident."

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