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When insurance boss and triathlete Tats Hoshina attempted to put together an elite threesome for the Bank of Bermuda Foundation Team Triathlon, he didn't have to look very far.

While others scoured the island to find the best runners, swimmers or cyclists to team up with, .. looked no further than his own household and his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.

And though he was never in with a shout of victory, Hoshina said competing with his kids made it one of the best races he'd ever done.

"It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. It was a dream come true to have a family team."

Hoshina's 13-year-old daughter Yuki took the first-leg - completing the swim in an impressive time of 14.47. The Tokio Millennium RE Chief exec was the cyclist with 11-year-old Kenyu Hoshina, the youngest athlete at the event, taking the final leg - a three mile race to the finish, which he completed in an equally impressive 27.09.

"Doing the race with my family was a completely different experience. It was definitely more of a fun thing.

"I'll aim to be a bit more competitive when I do the individual triathlon at the weekend. With this, I just wanted to enjoy it and not make a fool of myself infront of the kids."

Hoshina, a regular marathon runner and triathlete, said he had been impressed with how well his kids had done against largely adult opposition - finishing 53rd out of 76 teams.

"I wouldn't have minded if we had come last. But they did very well - particularly as the weather was so bad. I'm pretty sure Kenyu was the youngest one there. All the spectators were cheering him on."

"Soon I will be the weakest link. I keep training so hard to put off the day when they surpass me."

The overall event was won by the team of Nick Strong, Wayne Scott and Jay Donawa, with Donawa holding off a strong challenge from Evan Naude on the run to claim a two-second victory.

Naude, swimmer John Legge and cyclist Kent Richardson were second with Mike Cash, Garth Thompson and Riaan Naude third. Morgan Hopkins, Dee and Kim McMullen won the women's event.[[In-content Ad]]

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