Our Duffy Role Model

Today, we had a Duffy role model assembly. Our Duffy role model was Myron Simpson, Junior Olympic champion who came second in the ominions and was placed fourth in the commonwealth games. Myron Simpson explained how he traveled to 25 countries through out his 25 years of cycling. He started cycling since he was 3 years old and he is very passionate about the food he eats and cooks.Myron showed us his different gear that he uses when he is cycling. He had his helmet which was air brushed with the NZ symbols and the silver fern. He had his cycling shoes with cleats on the bottom so that his shoes attach onto the pedal of his bike. Then Myron showed his silver medal that he won in Mexico. He also showed us his bike which is 7 kilograms and has very thin wheels. Lastly he showed us his skin suit. His skin suit looked small but he explained that the fabric used to make the skin suit was very thin and stretchy .All of Myron's gears are designed to be aerodynamic which means his gear was designed make him go faster. He also explained that before he traveled to different countries he would first read about the country and food they eat before traveling there. Myron also owns his own muesli factory and makes his own muesli called Myron's Muesli. Last of all, Myron asked us questions which we answered. The students that he chose to answer his questions got to come up next to him and had a special opportunity to wear his gear. Danny wore his silver medal, Honey wore his helmet, Mateaki wore his special shoes and Siueli wore his skin suit and got to ride his bike. I really enjoyed getting to meet such a wonderful athlete.