Racing 795 Member Forum

Super sprint triathlon

This Friday evening at 7:30 pm sharp in Mt Wolseley Tullow
400 m swim(20 lengths )
16 km bike
3km run

We need 2 -3 people to volunteer to Marshall .???(90mins max)
1 for swim lane counting/ overall time keeping.
1 for transition to mind bikes.
1 for Mt Wolseley exit if we have extra body.

There are garmin connect links to both the bike and run route below.
Please make yourself aware of the route as there will be no marshalls on course.

Don has kindly arranged with the leisure centre 2 swimming lanes for a 30 min period, so we will be starting at 7:30 pm if your in the water or not!

If members wish to form a relay or just do some of it , it can be arrange. But please let me know before hand.

Please TEXT / CALL me if your COMING.
So I can have idea of numbers. Guests welcome.
Thanks to Don for the use of the facitities and all his help with bike/run routes.
Also thanks to Frank.

Bike route:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176444145
Direction: head to Ardattin and then turn left in village.

Run route:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178120789

sorry wont make this round PJ its clashing with the athletics county final, have a few under 7 competitors that wont forgive me if we miss it

I'm in - anyone else??????????????????

Sorry can't make it lads. Bed time for babas

Myself and Tracy are doing it too. Without the swim for Tracy.

i'll have a go at it!

Ok so we have :

Don
Frank
Fintan
Tracy
Ross
and myself

We have no marshals so make yourself familar with the bike & run routes.
You will need to bring some sort of footwear( Flipflops, runners etc)for the run from the pool to the bike.
Also a stopwatch to record your own time.

Meet in car park behind hotel at 7pm ish for sign on.(Where we did the transition work with Eamonn)
We will start on time at 7.30pm.

So how it go?

Who ever said triathletics are soft chaps?
Despite the wind and driving rain 5 hardy bucks pulled some quick times out of the bag tonight.

Total time
Don. 48:00
Pj. 50:50
Frank. 51:50
Fintan. 53:00
Tracy. 53:29




Leader board after rd1

Don. 80 points. (picks up the marshalling points)
PJ. 50
Frank. 40
Fintan. 30
Tracy. 20

A big thank you to Michael Daryl and Don and the fab Mt Wolseley Hotel spa and golf club
Thanks also to Frank Fintan and Tracy for turning up in such miserable conditions.

I hear the future of Racing 795 is secure as jnr racing 795 pick up medals galore in Ardattin tonight at the Co. Carlow under age championships

Well done all. Tough nite for spin and run