Wexford Tri Club Pikeman Tri - Rosslare 6th July

[Lou Lou]

im in for the full thing now the relay didnt work out, so unlike u paul im dodgy about the swim and looking forward to cycle and run, looks like good whether so at least the sea might b calm

[pjd]

Best of luck tomorrow folks.
Given the gale that was blowing the last day you should take a few minutes off your pervious course time John.

Just heard that Fintan is also going now. #revenge

[t redmond]

Best of guys

[don]

Best of luck guys, lots out this weekend

[BShaugh]

fair play all, great to see a bunch from the club supporting our neighbouring club.
How was it?

[pcoulahan]

Given that Don has posted a race report for Athlone and on one else seems to be doing one for Pikeman..............

Four 795er's made the short trip to a hot and sunny Rosslare last Saturday for the Pikeman OD race - Me, Fintan, John and Louise (despite what the results say I did not race in Tralee TC colours). I think this was Louise's first OD race?? Registration was easy, transition had loads of room, the briefing was straightforward enough (jaysus that Eamonn Tilly loves the sound of his own voice) and the sea was calm - what more could you ask for

Swim was out, along the shore and back into transition. Water was warm and calm although I thought it smelled a bit . I went of course a bit on the swim but other than that all ok. Out in 22 mins dead; Fintan in 24.38; Louise in 28.55 and John in 32.43. The course looked a wee bit short to me (although I've been told it was 1,400-1,450m) and there was a bit of a following current for parts but I'm still delighted with that time.

Into T1 and I could see I was ahead of Fintan, now how long will that last? Out onto the bike and this is where I had to be careful. I've cycled less than 50kms since my last Ironman last August, so I wasn't too sure how the legs would hold up to a 40km ride. Route was as flat as I've ever raced on and the surface was great over most of the course. The route took us from Rosslare to the ferry port and back to just outside Rosslare with two laps of this route. Fintan caught me about 15kms into the bike and at the turnaround at the end of lap 1 I could see John and Louise were not too far behind. I took it easy on lap 1 to keep the legs happy and then pushed hard on lap 2. The gaps between us all seemed to be keeping steady. Fintan completed the bike in 1.10.03; John in 1.11.45; Me in 1.13.51 and Louise in 1.30.00. Happy enough with that time considering my lack of training. Bike route was 39.9kms.

Just the 10km run to go and the heat was starting to build. The run course was hilly enough with twists and turns. I just concentrated on keeping a steady pace and making sure I stayed ahead of Dempsey There was no way I was going to catch Fintan (he ran the first 5km in a few seconds over 20 minutes). There were a few sufferers on the run course, I ran with one lad for a who who kept stopping to puke. Run route was exactly 10kms. Fintan did the run in 40.57; Me in 44.00; John in 44.10 and Louise in 52.47.

Over all:
Fintan 2.17.44
Peter 2.23.21
John 2.30.57
Louise 2.55.34

A great day out and a big well done to Wexford Tri Club for one of the best run races I've ever done.

[johnd]

Nice report Peter
This was a really well organised and very very spectator friendly triathlon
The surface on the bike course is great, it's just a little exposed to wind but that's no biggie
The two lap setup on both the bike and run course makes for great racing as you get several chances to check out those around you
I hope it's back next year, and maybe the lads in Wexford could apply for NS status?
Hopefully I'll have learned how to swim by then as well

Definitely one to bring the family to

[DavidF]

Well done lads and lady

[BShaugh]

Thanks for the report Peter, great swim time btw

[don]

Well done guys, serious splits and overall times all round.