2010 TryAthy report

Thanks go to Cathriona Fallon for this report on last Saturdays TRY Athy. She was one of three club members (Jenny Murray and Clare Murphy made up the rest of the team) who completed the course; finishing the event in just over one hour.

“The tri Athy event was completed by three Sligo Tri club members on Saturday the 5th of June. It consisted of a 400m swim downriver, a 16km cycle and a 3.6km run. It was completed with ease and would be a great confidence booster for the beginner triathlete. It was a well organized event and it would be a great option for those of you who are nervous in the water. This element was very easy and you could in fact stand in the water at all times if you needed to!!! The cycle was a bit awkward in that you circled the same route twice which I found very monotonous, it was not without effort but the weather was perfect so there was none of those west of Ireland gales to contend with! The run was lovely if on a bit of a rough surface. The last 2km were completed along the banks of the river. You got a free dinner afterwards and a cool dri-fit t-shirt. The only disadvantage with this event is that you register in the early afternoon but the event did not begin until 5pm which means a long wait around. However, I get the feeling that this is the way with these events anyway. One strong piece of advice I would give though is to try if possible to experience river/lake swimming at least once before a real event as some were panicking and uncomfortable with the blackness and cold of the water. It is that bit different to sea swimming so only for my abled assistant Cecilia brought us out beforehand I probably would have been unnerved aswell!. A recommended category for those of you that want to get started on the triathlon circuit!!”

Full details and race results are available form the TriAthy homepage.