2011 Training Duathlons

It's that time again, early season racing kicks off in just a few weeks with the start of the training duathlons. Dates for this year are:

• Round 1 -20th Feb in Rosses Point (2.5/20/2.5 -one for the bikers)
• Round 2 -6th March in Rosses Point (5/20/2.5)
• Round 3 -20th March in Lough Key (5/23/2.5)
• Round 4 -3rd April at Knocknarae (2.5/17/5 -hills all round)

The events will have a mass start but will be between male and female athletes in Rookie, Intermediate and Advanced categories. Above is a video of the bike route for Rounds 1 & 2; which will be the route for the 2011 Sprint Triathlon for anyone looking to get in some practice on the course. The Lough Key leg takes in the Boyle Triathlon route for some more full tri course practice (and builds up for the second annual Boyle Fire and Rescue duathlon on 1st May -click here for more info). Click here for a map of the Boyle leg run route, and you can download a map of the Boyle leg bike route here (.doc). A map of the Knocknarae route can be downloaded here.

Entry is 15euro for the series, which is as cheap as we can make it, and all competitors do one days marshalling (with bigger numbers in the club we need bodies on the roads to ensure safety!). The event should see some good racing judging by the numbers out and about this early in the year. We'll open up an online entry for the series next Sunday.