Clonakilty Duathlon On Sunday 19th September it may be said that all roads lead to Croke Park for the All Ireland Football final. However for those who are not travelling to Dublin all roads certainly lead to Clonakilty.
Clonakilty Triathlon Club present Clonakilty Duathlon, Sunday 19th September 2010, 10:30am. This is a Triathlon Ireland affiliated sprint distance duathlon. The 3km run-20km cycle-3km run is being run on one of the most scenic locations in Ireland. Entry is only €15 and registration is now open for Individual and Relay Teams. Pre-registration for the event is required, so to avoid disappointment book early. Closing date for entries is Thursday 16th September 2010.
Cash prizes are available for the top three male and female finishers, however Clonakilty Duathlon is catering for all levels of fitness, beginners to competitive athletes. Clonakilty Duathlon is on the same weekend as Clonakilty International Guitar Festival. So if you are aged between 16 and 80 years plus, why not dust off those bikes along with your guitars for the weekend. You can also enter as a relay team (one runner and one cyclist) if you want to share the workload. Even if you don’t want to bring a bicycle down for the weekend, bicycles can be rented at MTM Cycles, Ashe Street, Clonakilty for €10 per day. Contact Murph on (023) 8833584.
For more information on Clonakilty Duathlon see runireland.com (see link below or contact Colin Murphy on (086) 3046359 or Darragh Sheehy on (086) 8728447
https://www.runireland.com/events/clonakilty-duathlon
If you are not taking part, why not come down and support the competitors at Clonakilty Waterfront Development, The Bypass, (across from Spar). There will be live music to keep spectators entertained.