Swinford Tri Sports are a newly formed club whose main aim is to promote sporting activities in the Swinford area.
Why not make the Humbert Challenge your goal for 2010.
Sunday July 25th 2010
Half Iron Triathlon
1.9km swim, a 90km bike ride and a 21km run
RACE ENTRY CLOSES 11th July 2010!
Race commences at 9AM
Entry fee is €70 per individual and €90 per relay team
Sign on is the previous night at the Community Centre, Swinford from 5PM to 10PM
Dinners will be served all day and available when contestants finish
Distance – from Galway 56 miles; Dublin 130 miles (2 hrs 52mins); Belfast 162 miles; Enniskillen 78 miles; Cork 173 miles
There are only 13 days left until the Humbert Challenge!
Follow in the footsteps of General Jean Joseph Humbert and his French invasion force of 1798, as you tackle this tough and undulating Half Iron distance Triathlon across scenic County Mayo on July 25th 2010. Race across much of the route taken by the French forces on their historic "forced march" north of Lough Conn towards Castlebar taking in the challenging climb up the "Windy Gap".The route covers many historical towns and landmarks along the way as well as some truly epic scenery.Make the Humbert Challenge part of your history! The Humbert Challenge Half Iron Triathlon includes a 1.9km swim, a 90km bike ride and a 21km run
The festival will take place over the summer holidays in either late July or early August 2010. A calendar of events is presently being compiled and we hope that each sporting club in the area will get involved and run some event that will generate an interest and awareness of their clubs activities
more details available : https://www.swinfordtrisports.com/humbert.html
