Dublin Docklands Aquathon on 17th Aug

trihard

3-Rock Tri Club (new tri club is South Dublin and North Wicklow) is delighted to announce the opening of the Dublin Dockland Aquathon.

The aquathon (750m swim and 5k run) is to be held on Sunday the 17th of August and all proceeds go to the Bray Cancer Research Charity. The event will be based around the Grand Canal Dock Basin and entries are available from www.aquathon.ie

See you there for what promises to be a great event for a very good cause.

trihard

Registration for this event is now open online on www.aquathon.ie. Any questions, drop a line.

liamo

I couldn't see mention of a start time on the website.

Can you clarify?

Thanks


Liam

trihard

Thanks Liam, race start time is 10:00 a.m. on the Sunday 17th August.

trihard

Registration is still open for this event on Sunday August 17th and registration can be completed on www.aquathon.ie

trihard

Race is still open for registration .....

trihard

Hope everybody is having / had a great Bank Holiday weekend and that you enjoyed the racing (if participating) over the weekend. Any comments or questions on this event, give me a shout.

niall2j

Hi Trihard,

What's the plan going to be if the water quality is not up to standard, as seems to be the case for the Focus Tri this weekend. Will the race be cancelled altogether?

Thanks

trihard

Hey Niall, the aquathon will be most definitely going ahead. We are fully aware of the issues faced by Focus ireland and the race this weekend (August Bank Holiday) and indeed working / involved with Waterways Ireland on this.

As of now the race (Dublin Docklands Aquathon) is still planned for the Grand Canal and further testing will be done between now and the 17th August. If it so happens that we are faced with the same situation; we have an alternative venue sourced for the race which is no more that a mile / two from the Grand Canal.

Apologies for not giving more details as of now, but once we have the final bits and pieces in place, we will be revelaing all. Simple message is that the Dublin Docklands Aquaton is most certainly going ahead.

trihard

The Dublin Docklands Aquathon is still planned for the Grand Canal but further testing will be done between now and the 14th August to determine the safety of the water.

If it so happens that we are faced with the same situation as Focus Ireland (03rd Aug); we have an alternative venue arranged for the race which is 5 miles from the Grand Canal.

All information on the alternative venue is on http://www.aquathon.ie/Aqua_info.html (see August 06th news item) with accompanying race map. With the provisional course, the aquathon will become a 750m sea swim with a 5km run.

trihard

13-Aug: - Change of VENUE / START TIME for Dublin Docklands Aquathon

Dublin Docklands Aquathon 2008
Sunday 17th August 2008 – Sandymount / Ringsend, Dublin

Due to water quality in the Grand Canal Basin, the venue for the Dublin Docklands Aquathon is changed to our provisional location in the Sandymount / Ringsend area: -

The following information is on our web-site (www.aquathon.ie): -

1. New Location / Registration (Marked as Point B on the MAP): - http://www.aquathon.ie/images/Directions.jpg
2. Course with Race HQ (which will be registration point): - http://www.aquathon.ie/images/race%20map2.pdf
3. Registration for this event is open on http://http://www.aquathon.ie/Aqua_registration1.html

Note: - Due to currents, the race start time will be 11:30 a.m. with race registration opening at 9:30 a.m. on August 17th.

trihard

Dublin Dockland Aquathon entries will be available on the morning of the event. Online entries (http://www.aquathon.ie/Aqua_registration1.html) close on Friday August 15th.

Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 10:45 a.m. and takes places at 'Race HQ' (http://www.aquathon.ie/images/race%20map2.pdf)