Killiney Beach Ironman Swim (2km and 4km) - Any Info?

Seanie_H · 05-01-2014 11:18pm #1

Hi folks..... Just saw this on Active Europe - it's open for registration but can't find any info anywhere on it.

Does anybody have details on organiser etc.?

https://www.activeglobal.com/m/Eventregistration/index.cfm?AC=EventDetails&EventID=204849

tunney · 06-01-2014 8:59am

Anyone know who is organising this?

RacoonQueen · 06-01-2014 9:11am

tunney wrote: »

Anyone know who is organising this?

Irish Long Distance Swim Association.

https://www.facebook.com/ironmanswim?ref=ts&fref=ts

One of the guys in the club is involved. Would imagine it will be well organised. Thinking of doing the 4K for the craic.

griffin100 · 06-01-2014 9:49am

Any ILDSA events I've ever done have been well organised although they tend not to be heavily advertised and are fairly low key. Might do this one myself.

sconhome · 06-01-2014 10:02am

Nope, nope, nope, you'll never catch me swimming Killiney ever again!!

Oryx · 06-01-2014 10:55am

AKW wrote: »

Nope, nope, nope, you'll never catch me swimming Killiney ever again!!

Why?

sconhome · 06-01-2014 2:56pm

Oryx wrote: »

Why?

Last time I was there I was sexually assaulted by a seal

Oryx · 06-01-2014 3:00pm

AKW wrote: »

Last time I was there I was sexually assaulted by a seal

They should have charged you extra!

promethius · 06-01-2014 8:14pm

Be careful about conditions of entry, you may need to be an ILDSA / swim ireland member to enter the event
Mind those amorous seals too :-)

Oryx · 06-01-2014 9:06pm

promethius wrote: »

Be careful about conditions of entry, you may need to be an ILDSA / swim ireland member to enter the event
Mind those amorous seals too :-)

TI membership seems adequate when entering.

promethius · 06-01-2014 9:19pm

yeah my experience was two years ago so that must have changed since then

Oryx · 06-01-2014 9:33pm

promethius wrote: »

yeah my experience was two years ago so that must have changed since then

They ask for swim ireland membership too but I can't see why youd need both so I presume either or. Hope thats the case anyway.

miller82 · 07-01-2014 9:49am

AKW wrote: »

Last time I was there I was sexually assaulted by a seal

me too. and not even so much as a call the next day

elvis jones · 07-01-2014 10:18am

AKW wrote: »

Last time I was there I was sexually assaulted by a seal

I just spat out my porridge.

Oryx · 07-01-2014 10:20am

elvis jones wrote: »

I just spat out my porridge.

Is that a euphemism?

gkennedy · 08-01-2014 2:05pm

Hi All

Maybe some confusion of swim & tri Ireland num

You don't have to have either or as there will be insurance cover for all athletes

so open to anybody

Many Thanks
Ger Kennedy
Irish Long Distance Swimming

sconhome · 08-01-2014 4:10pm

elvis jones wrote: »

I just spat out my porridge.

No need to rush, they're there all year

griffin100 · 08-01-2014 4:29pm

AKW wrote: »

No need to rush, they're there all year

True, but they are only interested in sex at a particular time of year, September through November ish

. You aint felt real fear until you've swam ashore onto a grey seal breeding beach dressed in a black dry suit with a half ton bull seal and his large 'lipstick' eyeing you up :pac:

sconhome · 08-01-2014 4:35pm

griffin100 wrote: »

True, but they are only interested in sex at a particular time of year, September through November ish . You aint felt real fear until you've swam ashore onto a grey seal breeding beach dressed in a black dry suit with a half ton bull seal and his large 'lipstick' eyeing you up :pac:

Why do you even know that!?! :eek:

griffin100 · 08-01-2014 4:50pm

AKW wrote: »

Why do you even know that!?! :eek:

A lifetime ago I was a marine biologist and did my PhD on grey seal breeding biology.

Shedite27 · 13-02-2014 4:04pm

Just saw on facebook that this has been cancelled. Pity. Fitted in perfectly with my IM preperations.

If anyone sees/hears of other long distance open water swims in June please post them up.

Oryx · 13-02-2014 4:06pm

Damn. I havent heard anything about refunds yet.

Shedite27 · 13-02-2014 4:11pm

Oryx wrote: »

Damn. I havent heard anything about refunds yet.

According to facebook they will be arranged soon.

Oryx · 13-02-2014 4:18pm

I just looked at facebook, and I can't believe they closed it because of lack of uptake. Too early to make a call like that.

ted1 · 13-02-2014 4:20pm

AKW wrote: »

Last time I was there I was sexually assaulted by a seal

I think I saw you, did he pop up beside you and you struggled to run out of the water.

Shedite27 · 13-02-2014 4:24pm

Oryx wrote: »

I just looked at facebook, and I can't believe they closed it because of lack of uptake. Too early to make a call like that.

Yeah I wasn't going to enter until closer to the date, in case I was injured, unavailable whatever. Presume a lot of people were in the same boat.

cjt156 · 13-02-2014 5:20pm

FFS I was going to do this. Crazy to cancel this early if that's the reason.

Chartsengrafs · 13-02-2014 6:10pm

+1, I was hoping to do this along with the OH (who can actually swim).

promethius · 13-02-2014 8:41pm

This is a strange one, very early to cancel and does seem to be the interest there. i wonder if it has anything to do with the name of the event? There's a large corporation who are very protective of their brand. it's a different sport but surf lifesaving had to change name of an event from ironman to oceanman.

RacoonQueen · 13-02-2014 9:05pm

Lots of disappointed people out there. No doubt they'd have got the numbers.

Was going to enter myself but was leaving it closer to the time and to decide what distance I wanted to do.

stampydmonkey · 13-02-2014 9:31pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Lots of disappointed people out there. No doubt they'd have got the numbers.

Was going to enter myself but was leaving it closer to the time and to decide what distance I wanted to do.

Same as that

Shedite27 · 14-02-2014 9:13am

promethius wrote: »

i wonder if it has anything to do with the name of the event? There's a large corporation who are very protective of their brand.

That sounds quite likely.

ted1 · 15-02-2014 12:31am

There's a post in facebook, there having a meeting about it. They only had ten entrants out if 200 places.

I havn't swam in a while but this would be a good event to get me back in the water. Killiney beach is 2 mins from my door step

Shedite27 · 18-02-2014 2:07pm

This is back on again according to their facebook page

Oryx · 18-02-2014 2:20pm

I hope those who expressed an interest enter it now, so it goes ahead.

Shedite27 · 18-02-2014 3:56pm

Oryx wrote: »

I hope those who expressed an interest enter it now, so it goes ahead.

I only wanted it when I couldn't have it

MojoMaker · 19-02-2014 10:16am

Signed up today. Only the 2K swim but it will be good practice for a stab at 70.3 over the summer!

Roadtoad · 19-02-2014 7:45pm

Sounds like dem buck seals are smiling again too!

Shedite27 · 13-06-2014 10:22am

Many on here doing this? I'm doing the 4k swim. Any idea what part of the beach it starts at?

griffin100 · 13-06-2014 10:33am

All the necessary info is on their Facebook page.

Looking forward to it what with the decent weather forcast.

Oryx · 13-06-2014 10:38am

I cant do this, and would have liked to pass on the place, but it didn't work out.

Good luck to anyone doing it. Mind the seals!

RacoonQueen · 13-06-2014 12:32pm

Doing the 4. Screwed.

griffin100 · 13-06-2014 3:24pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Doing the 4. Screwed.

You'll be grand. Remember........................

Oryx · 15-06-2014 2:45pm

So, what did I miss? Was it any good?

Seanie_H · 15-06-2014 2:59pm

I thought the event was well run. No complaints there. Decent crowd. Conditions were fair but got tougher.
The first part of the second lap (2km to 2.9km) was hard for me. The current had picked up a fair but the back 900m were easy enough.

Keen to see my time. Second swim in a row where I've knocked the button on the watch and it has stopped the timer. Must start locking the watch in OW - happened in the Barrow too.

That's my first 4km'er. If you'd told me last year I would be swimming 4km I'd have laughed at you. Ridiculous distance to think about swimming..... it's much easier to swim it than think about swimming it.

RacoonQueen · 15-06-2014 3:07pm

Tougher than I expected and tougher to swim in than it looked. Died a death on the second lap. The straight out was never ending. Must of took about 3 times as long than the way back in(longer? It felt 10 times as long!)

Second lap was tough the current had picked up, mixed with fatique ! Thought I'd never make it to that buoy.

Great event, so well organised and great atmosphere. Over a hundred doing the 4k, doue that and you'll have an easier swim

Think I swam about 6k, my inability to swim in a straight line is pretty shocking!

Shedite27 · 15-06-2014 3:16pm

Seanie_H wrote: »

The current had picked up a fair but the back 900m were easy enough.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Second lap was tough the current had picked up, mixed with fatique ! Thought I'd never make it to that buoy.

Yeah the current was quite strong, much easier coming back.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Think I swam about 6k, my inability to swim in a straight line is pretty shocking!

You weren't the only one! I was with a group of about 6 others, they were faster swimmers than me but we ended up meeting at every bouy as they seemed to veer off course regularly.

Nice event. Good fun, well organized. I finished in 1:15 for 4k, compared to 1:02 for 3k in Athy a fortnight ago

griffin100 · 15-06-2014 3:59pm

Nice relaxed event today. Good level of safety boat cover, good weather and the water wasn't too cold - can't ask for more

Enjoyed the swim. Found the second outward 900m (3rd km) to be tough, although when we turned to come backdown the shore we definitely had a following current which made the last km easy enough. Finished in 1.16, happy enough, but would have liked to go under 1.15. There were still a good few swimmers suffering in the 3rd km when I was sitting back up at the tent getting changed, at that stage the flow looked strong and I didn't envy them.

ted1 · 15-06-2014 4:04pm

I did the 2km thought it was well ran. It was my first ever open water swim. I didn't expect the stampede over the first 500m people swimming over each other. My stomach muscles are in bits. I havn't swam much over the past 2 years looking forward to doing the next one.

Have the times being posted up, where so I get them? I've no idea what time I did it in, I got number 34 when I finished.

griffin100 · 15-06-2014 4:14pm

ted1 wrote: »

I did the 2km thought it was well ran. It was my first ever open water swim. I didn't expect the stampede over the first 500m people swimming over each other. My stomach muscles are in bits. I havn't swam much over the past 2 years looking forward to doing the next one.

Have the times being posted up, where so I get them? I've no idea what time I did it in, I got number 34 when I finished.

They said results will be posted on their Facebook page later today.

stampydmonkey · 15-06-2014 5:05pm

Really enjoyed it. Had zero training done but was a savage morning so decided to enter. Registered no bother. Just tipped along at the start till the turn. Ended up vearing into and out of the same group the whole way. Current was strong at the turn and halfway along the back stretch. Tried to break away from the group at the last turn but totally ran out of steam and was caught easily. Ended up in a good position overall. Great event.

Killiney Beach Ironman Swim (2km and 4km) - Any Info?

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