Looking for a fun/different triathlon!

brownetara · 28-02-2014 3:48pm #1

Hi All,

I'm looking for a few recommendations for some different/fun triathlons for this year - sprint or Olympic distance is fine? Anyone done any that they just couldn't miss out on this year, bit of craic afterwards and during??

Thanks,

T

Oryx · 28-02-2014 3:55pm

What do you mean by fun?

brownetara · 28-02-2014 3:58pm

One that isn't too serious, bit of craic and banter from the people taking part, the marshalls etc. After party that's worth going to etc. Anything at all. Or even like Escape from Spike Island - where you swim in from the prison - just something to make it a bit different and a memory!

MojoMaker · 02-03-2014 10:30pm

Plenty of competitors at Athy each year dress up in costumes and I've seen high nellys with shopping baskets on the the front stuffed with goodies used on the bike leg - definitely a bit of banter there although not officially branded as a 'novelty' event.

RacoonQueen · 03-03-2014 9:15am

All triathlons are fun...

mirrormatrix · 03-03-2014 9:23am

If you're in it more for social side - Valentia Island has a great after party. Really well run race too.

Fairly big step up from sprint to olympic though, so if you're not sure, or it's you're first triathlon, i'd do a sprint if I was you.

brownetara · 03-03-2014 9:54am

mirrormatrix wrote: »

If you're in it more for social side - Valentia Island has a great after party. Really well run race too.

Fairly big step up from sprint to olympic though, so if you're not sure, or it's you're first triathlon, i'd do a sprint if I was you.

Have done one Olympic and two sprints so while I'm far from an elite athlete, I don't mind giving it a go,

thanks,

T

Looking for a fun/different triathlon!

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