[Event] WicklowTri Aquathon Series

hamstervision

Hi guys,

Online entries for this year's aquathon series are available through the TI website:



The €40 for all 3 races deal is available at registration (in the Martello in Bray) on the first night.

Unfortunately, the dates clash with the weeks of the Pulse aquathon series - both clubs did confer before finalising dates but are both constrained by the tides.

There's also going to be junior races on Wed June 10th and Wed August 26th before the senior races (kicking off at 6pm) for those interested.

Hope to see you there!

GryKyo

hamstervision wrote: »

Hi guys,

Online entries for this year's aquathon series are available through the TI website:


The €40 for all 3 races deal is available at registration (in the Martello in Bray) on the first night.

Unfortunately, the dates clash with the weeks of the Pulse aquathon series - both clubs did confer before finalising dates but are both constrained by the tides.

There's also going to be junior races on Wed June 10th and Wed August 26th before the senior races (kicking off at 6pm) for those interested.

Hope to see you there!

So the weather forecast is absolutely perfect for the Aquathon tonight in Bray. Don't forget the fully TI sanctioned junior event starting at 6:00pm too.

Amphibian King and the Martello supporting the senior and junior events too so top notch prizes and grub as usual!

See you later

G

MojoMaker

Are you out in the kayak again tonight G? Hopefully the tide doesn't move on ye tonight

GryKyo

MojoMaker wrote: »

Are you out in the kayak again tonight G? Hopefully the tide doesn't move on ye tonight

I'm course builder, then transition marshal for junior, plan to kayak for main races but no input on swim course! Just a minion

See you later

G

RacoonQueen

Haven't been to Bray in years, where can I park out here? Won't make it over to marshall our own race but might be able to make it out to Bray. Was going to hit the pool this evening but I'd rather be in the sea

hamstervision

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Haven't been to Bray in years, where can I park out here?

Once you drive over the railway lines onto the seafront there's normally loads of parking along there and it's only a short walk down to the Martello (registration). Hopefully see you later! :cool:

GryKyo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Haven't been to Bray in years, where can I park out here? Won't make it over to marshall our own race but might be able to make it out to Bray. Was going to hit the pool this evening but I'd rather be in the sea

Parking is available between the harbour and promenade or along the promenade but will be busy as it is so sunny. You can go right and right again at the amusements and turn back north parallel to the promenade if you're not seeing anything, many side roads so come early take what you can would be my advice!

Parking is pay and display to 18:00 or 18:30 as far as I know so be aware of that!

See you later

G

Kurt_Godel

Great that there are kids races too... just gave my baby boy my spare Speedo wetsuit size L which fitted him perfectly:D...

hamstervision

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

Great that there are kids races too... just gave my baby boy my spare Speedo wetsuit size L which fitted him perfectly:D...

There'll be kayak marshals and TI officials there to make sure we don't lose any children in the water, as well as lots of marshals on the run to make sure no-one gets lost on the run. Apparently losing children is bad... :eek:

Kurt_Godel

Hats off to Wicklow Tri club for a(nother) well-organised aquathlon. Mother Nature played her part on a glorious June evening. Lovely bit of chop on the water which added to the fun.

Thanks especially for the extra effort involved in putting on the kids races- my two had a blast, and it was lovely to see all the smiling young faces after with their medals.

GryKyo

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

Hats off to Wicklow Tri club for a(nother) well-organised aquathlon. Mother Nature played her part on a glorious June evening. Lovely bit of chop on the water which added to the fun.

Thanks especially for the extra effort involved in putting on the kids races- my two had a blast, and it was lovely to see all the smiling young faces after with their medals.

Delighted that you and the young ones enjoyed the races. Beautiful day and a fab venue. Everything just perfect bar the swell, chop and surf close to shore. The juniors had a tougher swim than the adults by a mile!

Tonight was our first TI sanctioned junior race (after many rehersals) so we just hope it was up to scratch and is reason to come back in August for our other aquathlon. Amphibian King and the Martello were good to support us so I hope you were all happy with goodie bags, prizes, swim caps etc?

See you next time?

G

smcgui

Great race as always from Wicklow Tri!

cjt156

Great race last night, perfect conditions and lots of support along the course. Wicklow Tri Club always do a good job.

The smell of chips just before we headed up the hill was a killer though....:D

hamstervision

cjt156 wrote: »

The smell of chips just before we headed up the hill was a killer though....:D

I know what you mean! I was on my second lap and that salt & vinegar smell hit me... I nearly stopped to try to scab some off them but it might not have been the best idea in the world...

smcgui

Any results online?

hamstervision

Hot off the press:

http://www.wicklowtri.com/index.php/2015-04-07-20-42-40/news/22-2015-wtc-aquathon-1-results

GryKyo

We have posted up race times for all of the Juniors competing last night. Have a look at the WTC Juniors news blog here - wicklowtri.com/juniors/

Well done all you guys. The juniors swim was considerably more difficult than the adult swim with that big swell breaking onto the shore. It was very tough but no match for the athletes. Some very strong racing last night so again, well done all.

G

Kurt_Godel

GryKyo wrote: »

We have posted up race times for all of the Juniors competing last night. Have a look at the WTC Juniors news blog here - wicklowtri.com/juniors/

Well done all you guys. The juniors swim was considerably more difficult than the adult swim with that big swell breaking onto the shore. It was very tough but no match for the athletes. Some very strong racing last night so again, well done all.

G

My son has been on a high ever since yesterday, he keeps talking about swimming through those waves, he loved it. They were the only ones swimming against the flow (for part of their race). Us primadonna adults got a tailwind all the way!

Thanks again for the extra effort in putting these junior races on, great night, can't wait for the next one and I'll try and round up a few more interested kids too.

GryKyo

Thanks Kurt_Godel, that's great to hear. I don't think we'll get that big sea again... well I hope we dont! Maybe just make a note that there is no Junior race in July as the promenade is just too busy during the Bray festival. Safety is our first concern.

August is the final Junior race and we'd be keen to see more visitors so yeah please, spread the word! In the meantime we're going to see can we bulk up those goodie bags for August.

I may even get to have a go in July too

G

GryKyo

Alan Rowlette took some absolutely stunning photographs of the Junior race last Wednesday. There are some very atmospheric pics in a password protected gallery. Alan will email you login credentials if you contact him with a request: info @ alanrowlette.ie

G

cjt156

Does anyone know if I can get an ODL at registration on the night?
I'd love to do this again on wednesday but may be stuck late at work. If I had my gear all set in the car I could just roll up & register.

Question is whether I should risk a tenner on the licence (don't judge - I've mouths to feed....)

hamstervision

cjt156 wrote: »

Does anyone know if I can get an ODL at registration on the night?

You can indeed!

cjt156

Thank you kindly!