Lost Sheep or Hardman half

brchun0dpvotyk

Hi all. Just wondering which one people would recommend? Want to do one of them this year but not sure which.

EDit

Did the Hardman Bantry last year and it was a good event. Very low-key versus a branded race, but that was quite nice TBH. Course is tough, especially the run...but the bike is one of the most scenic cycles I’ve been on in a race. I really want to do the Waterville one as well, as heard good things about that one too.

As far as the LS, I’ve not done it myself, but everyone I know who has done it, has had good things to say about it. The only negative seems to be the relative difficulty in securing a race entry.

Not sure this helps in making a decision between them, sorry

brchun0dpvotyk

EDit wrote: »

Did the Hardman Bantry last year and it was a good event. Very low-key versus a branded race, but that was quite nice TBH. Course is tough, especially the run...but the bike is one of the most scenic cycles I’ve been on in a race. I really want to do the Waterville one as well, as heard good things about that one too.

As far as the LS, I’ve not done it myself, but everyone I know who has done it, has had good things to say about it. The only negative seems to be the relative difficulty in securing a race entry.

Not sure this helps in making a decision between them, sorry

Thanks very much. Both seem like good options.

DukeCaboom

Lost sheep all day.

brchun0dpvotyk

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Lost sheep all day.

Good stuff, I think the time of lost sheep suits me better too

peter kern

Billy Petite Stockade wrote: »

Good stuff, I think the time of lost sheep suits me better too

what part of the argument, LS all day , did you find useful to shape your opinion ?


both races are very good


hardman events more chilled and simple.

Ls more" sophisitcated" with pros and cons this entails, more rigid entry times registrtion times ,ie no monrining registration , more race flair etc . likley the best after race party in ireland
if you live in that area i would do both.

and yes more suitable date is a valid point.
the last thing technically speaking the lost sheep is not a half as bike is good bit short short so if you are a sickler for distances LS would not be the right course . (for me it is a proper half just wanted to point it out )

brchun0dpvotyk

I did not use it to form an opinion, I was just acknowledging that it is similar to the conclusion I came too myself. This conclusion was based on talking to people in the club and also a bit of online research outside of this thread. I am doing a full in Oct so this is better timing for me as a warm up race.

efwren

EDit wrote: »

Did the Hardman Bantry last year and it was a good event. Very low-key versus a branded race, but that was quite nice TBH. Course is tough, especially the run...but the bike is one of the most scenic cycles I’ve been on in a race. I really want to do the Waterville one as well, as heard good things about that one too.

As far as the LS, I’ve not done it myself, but everyone I know who has done it, has had good things to say about it. The only negative seems to be the relative difficulty in securing a race entry.

Not sure this helps in making a decision between them, sorry

Apologies for hijacking this thread, but was thinking of targetting Lost Sheep this year. Is it typically difficult to get an entry?

DukeCaboom

efwren wrote: »

Apologies for hijacking this thread, but was thinking of targetting Lost Sheep this year. Is it typically difficult to get an entry?

Have your alarm clock set is all I'll say

WhoReallyAsks

Waterville is a great course,can't recommend it enough. If you want to just test yourself and get a hard day out it's perfect.There is no big crowd at it but that's part of the attraction,good simple triathlon.Scenery from start to finish is some of the best in this country.Clear water sea swim,a tough but very scenic bike and a run along a coast road.Weathers been good there 2 out of 3 years. Bantry is nice and not as tough a race but the road surface on the bike is terrible.Full in Killarney might be an option for you before your October one? It's not as hard as Waterville. Both are cheap and could probably be signed up for the day before. Lost sheep has always sold out before I could get an entry so can't comment on it.

Sbefort

First set of Lost Sheep registrations opened this morning!

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Sbefort wrote: »

First set of Lost Sheep registrations opened this morning!

And sold out in under a minute