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Caroline Kearney (CK) Triathlon 2012

  • 11-03-2012 7:52pm
    #1
    EC1000
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    The 2012 CK Tri being held on the 11th August 2012 will open for registration on the 25th March 2012 at www.midlandtri.com

    Past race thread 2011 here.

    National Series race that has always sold out quickly in the past so you've been warned :)


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  • #2
    BTH
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    Nice one EC. Hoping to get registration sorted before heading to Naas for the Duathlon that monring.


  • #3
    DaveR1
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    Will this sell out fast? Any idea what time registration is opening?


  • #4
    BTH
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    DaveR1 wrote: »
    Will this sell out fast? Any idea what time registration is opening?


    It will sell out, and fairly fast. I can't see there being many places left by lunchtime Monday. Opens at 9am on Sunday per their bookface page.


  • #5
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,167 ✭✭✭El Director


    Entered. Love the course :)

    Really liking this opt out of tee shirt option-although still a high asking price at 50EUR without tee-shirt. Anyway look forward to it.


  • #6
    sconhome
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    Entered again, love this course. Think that's me done for the season, race card is well packed now! Just need the training.


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  • #7
    BTH
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    I'm in as well.


  • #8
    haggis_mccloud
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭haggis_mccloud


    Entered for this one too (miss haggis too), will be my first time doing this race, hear great things.


  • #9
    Chartsengrafs
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    Literally just about to sign up but the date sounded familiar, stupid friend is getting stupid married the day before. Had this race in mind as one to do :mad:


  • #10
    bryangiggsy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭bryangiggsy


    Am in too. Love the course.


  • #11
    elvis jones
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    Elvis is in.


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  • #12
    eoglyn
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭eoglyn


    I'm in, still entries available it would seem


  • #13
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Lots of targets in this one:)


  • #14
    bryangiggsy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭bryangiggsy


    2 National Series races this year JB. Could this be considered your rookie year in the National Series..... newbie :D


  • #15
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    bryangiggsy wrote: »
    2 National Series races this year JB. Could this be considered your rookie year in the National Series..... newbie :D

    Yes i am a virgin.


  • #16
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Good luck to all who enter. We remember Caroline well at Swords CC and she is sadly and sorely missed. She should be peaking for London now but her memory is kept alive by great events such as this.


  • #17
    kennyb3
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    Here is an article about her if anyone is interested.


  • #18
    EC1000
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    Registration is now full for this event. You can still take your chances via the waiting list.

    I was sent this picture which I thought was appropriate timing. The athlete that finished second that day was Helen Tucker. She's better known these days as Helen Jenkins and is favourite for this year's Olympics.


  • #19
    Macanri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,793 ✭✭✭Macanri


    Managed to get an entry for this - I won't be breaking any records, but looking forward to a well recommended race all the same.


  • #20
    ray o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭ray o


    Macanri wrote: »
    Managed to get an entry for this - I won't be breaking any records, but looking forward to a well recommended race all the same.

    Good stuff Mick, looking forward to myself. I have heard nothing but good things about the race.


  • #21
    new2triathlon
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭new2triathlon


    Just wondering if anyone has a Caroline Kearney Race Entry for sale?

    Swaps are allowed by race organizers up until 29 July 2012

    http://www.midlandtri.com/CKTriWeb/cktri.htm


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  • #22
    El Director
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    Macanri wrote: »
    Managed to get an entry for this - I won't be breaking any records, but looking forward to a well recommended race all the same.

    Good to see you back Mick ;)


  • #23
    Macanri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,793 ✭✭✭Macanri


    ray o wrote: »
    Good stuff Mick, looking forward to myself. I have heard nothing but good things about the race.
    El Director wrote: »
    Good to see you back Mick ;)

    Thanks lads.

    I am going to look at your race report from last year for this one ElD.


  • #24
    couerdelion
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    Macanri wrote: »
    Thanks lads.

    I am going to look at your race report from last year for this one ElD.

    I'll see you down there too, seems to be a few from the club doing it too.


  • #25
    eoglyn
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭eoglyn


    I've just got tickets for the women's olympics boxing final and i'm not going to be back to take part in this. So if anyone is still looking for an entry let me know - they are allowed to swap names up until this sunday 29th


  • #26
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Looks like a good few from the club will be heading down, i hope i can fit back into the club tri suit:)

    Anyone do this last year? What is the course like for bike and run? My aim is too finish a bloody race without incident this weekend.


  • #27
    BTH
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    Clara Squeaking Ammunition wrote: »
    Looks like a good few from the club will be heading down, i hope i can fit back into the club tri suit:)

    Anyone do this last year? What is the course like for bike and run? My aim is too finish a bloody race without incident this weekend.

    Bike course if 44km or thereabouts. Rolling with two (cant think of a third) tough-ish drags, but nothing long or anything to worry about. Two sharp corners as well, but always well marshalled. Make sure to stay inside the white lines at these as DQ's have happened (BMC in 2010) Two laps, road surface better than most, good course.

    Run is flat and a little short (9.7km ish) two out and back sections, the second one being quite long, gives plenty of opportunities to spot that guy you're chasing down!

    Good race, well organised, decent feed after.


  • #28
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Bike course if 44km or thereabouts. Rolling with two (cant think of a third) tough-ish drags, but nothing long or anything to worry about. Two sharp corners as well, but always well marshalled. Make sure to stay inside the white lines at these as DQ's have happened (BMC in 2010) Two laps, road surface better than most, good course.

    Run is flat and a little short (9.7km ish) two out and back sections, the second one being quite long, gives plenty of opportunities to spot that guy you're chasing down!

    Good race, well organised, decent feed after.

    Cheers BTH see you down there, pretty sure i will recognise you:)


  • #29
    BTH
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    Clara Squeaking Ammunition wrote: »
    Cheers BTH see you down there, pretty sure i will recognise you:)

    I'll be the whitest guy there!

    Note to self, try not to act surprised at the talking gnome


  • #30
    RacoonQueen
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    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    I'll be the whitest guy there!

    Note to self, try not to act surprised at the talking gnome

    He's smaller than me so don't hurt your neck looking down.


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  • #31
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    He's smaller than me so don't hurt your neck looking down.

    Get out of it my 6 and 9yr old are taller than you ye short a$$:) Any truth to the rumour you are coming down to CK with some of your fantastic home baked cake?


  • #32
    RacoonQueen
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    Clara Squeaking Ammunition wrote: »
    Get out of it my 6 and 9yr old are taller than you ye short a$$:) Any truth to the rumour you are coming down to CK with some of your fantastic home baked cake?

    Nope and there'd certainly be none for you after that if I was! I was going to go but kingQuez swiped the entry I was going to take while I was still mulling it over. :)


  • #33
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Nope and there'd certainly be none for you after that if I was! I was going to go but kingQuez swiped the entry I was going to take while I was still mulling it over. :)

    I know of one entry which may be up for resale if you really wanted to do it, thats assuming transfers are still allowed.


  • #34
    RacoonQueen
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    They're not. I'll just have to go for a 20 mile run instead. :) I might go down and bring cake if I have the car. I'll give your silce to BTH to hold up over your head so we can watch you try to take if from him. :pac:


  • #35
    EC1000
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    Start list and wave allocations now on our website.


  • #36
    kingQuez
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I was going to go but kingQuez swiped the entry I was going to take while I was still mulling it over. :)

    Wobbley foot and a bike that has yet to be put back together since last month may have me missing it too. Should have let you have it!! :(


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  • #37
    sconhome
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    Looks like the suncream will be needed. :)


  • #38
    RacoonQueen
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    kingQuez wrote: »
    Wobbley foot and a bike that has yet to be put back together since last month may have me missing it too. Should have let you have it!! :(

    We can do a relay. You swim, I bike and three legged race for the run?


    Though apparantly I'm still cycling to Dundalk and back over the weekend. They seem to think I've paid my registration...


  • #39
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    amphkingwest wrote: »
    Looks like the suncream will be needed. :)

    There should be a healthy glow coming off BTH so after the race, we will be able to cook marshmallows on him:)


  • #40
    sconhome
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    Clara Squeaking Ammunition wrote: »
    There should be a healthy glow coming off BTH so after the race, we will be able to cook marshmallows on him:)

    If he goes at the rate he passed me in Beast of the East the sun wont get a chance to crisp tan him.


  • #41
    Macanri
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    Race no. 2 of the season - since Portlaoise back in April - Excited.com :)

    Hope to see some of ye there - give me a text when you get there Fran.


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  • #42
    RacoonQueen
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    Thought this was on Sunday. Definitely won't have cake now. Sorry. :)


  • #43
    BTH
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Thought this was on Sunday. Definitely won't have cake now. Sorry. :)

    Pick up something in Tesco on you're way down. I won't be that picky.


  • #44
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Macanri wrote: »
    Race no. 2 of the season - since Portlaoise back in April - Excited.com :)

    Hope to see some of ye there - give me a text when you get there Fran.

    Will do Mick probably there about 8am or so.


  • #45
    Fazz
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    Good luck all.

    Great race and real nice course.
    Only thing to watch as stated is not to cross the white line on the turns, other than that it's a cracker.


  • #46
    BTH
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    Once again Midland Tri Club put on a fantastic race. Top class organisation, well supported, well marshalled, friendly, great grub, and a brilliant course. This race really is a must do, and I'll be back every year that I can be (that's 3 in a row for me). I doff my cap to EC1000 for pulling all together. Top man too.


  • #47
    kingQuez
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    +1 on that; ventured down with the lure of a race in nice weather and wasn't disappointed (seems waterproof factor 50 suncream wasn't enough to save my irish shoulders!). first time doing the race, will be signing up from here on in :D


  • #48
    Fazz
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    Results are now up:

    http://www.precisiontiming.net/result/view/id/219


    Spot prize for anyone that can spot the Boards user that must have done an extra lap of swim or else went without wetsuit as part practice for next year's IM :D

    Should be an interesting report there!


    @ BTH - second fastest Bike split... Nice work out of you! ;)


  • #49
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Fazz wrote: »
    Spot prize for anyone that can spot the Boards user that must have done an extra lap of swim or else went without wetsuit as part practice for next year's IM :D

    Should be an interesting report there!

    LOL
    Foot/elbow/face resulting in goggle implosion, ****ing about to try and fix but no dice. Ended up doing the lot breaststroke with head above water. I tried swimming normally with eyes closed but could not see anything (surprisingly) and was going around in circles and across the other side of the lake:).
    I laughed my a$$ off for most of the way around though at how things have went this year, contemplated jumping in a canoe and said fck it just finish a race.
    How the hell people breaststroke in a wetsuit is beyond me my back is broken now:pac: Think it was 5th slowest time, dissapointing i was really hoping for the slowest overall for additional comical value!!


  • #50
    mrbungle
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    Clara Squeaking Ammunition wrote: »
    LOL
    Foot/elbow/face resulting in goggle implosion, ****ing about to try and fix but no dice. Ended up doing the lot breaststroke with head above water. I tried swimming normally with eyes closed but could not see anything (surprisingly) and was going around in circles and across the other side of the lake:).
    I laughed my a$$ off for most of the way around though at how things have went this year, contemplated jumping in a canoe and said fck it just finish a race.
    How the hell people breaststroke in a wetsuit is beyond me my back is broken now:pac: Think it was 5th slowest time, dissapointing i was really hoping for the slowest overall for additional comical value!!


    JB!

    I think I saw you at this yesterday, happened very close to the start in wave 1, dark black goggles. You were over on the left hand side? I was looking over breathing to the left and every so often you were bobbing and fiddling with the goggles! I then noticed no goggles and a bit of breaststroke! Fair play for going on!

    Great day for getting some rays in the face! ;-p


  • #51
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    mrbungle wrote: »
    JB!

    I think I saw you at this yesterday, happened very close to the start in wave 1, dark black goggles. You were over on the left hand side? I was looking over breathing to the left and every so often you were bobbing and fiddling with the goggles! I then noticed no goggles and a bit of breaststroke! Fair play for going on!

    Great day for getting some rays in the face! ;-p

    Yep that was me alright by the time I took off you were all long gone :)


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