Triathlon Saturday 2 August 2008

[manuel6b2]

Club members.

At our AGM earlier this year Dromara CC agreed to supply at least six marshals to help out at The Mourne Triathlon. The event is on this Saturday. I have been asked to supply marshals for a number of road junctions between Castlewellan and Moneyslane. The road is to be closed to traffic and only local access will be allowed. Over 400 people are taking part. I have been told that we will be needed from 12 to 4 but 12.30 to 3.30 is more likely. Peter Swann is going to supply lunches for those who help out.
It would be good for those hoping to go to the East Tyrone Tour of the Sperrins on Sunday to help out on Saturday, although I know many of you will be riding in the circuit of Lough Neagh on Saturday.

To those who are heading down to help out please take some photos and then email them to me or send me a link.

Thanks

Martin

[frostythesnowman]

Thanks to Alan, Peter, Gary, Alastair, Davy and I for marshaling to day. Nikki Jamison had a great cycle, well done. Neill Currie was first relay team and

[frostythesnowman]

neill was first relay team and 11th best time overall, great job

[frostythesnowman]

Saturday saw the running of the Belfast based Olympian Triathlon club’s annual Mourne triathlon hosted in Castlewellan Forest Park.

www.mournetriathlon.com/
For those of you that don't know what a triathlon consists of a 1500m swim followed by a 40km cycle finished off with a 10k run.

The event had an entry of in excess of 400 competitors individual and relay teams with an international field from all over Ireland and beyond with competitors from the USA and South Africa.

Neil Currie from Dromara CC was part of the winning relay team “Think Pink” which is a charity team aiming to raise awareness of breast cancer for the Ulster Cancer foundations campaign of the same name.

Neil put in a superb cycle leg and the team beat their nearest relay competitors by over 10 minutes and placed a brilliant 11th overall in the entire field of 400 plus competitors.

Dromara CC also made an essential contribution to the successful running of the event with Drew Miller from Olympian Triathlon club praising the marshalling of the cycle route by Trevor Annett and a number of other Dromara CC members."