- Three Triathlon Ireland Major Events
- New Aquathlon, Aquabike and Duathlon Events
- 2,000 Athletes to race over the weekend
This Saturday and Sunday in
Galway sees the official start of the 2019 open water triathlon
season with Lough Cutra
Castle Triathlon in Gort returning for its 8th edition. The
popular triathlon festival continues to grow and expand in both numbers and
events to host a wide range of triathlon and multisport races for adults and
children.
In an exciting addition to the triathlon races
this year the multisport weekend now includes the option for athletes to race
across their two strongest disciplines in the Aquathlon, Aquabike or Duathlon.
For many athletes not yet comfortable with taking on a triathlon the dual
discipline option will entice many athletes to dip their toes for the first
time into multisport racing.
Following the success of last year’s introduction of
the Castle Run
Series and Castle Swim Series there are a number of options for
those interested in swimming or running their way to the finish line. The
Castle Swim Series includes three swim only races of 1 mile, 2.5k & 5k
meanwhile the Castle Run Series includes an off-road 10k and Half
Marathon.
Building on the success of recent years the sporting
weekend has grown from strength to strength and is set to host over 2,000
athletes from across Ireland and the UK at the lake shore castle
estate. With the event close to capacity there’s still time to secure your
place at the biggest festival of multisport racing in Ireland this
Summer.
Triathlon
Ireland Major Events
Highlights of the weekend include the hosting of three
major Triathlon Ireland events; The fast and furious Mixed Relay Club
Championships return on Saturday afternoon where clubs will battle it out for
for the coveted National title across a short sprint distance race in a 4
person relay format. The curtain raiser on Sunday morning is
the BMW Ireland Triathlon Ireland National Series Standard Distance Race
where athletes will battle it out for early season podiums and points in the
Olympic distance race. Later in the afternoon athletes will chase
the National Aquabike Middle Distance Champion title swimming in the privately
owned lake and biking through the Burren
A host of sprint distance races of varying
length take place on Saturday including a women’s only wave in one of
the many sprint races. The newly appointed female ambassadors in support
of 20x20; Eimear, Claire, Amanda, Molly, Paula and Heather will also be racing
over the weekend.
Well known TV personality and avid triathlon
fan Deric O’Hartigan will return to Lough Cutra to race this weekend. The
prize pool over the multisport festival includes; cash prizes, race entries,
trophies and a host of other prizes from local partners including PELO and
BackBaller.
The
Routes
Swimming in the serene, calm waters of the private
lake, cycling on roads around Co. Galway and the infamous Clare Burren National
Heritage Site before returning to run on the tracks, trails and wonderful
woodland of the castle estate, athletes will cross the finish line to the
backdrop of one of Ireland’s only privately owned castles to a great atmosphere
and warm welcome.
With distances to suit everyone from the nervous
swimmer to the uber biker, the complete beginner to the podium chaser there is
an event to suit all ages and abilities. There are lots of activities
on site for spectators and supporters of all ages, including a mini festival
expo and live entertainment both on and off the course. As if
all of that isn’t enough, on-site camping is also available making the
transition from bed to race efficient and cost effective for
those travelling to Galway to race.
There’s still time to book your race place! Log
onto www.loughcutratri.ie to
sign up and find out more about the range of distances and events.
