Everyone safely over the line in Barcelona. Well done to Jim and James for completing the full Ironman distance, and also to Barry, David and Tony for completing the relay.
Results here. Detailed reports/photos are sure to follow.
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Barcelona Challengers. L-R Jim, James, Barry, Tony, David.
The Pinnnacle of every tri-athletes career, the longest day, the ultimate test – call it what you will but there is only one word – Ironman.
This Sunday sees two of Racing795’s elder statesmen, Jim Furlong and James Bodels tackle the ultimate distance as they line up in the Barcelona Challenge Ironman Triathlon.
After months of training the day looms large. The training is done, all the preparations have been made, injury scares dealt with, bikes boxed, calorie consumption calculated, and sunblock packed. Bon Voyage and best of luck to the lads as they tackle this ultimate test in endurance. We look forward to hearing the stories.
Also best of luck to Barry, David and Tony who are also tackling the Ironman distance – in relay – good luck lads.
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It’s off to Courtown this weekend for the second of the Eireman X races, the first having taken place last May.
Back then it proved a good day for the 795’ers as Barry recorded a 26th place finish, followed closely by David and Jim, with James bringing up the rear after his exertions in the Belfast Marathon. [Read the Race Report from the Archive]
The lads are all in action again, and this time will be joined by Aisling, Peter, PJ, Peter and Adrian (and maybe Martin?).
So what to expect? Well the swim route has been reversed, hopefully it has been shortened too! Seemed to be more than 750m last time… The bike course promises to be a little less testing this time round, with the unseasonal dry spell coming just in time. Still there will be lots of challenge, with some nice technical bits on the course. Then of course there’s the run – time to get down’n’dirty wading through the rivers and getting mucky! Can’t wait.
Of course there’s also the excitement of the Points Race for the Club Championship. I hear there have been some last minute relay entries.. No doubt everyone will be giving it their all on the day.
Good luck!
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With the end of the competitive season for both triathlon and mtb in sight, thoughts are turning to Racing795’s Club Person of the Year, and who will be crowned the first Club Champion.
There are permutations and calculations, postulations and ramifications. But at the end of the day there can only be one winner!
So, to the contenders. At the moment its looking like a two-way battle at the top between the experienced Jim Furlong, and the freshman Barry Byrne. Jim holds a slender 7 point lead over Barry, but with Jim not competing in Eireman X next weekend, Barry appears to have the upper hand. However, the pressure is on as he will need to up his game considerably in order to rack up enough points to overhaul Jim. With both heading to Barcelona for the Ironman, and few events remaining, every second could be vital! Currently in third place is the ultra-consistent Martin Mimnagh, but at 25 points behind Jim and not competing in Eireman X, his chance this year appears to have slipped away. Could the dark horse be David Furlong? He will need to put in an unbelievable performance in Courtown to trouble the top two, but could overhaul Martin in third.
Further down the table there are lots of mini-battles, with 10 points covering 5 places. PJ Dunne looks favourite at this stage to head that mini-group. We hear he has been doing some extra mtb training especially for Eireman X…
Next weekend also sees the competitive debut in the Racing795 colours for Kildavin native Adrian Ryan, who will be competing in Eireman X in a relay with Peter Coulahan. Good luck Adrian!
Watch this space for news as it happens.
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