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The final round of the triathlon series will take place this weekend at midday on Saturday 4th September at Loch Bhasapol. The forecast looks a bit breezy but I’m sure that will just add to the challenge and enjoyment!
You will need to arrive at the loch at 12pm for a 12:30pm start.
So, it’s a swim, bike, run and it’s the usual distances: 400m swim, 12.5km bike, 5km run. The course might change on the day depending on weather conditions; I’ll make it as pleasant as possible! If you’ve not done a triathlon before just come along and give it a go. For those who previously took part the challenge is on to improve your time. This is the last chance this year so dont miss it!
Wetsuits are available on the day but you will need to bring all your other gear (swim costume, towel, bike, running kit etc). If you dont have a bike try and borrow one, if you really cant find one give me a call and I’ll see what I can do).
Over the winter I’m thinking of doing a series of Boot Camp Challenges, each running over 4 weeks, e.g duathlons, circuits, hill walking, beach walking etc. If you’ve got any ideas let me know.
See you on Saturday!
Round 2 of what appears to be the fastest growing sport on Tiree; we had perfect racing conditions again with the sun shining and just a light breeze to keep the triathletes cool. And again we had a range of tactics in play ranging from an early turnaround on the swim to doing the run in sandals. Well done to all the triathletes. Thanks to Joe and Jackie for doing the timing and thanks Anne for bringing all the food. So the results for round 2 are:
| Name | Swim | Bike | Run | Total |
| Will | 00:15:42 | 00:23:43 | 00:19:03 | 00:58:28 |
| Toby | 00:21:09 | 00:34:41 | 00:31:25 | 01:27:15 |
| Anne | 00:35:00 | 00:41:00 | 00:29:14 | 01:45:14 |
| Kate | 00:23:33 | 00:41:27 | 00:00:00 | 01:05:00 |
| Rob T | 00:16:00 | 00:36:00 | 00:18:37 | 01:10:37 |
| Bella | 00:27:33 | 00:40:27 | 00:13:35 | 01:21:35 |
| Robert | 00:33:46 | 00:39:14 | 00:11:15 | 01:24:15 |
Next event will be in a couple of weeks time, provisionally 2nd September but we’ll wait to see what the forecast is doing. Lets make this 3rd triathlon really special and get loads of people along; spread the word, and get training!
After the success of the first Tiree Triathlon a few weeks ago you are now getting a second chance to take part in Tiree’s premier multi-sport event! All ages and abilities welcome. Come along and have a go at the swim/bike/run. See previous post below for details of what it involves, in summary:
400m swim in the loch
12.5km bike ride
5km run
Meet at Loch Bhasapol at 5pm for a 5:30pm start on Tuesday 17th August.
See you there!
6am - waiting for the start
My brother and I just before the start
Last weekend I was down in the East Midlands for the Outlaw Triathlon; an Ironman distance triathlon held near Nottingham. It’s a new event which will hopefully become a regular fixture and it follows the traditional Ironman format: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run. The event was based at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont. There was a great atmosphere and fantastic support from all the spectators. A perfect weekend.
My race seemed to go smoothly right from the start. I put myself up near the front at the swim so got a clean start and settled into a rhythm straight away. Got out of the water after 1 hr 05, a couple of minutes in transition and then onto the bike.
The bike course followed 3 loops around the rolling countryside with plenty of spectators along the way to add encouragement and support. My time on the bike was 5 hrs 22 which was a bit quicker than I expected, averaging 20.8 mph. That was pushing it and I’d struggle to have gone much faster. It takes a lot of loops of Tiree to try and replicate that in training!
About 10am out on the bike course
And finally the marathon. Less than 2 minutes in transition and straight out onto the run. Those first couple of miles were horrible; it feels like there’s nothing left in the tank at all. I gradually built up a rhythm and got chatting to people which helped ease the pain. It was great to see my grandparents at the side cheering me on which got me back in 4 hrs 03 which was pretty much dead on what I was hoping for.
Total time 10 hrs 35 and placed 56th out of 750. Delighted. The target at the start of the day was under 12 hours so I’m obviously very pleased with the result. It’s a good feeling when all that hard work in training comes together on the day, all those loops around Tiree. It was worth it! The best thing about the whole event though was the spirit of everyone being in it together; there were no egos, no nasty tactics, everyone was working together to get through what is never going to be an easy race. And that was reflected in the support and encouragement from the crowds. Great stuff, and I’m grateful to all the support I got from family and friends.
4:35pm - over the finish line
So the next event is the Big Ben Nevis Triathlon which is half Ironman distance on 11th September and then there’s a few Tiree triathletes going over to Eyemouth at the end of september for a sprint distance triathlon. Bring it on!
Well done everyone who took part in Tiree’s very first Triathlon on Tuesday 20th July. A beautiful calm sunny day saw 19 triathletes take on a 400m swim, 12.5km bike ride and a 5km run. Thanks to everyone who came along to take part or to cheer on the triathletes, it was a great atmosphere down at the loch and I think we should definitely make this a regular fixture. Lets try and do another triathlon around mid-august so you have something to train for before the schools go back.
If you would like to know your time I’ve included those below; the 6 at the top are the people who completed the full course and the others are displayed in no particular order. There were some team entries that I have included in The Brazils so apologies if your individual time is not there! Any corrections let me know. Well done everyone and we’ll hopefully see you again soon to take on another multi-sport challenge!!
| Swim | Bike | Run | Total | |
| Will | 00:11:36 | 00:25:09 | 00:18:17 | 00:55:02 |
| Craig | 00:11:42 | 00:31:51 | 00:21:04 | 01:04:37 |
| Kate | 00:20:26 | 00:40:50 | 00:27:17 | 01:28:33 |
| Joe | 00:27:42 | 00:44:51 | 00:30:59 | 01:43:32 |
| Clare | 00:20:17 | 00:46:28 | 00:36:59 | 01:43:44 |
| Ishbel | 00:23:38 | 00:52:40 | 00:31:30 | 01:47:48 |
| Bella | 00:23:38 | 00:47:57 | 00:14:55 | 01:26:30 |
| Jackie | 00:20:12 | 00:51:21 | 00:32:22 | 01:43:55 |
| Martyn | 00:04:55 | 00:33:31 | 00:22:39 | 01:01:05 |
| Thomas | 00:00:00 | 00:47:24 | 00:30:27 | 01:17:51 |
| Jamie | 00:21:50 | 00:40:25 | 00:18:25 | 01:20:40 |
| John | 00:24:19 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| The Brazils | 00:05:10 | 00:38:15 | 00:21:10 | 01:04:35 |