The first truly iconic triathlon of 2012 Season, swim in Galway Bay, Cycle on Closed Roads and Run on the flat sea front.

Less than Three Weeks to go,  Enter Now

Check who you will be competing against, (updated on 09 May 2012)

Last Name	First Name	Gender	Event
Weir	James	male	Olympic
Maher	Kevin	Male	Olympic
Naughton	Fergal	Male	Olympic
O'Malley	Mark	Male	Olympic
Gannon	Enda	Male	Olympic
Lynch	Anthony	Male	Olympic
Regan	Mark	Male	Olympic
farrell	john	Male	Olympic
O'Malley	Mark	Male	Olympic
Wesson	Heather	Female	Olympic
marian	tony	Male	Olympic
Cannon	John	male	Olympic
murtagh	kenny	male	Olympic
o mahoney	martina	female	Olympic
McDonald	Ian	male	Olympic
Sharkey	Aoife	female	Olympic
Stapleton	John	male	Olympic
brennan	andrew	Male	Olympic
a	a	Female	Olympic
callanan	john	Male	Olympic
FLYNN	ANDREW	Male	Olympic
Doolin	Graham	Male	Olympic
o shaughnessy	alan	Male	Olympic
McBride	Paul	Male	Olympic
O'Leary	Stephen	Male	Olympic
Dunleavy	Mark	Male	Olympic
Farragher	Mark	Male	Olympic
Dooley	Kilian	Male	Olympic
Kenirons	Martin	Male	Olympic
Walsh	Patrick	Male	Olympic
le provost	Laurent	Male	Olympic
Kavanagh	Daniel	Male	Olympic
Moran	David	Male	Olympic
Carty	David	Male	Olympic
Mooney	Ross	Male	Olympic
McTigue	Kenny	Male	Olympic
o'boyle	Sean	Male	Olympic
O'Reilly	Desmond	Male	Olympic
Cooley	Patrick	Male	Olympic
O Domhnaill	Niall	Male	Olympic
Macken	Fergal	Male	Olympic
O Conchubhair	Diarmuid	Male	Olympic
Gibbons	Mike	Male	Olympic
Kent	David	Male	Olympic
Bunn	Robert	Male	Olympic
Vaughan	Jim	Male	Olympic
Collins	Liam	Male	Olympic
Collins	Liam	Male	Olympic
Potter	Shirley	Female	Olympic
Foley	David	Male	Olympic
Murphy	James	Male	Olympic
Thornton	Kevin	Male	Olympic
Mc Donnell	John	Male	Olympic
Kennedy	Brendan	Male	Olympic
Duke	Conor	Male	Olympic
Hogan-Murphy	Diana	Female	Olympic
Blaney	Eamon	Male	Olympic
Corcoran	Brian	Male	Olympic
Naughton	Art	Male	Olympic
flatley	owen	Male	Olympic
donegan	eddie	Male	Olympic
Skehan	Nick	Male	Olympic
Beades	Arthur	Male	Olympic
McHugh	Morgan	Male	Olympic
CRONIN	TOM	Male	Olympic
cuddy	gerard	Male	Olympic
Keating	Barry-John	Male	Olympic
Keating	Rory	Male	Olympic
o connor	tadhg	Male	Olympic
Collier	Sean	Male	Olympic
Lynskey	Jeff	Male	Olympic
dooley	daniela	Female	Olympic Relay
Klepl	Matej	Male	Olympic Relay
Brierley	Jennie	Female	Olympic Relay
McCarthy	Patsy	Female	Olympic Relay
Murray	Avril	Female	Olympic Relay
McCarthy	Patsy	Female	Olympic Relay
Murray	Avril	Female	Olympic Relay
Brennan	David	Davidbrennan05@gmail.com	Sprint Relay
Faherty	Helen	female	Sprint
dillon	susie	female	Sprint
Shannon	David	male	Sprint
O'connor	Rita	female	Sprint
Owens	Conor	male	Sprint
Connolly	Damien	male	Sprint
Hynes	Ultan	male	Sprint
ROHAN	KEVIN	male	Sprint
O Mairtin	Padraig	Male	Sprint
vickers	peter	Male	Sprint
Kavanagh	Sean	Male	Sprint
palmer	john	Male	Sprint
Slattery	Greg	Male	Sprint
Ridolfi	Matteo	Male	Sprint
mcnamara	joseph	Male	Sprint
Kenirons	John	Male	Sprint
Ross	Ciara	Female	Sprint
geraghty	cian	Male	Sprint
Ross	Grainne	Female	Sprint
O'Meara	Jonathan	Male	Sprint
Feeney	Louise	Female	Sprint
keaney	deirdre	Female	Sprint
Daly	Brian	Male	Sprint
Dunleavy	Rory	Male	Sprint
Ni Ghibne	Deborah	Female	Sprint
browne	john	Male	Sprint
Cox	Christine	Female	Sprint
Cox	Eamon	Male	Sprint
Zamora	Carlos	Male	Sprint
Murphy	Ronan	Male	Sprint
O'Connor	Finbarr	Male	Sprint
NiRiain	S	Female	Sprint
O Callaghan	Eadaoin	Female	Sprint
Brennan	Tony	Male	Sprint
Browne	Cillian	Male	Sprint
mcgee	liam	Male	Sprint
Clancy	Brian	Male	Sprint
crilly	daniel	Male	Sprint
Cleary	Yvonne	Female	Sprint
bane	ger	Male	Sprint
McClearn	Shane	Male	Sprint
Downes	Conor	male	Sprint
Costello	Elaine	female	Sprint
mcmoreland	donal	male	Sprint
Johnston	Ronnie	male	Sprint
macdubhghaill	una	female	Sprint
Ball	Amy	female	Sprint
connaire	Andrew	male	Sprint
Conway	Alasdair	male	Sprint
Ni Fhatharta	Aine	female	Sprint
o'connor	jean	female	Sprint
Reid	Gerard	male	Sprint
Reid	Stephanie	female	Sprint
Conneally	Sinead	female	Sprint
Springer	Burkhard	male	Sprint
McShane	John	Male	Sprint
Clarke	Damien	Male	Sprint
Graham	Alan	Male	Sprint
Dalton	Conor	Male	Sprint
Brinn	John	Male	Sprint
murphy	stephen	Male	Sprint
o connor	declan	Male	Sprint
forkan	fiona	Female	Sprint
FORKAN	CIARAN	Male	Sprint
McDonald	David	Male	Sprint
Tuohy	Tom	Male	Sprint
Newell	Elaine	Female	Sprint
conlon	sean	Male	Sprint
Geraghty	Davitt	Male	Sprint
Reidy	Ian	Male	Sprint
Reidy	Ian	Male	Sprint
Evers	Niall	Male	Sprint
Clifford	Amy	Female	Sprint
ODonnell	Hugh	Male	Sprint
Jullien	Lyn	Female	Sprint
Dinneen	David	Male	Sprint
Cunningham	Padraig	Male	Sprint
O'Sullivan	Jennifer	Female	Sprint
Coll	Brian	Male	Sprint
Howard	Denton	Male	Sprint
Rooney	Niall	Male	Sprint
Dunne	Niall	Male	Sprint
Burke	William	Male	Sprint
Kelly	Brian	Male	Sprint
Heelan	Barry	Male	Sprint
Sweeney	Kevin	Male	Sprint
Mannion	Liam	Male	Sprint
Farrell	David	Male	Sprint
McCormack	Tony	Male	Sprint
sexton	olivia	Female	Sprint
Lennon	Robert	Male	Sprint
o loughlin	lynne	Female	Sprint
Ward	Laura	Female	Sprint
Ward	Laura	Female	Sprint
Faherty	Noel	Male	Sprint
Mcglynn	Dylan	Male	Sprint
Joyce	Brian	Male	Sprint
Dinneen	Sean	Male	Sprint
White	Mark	Male	Sprint
butler	ian	Male	Sprint
Kearns	Jamie	Male	Sprint
O'Keeffe	Lucy	Female	Sprint
Kearns	Jamie	Male	Sprint
Kelly	Laura	Female	Sprint
Mitchell	Lorraine	Female	Sprint
Hogan	Jennifer	Female	Sprint
Ashe	Richard	Male	Sprint
mcnicholl	brian	Male	Sprint
Cardona	David	Male	Sprint
Leonard	Michael	Male	Sprint
Curran	Liam	Male	Sprint
Daly	Ronan	Male	Sprint
Spillane	Michelle	Female	Sprint
Downes	Gavin	Male	Sprint
Greaney	John	Male	Sprint
Butler	Michael	Male	Sprint
Gibbons	Liam	Male	Sprint
Cleary	Edel	Female	Sprint
Duggan	Alan	Male	Sprint
Meaney	Richard	Male	Sprint
Duggan	Peter	Male	Sprint
Cloherty	Michael	Male	Sprint
grealish	gerard	Male	Sprint
Egan	Ann Marie	Female	Sprint
Keaney	Diarmuid	Male	Sprint
Connaire	Shannon	Female	Sprint
Keaney	Conor	Male	Sprint
MEANEY	CAROLINE	Female	Sprint
Goggin	Kate	Female	Sprint
Goggin	K	Female	Sprint
Cussen	Tom	Male	Sprint

With the season about to kick off, Kevin Beasley of Metabolis has prepared the following article on DIY Energy drinks. Kevin is an avid cyclist and believes that at 37, it is still not too late for him to achieve his dream of securing a pro-tour contract.

The two best ways to increase your carbohydrate intake are through fluids and food. Fluids have the advantage of hydrating you as well as providing energy. Many sports drinks and water soluble powders are commercially available which are ready off the shelf. However, I prefer to make my own drinks for the following reasons:

Nutrition Advise

• I can control the amount of carbohydrate, the taste and adjust to my preferences
• It’s cheaper to make your own.

If you decide to make your own sports drink, you will need to buy maltodextrin or glucose powder and fructose powder. You can buy 1kg packets of maltodextrin (approx. €5) and fructose (approx. €8) online. This will be enough to last you several weeks. All available at the following link

To prepare your own sports drink, you will need the following ingredients:

• 50g Maltodextrin
• 25g Fructose
• 1L water
• 1g table salt
• Flavouring – Miwadi/Robinsons

It is important to use the measurements outlined as this is the optimal blend. Too much maltodextrin/fructose may cause discomfort such as bloating, cramping and diarrhoea. Too little carbohydrate and you won’t be delivering the carbohydrate at the optimum rate. The combination of fructose and maltodextrin allows the maximal rate of absorption of carbohydrate compared to using either on its own. Another added benefit is that the addition of fructose allows greater water absorption, promoting greater hydration. Adding a small amount of salt is also important as the sodium in the salt allows greater absorption of water in the intestine.

Sports gels are another great way of increasing your carbohydrate intake during the cycle (and run leg) as they are small and easy to carry. As with sports drinks, you should be looking at the different types of carbohydrate contained in the gels. In general, fructose in combination with glucose, maltodextrin or galactose will allow the maximum rate of delivery of carbohydrate to your working muscles. The optimum ratio is two parts maltodextrin,glucose or galactose to one part fructose.

Not to be under-estimated is taste. When out on a long ride, I find that I look forward to eating my gels/bars as a treat. However, many gels are tasteless. I find that eating gels with a pleasant taste gives me an extra psychological lift! One brand that I can recommend is the TORQ brand of gels, which are very tasty and come in a variety of flavours. If sports drinks and gels are beyond your budget, foods such as ripe bananas, figs and raisins are also high in carbohydrate and might be a low cost alternative.

If you would like Further Nutrition information kevin can be contacted at the above links

triathlon-training-galway

So whether you’re an absolute beginner who’s never swam in the open water or someone looking to shave a few more seconds off your transition times, we’ve got training sessions for you.

Coach: Rich Cattle from Tri-Planet coaching.

• Bike, Run & Transition Training on the Spiddal Cycle and Run courses. April 22nd.
• Open-water swim training on the Spiddal swim course. 13th of May.

What will my Green Goodie Bag Contain ?

Items Confirmed so far (more to follow)

• Technical T-Shirts, each is made from 100% recycled polyester. A green technology first demonstrated at the 2010 world Cup. Removing approx 5 Plastic bottles from Landfill.

• Race belts, reducing the amount of paper, Race number, and pin’s required for each competitor. (RRP€10)

example of Triathlon Racing belt

Enter Race Here

Thanks to Seb for making it happen.

Poster for the Galway Triathlon 2002

That’s €38 for the Sprint and €45 for the Olympic triathlon.

Register Now! Online Race Entry by Irish Triathlon

earlybird triathlon entry special

Start your season in the clear blue waters of Galway Bay or use the sheltered swim and closed road cycle as your very first triathlon.  There’s a Technical T-Shirt, Goodie Bag, Post race food, Chip timing, race Photos and everything you expect from a quality event.

€10 off for the first 100 early bird entries. (opening early November).

SportCam -  professional photos where you can search by name and number.

Spideal Photography Group – photos of the swim start taken by Caroline Walsh.

Picasa Gallery – photos by Derek Patterson.

Facebook gallery – thanks to Tri Lakes Tiathlon club.

Full details at this link.

With Kind Regards

Siobhan Doyle

Reservations

Connemara Coast Hotel

T: 00353 (0)91 592108

F: 00353(0)91 592065

info@connemaracoast.ie
www.sinnotthotels.com

It details the finalized course and two points in particular.

• The modified run course, 3 laps sprint, 5 laps olympic
• The netralized zone.