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Photo: GordonThomson
Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure
Weekend
The Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure
Weekend offers three distinct races
Photo: Andrew Hill across the uplands and lowlands of
counties Limerick, Cork andTipperary.
The Beast is back for 2009. ExperienceRoxy Surf Days
this uniquely Irish 36 hour non-stop
adventure race set in the ancient and
For all those girls who have never felt magical Ballyhoura countryside.The
the thrill of shooting down a wave on race is designed for mixed teams of four Eireman Triathlon Festival
a surfboard, now’s your chance.Taking which will mountain run, bike, kayak,
place in conjunction withTrogg’s Surf abseil, orienteer and shoot, navigating
School in Portrush, Co Antrim, Roxy Surf the best route to win. Prepare to meet If you’re triathlon mad then listen up.This
Days have been especially designed for your demons! August, CoWexford will host Éireman,
girls and are an ideal opportunity for The inaugural Blackrock Challenge a triathlon festival consisting of a long,
complete beginners and intermediate will take place on Sunday 2 August middle-, Olympic-distance and relay
female surfers to access the waves and and cover a distance of 80km – 15km triathlons.There will even be a special race
new surfi ng techniques. of hill running and 65km of mountain for the nippers.
Roxy pro surfers will even be on hand biking with navigation for compulsory All of these events take place in the
all day to provide assistance, coaching markers along the way.The race is for Blue Flag seaside resort of Courtown.
and hints and tips on what it takes to people looking for a tough challenge Not only is the locality naturally primed
be a professional surfer. Not only will and incorporates 2,000m of height gain, for triathlon, organisers believe that
all the attending girls get amazing surf all mountain terrain and significant it might just be the most spectator-
instruction, they will also get a cool, proportions of cross country single track friendly and family orientated venue on
bumper Roxy goodie bag stuffed with a riding. Be prepared for river crossings, the triathlon circuit.
limited edition RoxyT-shirt and beauty hike a bike and‘Heartbreak Hill’! The Éireman course will be fast.The
products. Surf lessons will be followed An introduction to adventure racing, swim is protected by a sand bank so is
by a kick-back surf movie. Prizes of Roxy the Ballyhoura Blitz also takes place on nice and sheltered.There are no hills
Bikinis will also be awarded on each day. Sunday.The race covers a distance of worth mentioning on the bike course and
This weekend is just one of several 30km – 10km hillrun and 20km mountain the running course can only be described
taking place in Portrush and also biking on the world class Ballyhoura as beautiful, interesting and fl at.
Bundoran this summer.Tickets cost Mountain BikeTrails. Prepare to get wet! TheÉiremanfestivalisuniqueasitcaters
£25/€25. For more details, contactTroggs Tickets for all races and the famous foralllevelsofexperiencedtriathletes.That’ll
Surf School, tel. +44 (0)77-4825-7717; after-race party must be pre-booked on makeforsomepastaparty!
e-mail
carl@troggssurfschool.com; web:
www.ballyhourabeast.com. Camping is For more information or to enter, visit:
www.troggssurfschool.com. available in Blackwater Castle.
www.eireman.org.
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