Thursday, 23rd August 2018
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All roads led to Fermoy on Sunday the 12th
of August
as the Blackwater Triathlon Club held there annual triathlon. This year for the first
time they included an Olympic distance race, 1500 m swim, 40 km cy- cle and a 10 km run. The Olympic race started at 9.00am and the sprint race started at 9.30. South Coast had Des O’Hal- loran, Philip and Barry O’Mahony in the Olympic event and Billy Carr, Ger Flanagan, Filip Kolodziej and Stephanie Whyte in the Sprint distance event. The swim was held in the river blackwater, starting outside the rowing club and swimming upstream for a distance and then downstream to
exit the
water just before Fermoy Bridge. The cycle route took the cyclists out to Glanworth and returning to Fermoy via Ballyhooly, the Olympic competi- tors had to do this circuit twice. The Blackwater Tri Club came up with a new run route this year which saw the runners running out the Ballyduff road for a distance before return- ing on the same route. Super performances from all the South Coast Lads who competed. The river was pretty still this year so there was no current to assist them in the down ward leg. Special mention to Des O’Halloran who started the race knowing
he would be unable to
complete the run section due to an injury he picked up recently and also to Fil- ip Kolodziej who finished just outside the podium positions in fourth place and also winning his age group category. General consensus was that our members liked the new run route. Well done to the Blackwater Tri Club for putting on another ex- cellent event. On Saturday the 18th
Aug, The World’s End Triathlon
was held in
Castleconnell. This year’s event will feature a River Shannon swim, a cycle via Birdhill, Co Tipper- ary, and a run around the beautiful village of Castle- connell. The race started with a 750 meter Swim in the River Shannon just in front of the Boat Club- house. After emerging from the water, bikes were collected for the 20km Cycle course which took the competitors out onto the old Dublin road. This is much quieter and safer since the M7 motorway was opened in 2010. The route will travel eastwards to Birdhill, where there is a left-hand turn back over an undulating course to the small, pretty village of Montpelier. After a sharp left
at the Montpelier
Community center, it is back along the bog road to Castleconnell village. Upon entering the village, the cycle route ends at the public playground and car park area (T2).The
Run will be 5km around the outskirts
of the vil-
lage and returning to the heart of the village at the community hall. Co. Lim- erick. Four of our mem- bers made the journey to Limerick and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Special congratulations to Brian Hehir and Grainne Whelehan who competed in their first sprint Triath- lon. Ironman comes to Ire-
land, Ironman held their only race in Ireland this year in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday last. Next Year they’ll be in Youghal. South Coast had a large attendance at the Iron- man event with twelve of our members taking to the start line. The race fea- tures a 1.2-mile (1.9KM) swim from Sandycove, home to the famous Mar- tello Tower, in the clear waters of the Irish Sea in Dublin Bay, before taking athletes on a spectacular and challenging 56-mile (90KM) bike course. The course travels through some of the most sce- nic areas in the region, including County Wick- low, home to the Wick- low Mountains National Park and its glacial lakes, rivers and abundant nat- ural beauty. Athletes will take in stunning coastal views and weave their way through the streets of the charming seaside town for the 13.1-mile (21.1KM) run, before finishing with Dún Laoghaire Har- bour and Dublin Bay as
the backdrop. Just under 2000 competitors took to the start line last Sunday morning. With a water temperature of 16.1 de- grees Celsius, the choppy sea conditions making the first discipline an extra challenge. Out of the wa- ter and onto the infamous bike route, this bike course earned plenty of discus- sion and comments with most of the first 60kms steep uphill climbs that wouldn’t be out of place in the Tour De France! Athletes returning to Dun Laoghaire to weave their way through the streets of the charming seaside town for the 21.1km run made up of 3 loops. A finish near the harbour allowed a great view for spectators. SCTC support crew turned out in abun- dance looking to cap- ture our picture perfect athletes. Hats off to our members who all wore the club colors with pride! Now who’s for Ironman Cork? We send congratu- lations to all our members who took part in Ironman Dun Laoghaire and even though some of you did not achieve your personal goals you should still be immensely proud of your- selves this year. The effort that all our members have put into their preparation for this event can’t be un- derestimated. The long hours of training, early in the morning or late at night and often on their own. The many personal sacrifices they and their
families have made to al- low them prepare for this very event. You should be very proud of your accomplishment and cer- tainly deserve a good rest over the next couple of weeks. If you’re interested in tak-
ing part please check the South Coast Website for more infor- mation (
www.southcoast. club).
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What a great week at Aghada Tennis
Club Open Week with great representation from Youghal on finals day. With great weather and even better tennis it was a great day out ! Kyle Leahy and Orla Morrison won
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the mixed 4. Orla then went on to win the mixed 3 with Calvin Leahy. Dar- ragh Martin & Kyle Leahy unforuntunately lost the mens 3 in a great 3 setter. Well done to all and thanks again to Aghada for a great week as always !
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