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• http://www.peninsulaseasprinttriathlon.com The experienced folk at Peninsula Triathlon club are hosting a fantastic sprint distance triathlon starting on Ballywalter Beach, on 17th July. That's a 750m swim, a fast 2 lap 20k cycle & finishing with a single lap 5km run.  Knowing these guys this will be a well planned & great event to do. 
  
  
• http://www.bigsplashtriathlon.com Triangle Triathlon club are hosting the second Big Splash Triathlon in association with the Big Splash River Festival and Gig n the Bann. The triathlon will be over the classic sprint distance, with 750 m open water swim, 12 mile cycle and the a 3 mile run. The course and distance is short and flat enough for beginners and yet challenging enough for the seasoned triathlete, 23rd July.



• http://www.topofmourne.com  Newry Tri club are repeating last years successful triathlon starting in Rostrevor Park (Last year I competed in this & it was a tough but stunning course - definitely worth doing) The swim is a salt water 1500m swim in Carlingford lough, a road cycle through Mourne Mountains up to Spelga Dam followed by a 10k run through Rostrevor Park. Saturday 30th July.



• http://www.loughneaghtri.com/frame_800.html  A key triathlon in the calendar is the well established Hi Elbow Tri club, Lough Neagh Triathlon, standard distance, Saturday 30th July 



• http://www.otcbelfast.com/mourne  Olympia Tri club are hosting their Mourne triathlon on Saturday, 6 August.



• Lisburn (31st July) and Newtownabbey (4th Sept) councils are holding sprint distance pool swim triathlons, which are great for trying out a triathlon for the 1st time. Check out the calendar on the triathlon Ireland website for links.  http://www.triathlonireland.com/



• http://www.ireman.org/  Of course if you fancy something a bit harder, the Ireman events are always worth a go, great fun and a fantastic achievement.  This year these Ironman & half Ironman distance triathlons are on 21st August.

So there must be at least one to suit everyone?  No excuses to have never tried a triathlon!

Taryn