This year’s AGM was held on Saturday 20th November in Anderson Centre in Fermoy and simultaneously on line. Members strictly adhere to Covid19 guidelines limited places were available for members to attend in person and a zoom call was set up so members could take part remotely on the night. There were lots of things…

Meanwhile in the Kingdom, Run Killarney hosted a half marathon and 10km race. There were good conditions weather wise, our runners had spectacular views of the Kerry Mountains. The half marathon runners started the event by running a lap of Killarney’s famous horse racing course. Many a thoroughbred has trotted around the course and today was…

While the majority of us wouldn’t even contemplate getting into a warm bath without the heating on full in November our swimmers are a different breed. On Saturday 13th November a contingent of open water swimmers from Blackwater Triathlon Club headed to Glengarriff, to take part in the 10th BISRA GaddinAbtGarnish 21.2 swim. With proceeds…

While Kay was off in the wilds of county Wicklow other Blackwater Triathlon Club members stayed closer to home for their activities. On the evening of Saturday the 30th of October, Adrian Collins and Gina Lyons headed off to Glenshershkin Woods in Kilworth to take part in the Halloween Half –Marathon. According to that well…

Adventure races have increased in popularity in recent years. For triathletes who find cycling and running on actual footpaths and paved roads just not quite challenging enough, these races are an opportunity to add a few extra hardships along the way. Mountain trails, bogs, forest runs, freezing streams and wildlife encounters are all part of…

As the year draws to a close and the weather takes a turn for the worse, some of our members have decided to travel to sunnier climes to take part in triathlons. While most of us have been packing away our shorts and tee-shirts and digging out our jumpers and scarves, Blackwater Triathlon Club members…