Kilrush – Up the Creek Triathlon.

Sunday 2nd June 2024.

We had planned a quiet day sitting in the sun and chilling whist Michelle took advantage of the excellent laundry facilities at the marina. As the morning wore on it became apparent that there were quite a number of people wandering around in wet suits and we could hear a PA system nearby making announcements and playing music. Ever inquisitive I did some research on Google and found out that today was the Kilrush Triathlon.

It kicked off at 1 pm and the 750m swim was in the marina directly in front of where we were parked so we had a good view, it’s difficult to take an interesting photo of swimmers when all,you see is the odd elbow breaking the surface.

Canoes and NLRI were looking after safety.

Some contestants chose to completely strip off ( discretely) before heading off on their bike.

They had to run with their bike to the starting line.

When the last cyclist had departed we went for a long walk around town , nothing was open as it was a Sunday, not a street cafe to sit at or an ice cream seller in sight. By the time we returned there were contestants completing the run.