Frequently Asked Questions

For the INTRO (relay) event, yes.
For the long or middle distance event, no.
For the olympic distance event, no.

Entrants must be 18 or over on the day of the event for the long & middle distance events.
Entrants for the Olympic event need to be over 16.
There is no upper age limit.

See guidelines on the Triathlon Ireland manual of guidance Section 3.11.

The Insurance option covers you until the 23.59pm on the 01/07/09.

Anyone who took the insurance option when registering will get a refund if the withdrawal letter is received before 01/07/09.

For those who didn’t take the insurance option:

• Refunds of 75% are available up until the 23.59pm on the 31/03/09.
• Refunds of 50% are available up until the 23.59pm on the 31/05/09.
• No refunds are available from the 01/06/09.

All withdrawals must be posted to the race office in writing and signed and dated by the competitor. E-mail notification is not sufficient. Send letter to Éireman, 149 Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10. Ireland. The race office cannot accept responsibility for any lost or late post.

Withdrawal requests should contain the following information: Competitors Name, Address, Phone Number.
For security we also request that you provide the name of the Emergency Contact Person you put in on the application. This letter needs to be signed and dated.

Competitors must be 18 or over on the day of the event. There is no upper age limit.

Yes. Your number must be clearly visible on your back for the cycle and on your front for the run. Please do not interfere with your race number in any way. No writing or cutting. Any changes to your race number could result in disqualification.

Yes, age groupers and pros are competing for the same prize money.

Yes. It is in your interest for your own safety and enjoyment of the race. It also gives us an opportunity to inform competitors of any changes to the course, remind competitors of the rules and field questions to clarify any issues.

Your triathlon licence card will be checked at registration. If you don't have a Triathlon Ireland licence or are part of a triathlon federation not affiliated to the ITU you must purchase a one day licence to race. The cost is €15 and is paid to Triathlon Ireland.

Yes, they are as follows:

• Swim - 2 hours 20 mins after start time
• Bike - 10 hours 30 mins after start time
• Run - 17 hours after start time

Click on Race Entry menu itesm. Scroll down to the 4 images. Click on the image of the race you wish to enter - this will bring you to an Active Europe registration page.

14 - 15 degrees Celsius.

There will be a water only station at the exit of the swim.

There will be a table at the entry /exit of the swim. Bring them with you to the swim start and leave them there for collection when you exit the water.

It will be a mass start for Long, Middle & INTRO (relay) competitors. Competitors will be in the water for the swim start. It is recommended that swimmers who have not experienced a mass swim start stay at the back of the main bunch.

All competitors must wear a wetsuit for the swim.

For the Long or Middle distance event, no.
For the INTRO (relay) event, yes.

For the bike course there will be 2 feed/aid stations located on the dual carriageway. The first one is located in the lay-by which is 15.8km from start. The second one is at the Clough roundabout on the southern turn around.

When on the dual carriageway the distances between Station 1 to Station 2 is 19.5km

Each station will provide a sports energy drink, a sports bar and water. The brands are yet to be decided.

It is the responsibility of the athlete to ensure that their bike is acceptable prior to arrival at the race venue. We suggest you get it serviced by a professional in advance.

All athletes are required to ride road/triathlon bikes. Any other type of bike, including but not limited to mountain bikes, hybrids, racing tricycles, beach cruisers and bikes with coaster-type brakes are prohibited.

2.72km of the run lap is on gravel paths in the woods. These have just been resurfaced for the race and are as good as a footpath.

0.8km on a track from woods through to road; this might have gravel added before the race as an improvement. 

17.6km on a standard road surface.

There are 4 aid stations. The first aid station will be at the turnaround at the end of woods. This is 1km from transition as you leave it. The second aid station is located at the Ballymoney road turnoff. The third aid station is located at Courtown Harbour roundabout. The fourth aid station is based at the Coach House Inn in Gorey town.

The distances between Aid Station 1 and 2 is 3.74km. The distance between Aid Station 2 & 3 is 2.25km. Distance between Aid Station 3 & 4 is 3.5km

The run is a loop so you will be hitting the aid stations twice for Middle Distance and 4 times for Long distance.

Each station will provide sports energy drink, a sports bar/ gel, water, a cola drink, bananas, pretzels. The brands are yet to be decided.