Following
on from the
success of
several
local
Triathletes
who competed
in Roth,
Germany,
another
local man
Joe
McLaughlin
made the
journey to
Nottingham
to compete
in the
inaugural
Outlaw
Triathlon.
The Outlaw
Triathlon
was raced
over the
same
distance as
all Ironman
events,
which
consists of
a 2.4 mile
swim, 112
mile bike
and lastly a
26.2 mile
run, all
this with a
cut-off
point at 17
hours.
The swim took place in the internationally renowned rowing regatta lake of Holme Pierrepont which was ideal in the respect that it was exactly 1.2 mile in length so all athletes swam to the 1.2 mile mark turned and swam back to the start. There were 1000 entries for the race and there was a mass start in the water. With so many arms and legs in one place it was quite difficult to get a good position. Joe was hoping for a sub 1.30 swim and he came in very impressively in 1.18.
It was then straight out on the road on the bike, the 112 miles on the bike were always going to be hard as there was several energy sapping hills on the course add a slight headwind and it gets very tough. Joe’s plan on the bike was to stay at an average of 18 mph giving him a bike time of 6.22 but unfortunately he initially went out too fast and by the 80 mile mark he began to tire, luckily the training, fitness and proper nutrition kept him going over the remaining 32 miles.



Congratulations
to clubman Kris
Muldoon on his
recent selection
for the Irish
Mountain Running
team where he
will be
competing
against the best
runners in
Europe in
Snowdonia in
Wales next
weekend.


