Killarney Open Triathlon
Sunday October 26th 2014
Location
Killarney
Information

The Killarney Triathlon has become an iconic event on the Warrnambool Tri Club calendar. It’s a fantastic event for beginners as the course is very flat and bike-friendly, and the bay swim is in calm and sheltered waters.

There will be two events run simultaneously – the Come and Tri event is for first-time triathletes, featuring a 250m swim, 8km bike ride and 2.2km run. The Open event is a 500m swim, 16km bike ride and 4.4km run. Both events commence at 10:00am.

Please note that junior events will be held on Saturday October 25, at 4:00pm, for kids aged from 5 to 13. Kids aged 14 and over can compete in the Open event on Sunday.

Registration
Registration will be through our website.

Cost
Individuals – $50
Teams – $65
Come and Tri participants – $10 (To be eligible for the Come and Tri event, participants must not have completed a triathlon of any distance in the past)

Please note that memberships cannot be purchased on the day. If you wish to join as a member you must do so online.

Course
500m swim – The swim leg takes place in the sheltered Killarney bay. The swim starts a little way along the beach to the east, meaning that competitors swim directly out from the beach, negotiate a 90 degree turn around a swim buoy, a longer stretch of swimming to the west, another 90 degree turn around a buoy, before heading straight back into the beach. Come and Tri participants will swim 250m, with their course being a shortened version, inside the Open course.

16km bike – After transitioning onto the bike, competitors will head out Mahoney’s Road before turning right into Survey Road. Cyclists follow this straight stretch of road for some distance before a 90 degree left hand turn (following the road). It is just after this corner that Survey Road meets Rocks Road. This intersection is the turnaround point. A careful 180 degree turn is required before following the same route back to the Killarney Recreation Reserve. This is an 8km loop. Come and Tri participants complete one lap, Open competitors must complete two laps.

4.4km run – After transitioning from the bike leg, competitors will commence their run onto Mahoneys Road for a short distance, before veering right onto the Basin Track. This is a gravel road which loops around to Killarney beach, a little further east of where the swim leg commenced. When runners reach the beach they will run back along the beach and over the dune, following the track that leads back to the Killarney Recreation Reserve. They will take a left hand turn and complete one lap of the oval. This is a 2.2km course. Come and Tri participants complete one lap. Open competitors must complete two.

Awards
Medals, prizes and spot prizes up for grabs!

Contacts
Claire Farrer
0419 138 085

Location

killarney vic