If like me you won't be winning any awards for your race times, don't despair! This year’s awards night has something for everyone with an award for the best photograph of 2010 up for grabs. So if you've taken some photographs at races or club outings during the year send them along to me walsh.em@gmail.com

A late start to the season for me following injury meant my first race was Skerries Sprint in late June. I was spending most of my weekends of the summer with the family in Wexford, so races closeby were my targets. TriKilkenny followed by Tri795 Bunclody a few weeks back and on Sat last I made the trip to Tramore for the Metalman Sprint Tri run by Spokes Cycle Store.

Escape From Ireland Swim
WHAT: ~1900m Openwater Swim
WHERE: From the island of Ireland's Eye to the mainland beach just east of Howth harbour
WHEN: Sunday 5th September 2010 at 9.30am

Entry Fee €30 - Includes boat transfer from Howth Harbour to Ireland's Eye

There will be strictly limited numbers for this event due to the necessity to transport participants to the island

When I first got into triathlon, I thought to myself that, with a bit of training, a sprint triathlon would be manageable. I planned on doing an Olympic distance in my first year and at the beginning I even felt the distances in this were fairly substantial.

A year ago I signed up for my first Iron Distance Triathlon, Challenge Copenhagen. It was a long year preparing for the event and on Sunday morning I found myself standing at the swim start, hand hovering over the start button on my watch just waiting for the signal to go..

Swim 3.8k:

Hi all

A few of us will be hitting the Dublin and north Wicklow hills on Wed evening this week after work in preparation for Kenmare.. Its getting dark earlier these days so if you want to join us we are leaving from Christchurch at 5.30pm, or meet us along the route at the Yellow House, Rathfarnham (5.45-5.50.)

Just saw this (despite it being run by my cycle club!)

http://womenscycling.ie/blog/2010/07/26/swords-womens-races-august/

I'd encourage many of the girls (Maria/Tania/Maire/Grace - anyone else doing Kenmare) to give it a go - I've been doing the club league races every Wednesday night (last one tomorrow:() and they are great fun. Excellent training.