Children of Laois - Can you run? Can you Cycle? Did
you ever do the two things together?
A Duathlon is a special sport where you run, then you
cycle and then you run again. In June, 80
schoolchildren from across the county came to
Portlaoise to do a duathlon.
Good News! The event was so popular, it's coming back
this September. The race takes place in the GAA
grounds from 10:30 am on 22 September, and is open to
all primary school children. All finishers get a
medal, a t-shirt and a surprise!
Children who want to take part just need to get their
Mum or Dad to fill out and sign a form for you, and
then send it back to us.
For Teachers / Parents:
1. Laois Childrens Duathlon is especially for
Children. Duathlon involves running, cycling and
running again.
2. Laois Childrens Duathlon is being organised by
Trilogy Triathlon (the Triathlon club in Laois) with
the Laois Sports Partnership and Triathlon Ireland .
Duathlon involves running, cycling and running again.
3. The event takes place on 22 September 2007 at
Portlaoise GAA Centre and involves a short run, a
short cycle and a short second run (see distances
below).
4. The duathlon is being run in three age categories
- under 8, under 10 and under 12.
5. All races are mixed, and distances vary according
to age - under 8 (200m run, 750m cycle, 200m run),
under 10 (400m run, 750m cycle, 400m run) and under 12
(400m run, 1,400m cycle, 400m run).
6. The emphasis is on completing the course, and all competitors will win the same prize - a T-shirt, a medal, a certificate and a surprise.
7. The event starts at 10:30am, and will be complete
by lunchtime. Additional entertainment and activities
will be provided to make this a family day out to
remember.
8. Participants must register in advance, and all registrations must be accompanied by the signature of a parent / guardian. Application forms are available in Brackens Esso/Gala station on Stradbally Rd , Portlaoise, or download ().
9. An entry fee of e5.00 is payable.
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