Great blacksod welcome for bressie and comrades

THERE was a great welcome in the Erris region last weekend for Irish musician Bressie and for his comrades from his RTÉ Two Ironmind documentary.

The popular TV personality is taking four fitness novices on a journey to explore the link between positive physical and mental health, and the Blacksod Point Challenge triathlon on Saturday was the group's biggest challenge yet.

Almost 200 triathletes took part in the Blacksod Point Challenge, which was hosted by Erris Beo and Kilmore Triathlon Club. With the exception of a few very small showers, the weather was warm and sunny.

The race involves a 1,500m swim in Blacksod Bay, a 41km cycle up the Mullet Peninsula to and from Belmullet town, and a 10km run through some of the most beautiful Wild Atlantic Way locations, overlooking the Inis Gé islands.

The overall male winner was Stephen Donnelly from Ballina and the overall female winner was Caoimhe Ní Mhurchú from Sligo. The full list of results can be found on the club's website – www.kilmoretriathlonclub.com. Comhghairdeas to all.

The Blacksod Point Challenge is a National Series Race, sanctioned by Triathlon Ireland, the national governing body for the sport. This Olympic distance race has become known as 'an animal with teeth' due to its test of endurance that pushes participants to their limits.

Erris Beo and Kilmore Triathlon Club would like to thank all the sponsors, marshals and everyone who helped out on the day to make the event such a great success.