Cong Duathlon- Man With Wok On Head Wins Fashion Plaudits

Whilst many of the national papers focused on the lack of Cunga CC members on top of the leaderboard of the TriLakes Cong duathlon last Sunday we were all in Lydon's Bar drinking pints and congratulating ourselves on a job well done.

That job was basically to make sure everyone finished in front of us whilst we lifted branches out of the way and did other important stuff.  After all we knew Cong Woods like the back of our hand and it wouldn't be fair to go full tilt.  Ahem..!

To a first time duathlete the start line at Lisloughery Lodge resembled a cross between a NASA launch site and a circus.  One competitor appeared to be wearing a Wok for the bike ride whilst others must have been in some sort of pre race altercation because the shoulders of their t-shirts were strangely absent though the sleeves remained intact.

The race was delayed by two minutes when official's were sent scurrying for the rule books after a Galway athlete arrived at the start line wearing what appeared to be a poker dealers visor.  But it turned out the guy could run and cycle, very fast indeed, so the visor was deemed "not in slightest bit ridiculous looking coz he's good" after scrutiny from the race director.

The duathlon was also graced by the presence of American legend Bershawn Browne the former top Discovery Channel cyclist and winner of the 2005 "Perfect Stride Award" from Triathlon Monthly. Browne was happy to stand for photographs with some of the participants before getting his game face on and decimating the field.

Thanks to all the TriLakes guys for a job well done. Obviously none of the above is true, expect the bit about the Wok. A great day out was had by all!