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The 2015 duathlon season kicks off with a bang in Ballinrobe tomorrow, Saturday February 7. This fast and flat run bike event attracts all abilities, and with the whole country gone fitness mad with Operation Transformation and fit for life groups, Ballinrobe is the place to be tomorrow.

The newly revamped Castlebar Adventure Duathlon on Saturday, March 14 will be the first of the adventure duathlons to take place in the west this year. Mayo is leading the way in promoting adventure racing and run bike run events, all the bigger towns promote some form of open outdoor adventure and with Destination Mayo being recently set up as a way of attracting more outdoor pursuit people to the county, these events fall in to line in what the county is trying to achieve in tourism.

The third annual Land of The Giants Christmas Duathlon in Claremorris takes place on December 27.

The second annual Corribdale Duathlon will take place on Saturday in Oughterard.

Con Doherty (Westport Tri) is no ordinary talent; he can dig deep when necessary and has the cutting edge to win as he has done in his age bracket at world level. In Ballinrobe he faced stiff opposition from Galway Tri man John Greaney who has racked up numerous wins this year against elite senior opposition, Greaney is a formidable runner and can hold his own on the bike, he won in Ballinrobe festival Duathlon last year and was the favourite again this year.

Galway will host a special women's triathlon training day for beginners on Saturday May 3.

The Land of The Giants Christmas Duathlon will help sport enthusiasts burn up the treats that get devoured over Christmas, with a run, bike, and run event held on Saturday December 28 in Claremorris. Even though the event is an excuse to get out and about and do something sporting over the festive season, there are always the more serious competitors who will be out to test their fitness and hope none of their form has been lost due to overindulgence.

The first annual Corribdale Duathlon will take place on Saturday in Oughterard Co Galway.

Beautiful weather, stunning scenery and a formidable challenge greeted participants at last week’s Ashford Duathlon in Cong, Co Mayo. The event, which included a 5km run, 20 km cycle and final 2km run, took place amid stunning scenery in and around the Ashford Castle estate. Almost 200 participants from top class athletes to complete novices travelled from across the country to race on a course which skirted Lough Corrib, Ashford Castle, Cong Woods and Cong Abbey. The winner, Martin Grealish, put on a masterclass of racing with a time of 55.31, over four minutes clear of second placed Art Naughton. The ladies’ race was won by Anne Marie Egan in a time of 67.30.