Another Spanner in the Spokes

What can I say? This National Series business is proving more and more of a headache!

My mistake entirely, but I just got a tip-off today from Patrick Marshall that SAlmon Run / Ballina is not in fact in the National Series 2009 (I confirmed with the race director later that it has no chance of becoming part of it either).

As a result, the Salmon Run can be taken off your calendar for now.

So, what are your options now?

Well, there are still 9 NS races we are going to, 5 Olympic, 3 sprint and 1 Half-Ironman. So if you pick 3 of the 5 Olympic, 2 of the 3 Sprint and any other race (Olympic, Sprint or Half Ironman), then you have your 6 races.

Alternatively you can look for an extra sprint race, but there really is not much option there - see below for the NS Sprint races we are not going to.

Mullaghmore - Clashes with Dunmore East, King of the Hill - Same Day as Carna, Crooked Lake Triathlon - Same Day as Junior Aquathon, Northwest Sprint Triathlon - On 24 May, Valentia Island Triathlon - Closed

Finally, the committee will need to decide what to do with the weekend away (seeing as Ballina is now off).