Hi Guys,
Ok so we are all booked up for the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney for 3 Nights which includes Bed and Breakfast and access to the Leisure Facilities (Gym, Pool, Spa).
The Hotel is situated close to the Killarney Lakes and Muckross House and Gardens, and within a short walk to the Town. We have provisionally secured a fantastic deal of €110 per person sharing which Piranha have kindly subsidised.
So just a little on our decision to choose this destination. We researched several destinations, bearing in mind all the suggestions put forward to us by you in the survey we conducted. Myself, Ronan and Petrina contacted as many places as possible and the Glenneagle offered us one of the better deals, and the location if I’m honest is ideal for what we have in store. There was huge demand for that particular weekend due to National Dance Champs and Paddys Weekend, which ruled Holiday Homes out of the equation which is unfortunate, however, there will be great atmosphere with us all within the same resort.
The destination itself allows us to choose looped routes for the biking, idyllic for variation in the ability levels. We have the Lost Sheep, Ring of Kerry and Dingle Peninsula to choose from. In relation to the trail runs, we have a looped route through Muckross Gardens and Killarney Lakes in addition to the climb to Torc Waterfall.
The next phase now is that Myself Ronan and some of our in house coaches and captains will sit down and thrash out a structured plan for that weekend, and we may even run an additional survey to get some ideas. I suppose you need not worry about this for now or at all, and just rest assured that it will be a fantastic weekend.
On a final, note, We did consider running another camp closer to Dublin, but the logistics of running two camps in tandem was too much for us, not to mention the prices weren’t competitive enough. There was other Tri Clubs that had pre-arranged deals, but these deals were not offered to us. I would hope that everyone would climb on board with this destination, and just enjoy it. We will of course run a feedback survey after the camp to improve it for the year after.
Please see link to spreadsheet below and please pay your deposit of €55 to Paul Mooney (Me) before the 7th December.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f9T2NVPWO3Pf4iXlBta1h2npIBq3JAnR8jJkjFYRkps/edit#gid=0
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