06 September 2010

David Barry takes the Olympic title at Brittas Bay

In what were some very testing conditions at Briitas Bay, David Barry took the title at the 13th. annual Sporting Proud Triathlon in Brittas Bay on Saturday 4th. September.

David finished in a time of 2hrs, 28mins and 52 seconds. Dermot Hickey won the inaugural sprint event in a time of 1hr. 26 mins and 30 seconds.  In the team event, Paul Freen's team won the Olympic distance in a time of 2hrs, 33mins and 14 seconds whilst team Conall O'Halloran took the title in the Sprint with a winning time of 1hr, 34 mins and 15 seconds.

As a result of a record turnout and terrific generosity by donors, the organisers hope to raise over €80,000 for Sister Kathleen's Kids of Makondo and the Down Syndrome Centre.

Full results for the day are available here.

 

 31 March 2010

2010 event to include the option of a Sprint distance

Sporting Proud today announced details of their 2010 event and have confirmed that the eagerly awaited Sprint option will be available to competitors this year.  The spectacular venue that is Brittas Bay lends itself beautifully to the incorporation of a Sprint distance and is guaranteed to be a sure fire hit amongst supporters of this annual child-focused charity event.

This year, the event will raise funds for 2 worthy charities; one local and one further afield.  Kathleen's Kids of Makondo and the Down Syndrome Centre.  Details of the specific projects to be supported will be posted shortly.

Competitors can register at www.sportingproud.org from 1st. April 2010.  No, seriously, they can.

 

7th. September 2009

Quinn & Mullen rule the day at Brittas Bay

The Gods looked favourably on the Sporting Proud crew this weekend and sent near perfect conditions for the Annual Sporting Proud Triathlon.

Eamonn Quinn and Caron Mullen won the Men's and Ladies competition respectively at this increasingly popular charity Triathlon. Quinn completed the event in just two hours, twenty-six minutes and fifty-two seconds.  Mullen came in at two hours, forty-nine minutes and forty-four seconds.

This was the 12th. time the annual event has been held at Britas Bay and was run in aid of the Niall Mellon Township Trust.  More specifically, funds raised from the event will enable the building of a school hall in the Wallacedene area of Cape Town where it will be accessible by more than 700 schools.  The building is the first of its kind in the Cape Town area.

Niall Mellon, founder of the Niall Mellon Township Trust commented: “Once again, the Sporting Proud Team has put together an excellent event and we were thrilled to be part of it.   It was a great day for family fun in Brittas and the Sporting Proud Team made us all proud on the day”.

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9th. May 2009

Maximise your fundraising abilities with Sporting Proud and MyCharity.ie

In this tough economy, fundraisers are looking for every little advantage they can get and that's why we've teamed up with the good people at MyCharity.ie to make things a little easier for participants in this years event.

By signing up with MyCharity using this link here, you can set up your own donations page where friends, family and colleagues can visit to make a donation specific to you and help you reach your fundraising target.

Of course, our Paypal facility will continue to be available on our own site.

3rd. April 2009

Sporting Proud Triathlon to fund the building of a School Hall in Capetown with the Niall Mellon Trust

In 2009, proceeds from the Triathlon will enable us to provide funding to the Niall Mellon Trust for the building of a new hall for school children in Wallacedene, Cape Town, South Africa. 

WIth more than 700 schools in Cape Town it seemed an incredible opportunity for us to build the very FIRST School Hall - a facility that will be used for extra-curricular activities essential to the enrichment of the education of thousands of hugely disadvantaged kids. 

WIth your help, the children of Wallacedene will get to enjoy and benefit from engaging in the type of things we take for granted in our own schools at home.  Things like participating in a school play, or showing off their capabilities in the performing arts, debating, dancing or gymnastics.  It's a unique opportunity for us to make a significant difference for children in a truly deprived area of Cape Town.

 

8th. December 2008

Cheque for €114k handed over to St. Catherines

We met with the wonderful people in St. Catherine's last week to deliver the pretty wonderful news that this year's events had raised a whopping €114,352 for their physiotherapy unit.  That's a chunky cheque at the best of times but in a recession it's simply unbelievable!  We're hugely grateful to you all for making it possible.

One of the things we get really buzzed about at Sporting Proud is the fact that every year, within a couple of months of the event, our supporters get to see the specifics of how their efforts have translated into results.  Real, specific results that impact on the lives of kids. Now.

We took the time last week to kick-the-tyres on some of the high-tech equipment that this year's cheque has provided to the fantastic physios that work in St. Catherines.  They've always done a super job for the kids in their care, but this stuff helps them to do it faster and more efficiently.  So more kids get to do more physio, more often and that can make a difference.  A huge difference.  It can be the difference between a child learning to walk or not.  The new facility at St. Catherine's enables them to schedule a whopping 70 seperate physio sessions every week.  We think you'll agree that's money well spent.

The cheque did something else too.  It took Sporting Proud over the Million Euro mark in terms of funds raised since it's inception.  That represents a lot of miles against the current in the bay, or the Southerly wind on the N11.  A lot of begging and cajoling by the athletes who support the event year after year.  A lot of good stuff for kids here in Ireland and further afield who deserve more.  Thanks for playing your part

 

8th. September 2008

Gerard McGrath and Carron Mullen win the 2008 Men's/Ladies' events respectively

On a windswept day in Brittas, Gerard McGrath and Carron Mullen won the 2008 Sporting Proud Triathlon in the respective Men's and Ladies' categories. 

High seas and a small craft warning forced the organisers to abandon the swim and replace it with a 4km "sprint".  The cycle and 10k run sections took place as planned with the athletes battling against a Northeasterly wind on the coastal section of the cycle loop - and freewheeling along the N11 on the south-facing part of the loop.  On balance, this was considered the most difficult cycle in the history of the Sporting Proud Triathlons.

McGrath's winning time was 2hrs, 20 minutes and 26 seconds and Mullen finished in 2hrs, 42 minutes and 46 seconds.

Second and third place in the Men's competition went to Garrett McCabe and Derrick Evans and in the Ladies' competition to Ruth Shanahan and Lorraine Hardy.

 

19 March 2008

For the 10th edition of the Sporting Proud Triathlon, the committee are delighted to announce that the supported charity for 2007 is once again St. Catherine's Association, Co. Wicklow.  Having raised more than € 92,500 in 2007 for the provision of a state of the art coach for the association we are currently finalising plans for our 2008 project which promises to deliver even more life-changing facilities to the fantastic crew at St. Catherines and the children in their care.

Further details will follow on 15th. April 2008 

10 January 2008

After all your hard work, the funds were finally submitted to St. Catherines today.  In total, some € 92,500 was handed across and will immediately go towaards the funding of a specially adapted bus to bring the kids to and from St. Catherines.  Many thanks to all who took part in the event that made this possible.