We are delighted to announce this year the Salthill Caravan park is the official Galway authorised campsite village for Ironman 2012 and Nirvana Europe,We are delighted to be have been officially approved as the Galway’s campsite of choice for the Ironman festival for the next 6 years. We were awarded this under the following criteria:

• High standards of facilitates for Ironman participants
• Consistency of pricing
• Proximity to Galway city
• Public transport provided every 30 minutes
• On demand taxi service
• Cleanliness
• Irish hospitality,

 

 

 

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The Ironman 70.3 Series (so called because it involves a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile cycle and 13.1 mile run) is an exhausting test of endurance that has become the fastest-growing triathlon series in the world, with 31 events internationally, leading to qualification for the World Championship in Florida. Eoin McCormack and Ronan Gilligan of E&R Events have beaten off strong international competition to be awarded the contract to hold the event in Galway for the next five years.

They expect thousands of people from around Ireland and Europe to flock to Galway for the weekend-long Ironman competition and festival in September 2012. It will attract 2,500 competitors alone. It has been secured with the help of Failte Ireland Sports Events Development Fund and the Sports Council of Ireland. Ironman will see competitors swim part of Galway Bay in Salthill, before making their way to collect bikes in Salthill Park and depart on a cycle to Connemara, through Oughterard and back through Newcastle, before a half-marathon in the city.