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General => Competitions and Training => Topic started by: Poopy Dick on November 08, 2015, 14:09:53

Title: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poopy Dick on November 08, 2015, 14:09:53
Anyone want to do this with me. It's a Canadian race from Templemills weir to salmon leap(bout 5k). All entries go to St Vincent de Paul. There's also hot mulled wine and mince pies before the race

Interested turkeys
Canadian one:
Simon
Ailbhe(maybe)
Ross
Gp:
Naddy
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poohy on November 08, 2015, 14:16:31
hmmm..... might be intersted alright
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poopy Dick on November 08, 2015, 14:30:20
Should point out there's also a gp class too. Canadian's are the best craic though :P
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Ross on November 08, 2015, 16:32:08
I would be!
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poopy Dick on November 08, 2015, 16:52:12
We can do a 2 or 3 man Canadian. Btw, Santa hats that fit over your helmet are obligatory  :P ;D
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poohy on November 08, 2015, 17:40:40
Quote from: simon.g on November 08, 2015, 16:52:12
We can do a 2 or 3 man Canadian. Btw, Santa hats that fit over your helmet are obligatory  :P ;D

Of course! :P
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Vettie on November 08, 2015, 20:10:49
This is so my thing. But I'm away  :'( count me in next time
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Ross on November 08, 2015, 21:38:26
How does a turkey be involved actually?
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poopy Dick on November 08, 2015, 21:45:02
Winner used to get a turkey
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Andy J on November 09, 2015, 00:10:55
Barely related, but in a town in west Cork, could be Castletownbere, at Christmas they used to have a duck race, where a duck was released into the harbour and the first one to catch it won and could keep the duck if they wished.
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Ross on November 09, 2015, 07:52:35
Jeez, you be leaving it pretty late to get a turkey on the 20th...

So is the duck race there like coursing for kayakers ?
Title: Re: Turkey race 20th December
Post by: Poopy Dick on December 10, 2015, 11:05:13
So provisionally it's new ross and Ailbhe in the Canadian. If Ailbhe can't come then someone else can join, first on that list is Naddy :P