When I am not chained to my desk in the JumpStart dungeons I enjoy a pretty active life. Sitting on a chair all day is ideal for developing that hunch back look, and at times I think I am morphing into some sort of cave troll. I have tried to slow this reverse evolution from man to beast by swimming, cycling and running whenever I get some free time.
Triathlon has been the fastest growing sport in Ireland over the last few years. It seems to be the cool thing to do at the moment but for those of us who were triathlon-ing 10 years ago, we can remember turning up to triathlons with less than 40 people in them. Oh those were the days! There were no races selling out, you could enter on the day, and the entry charges were virtually non existent. 10 pound would get you your entry fee complete with goodie bag.
But like everything, things move on and now many of today’s triathlons are run for (large) profit by event managment companies and they sell out straight away. The triathlons are certainly not cheap any more but it is still great to see so many people taking part in the sport.
The growing success of triathlon has given rise to jobs across Ireland. Each of the businesses below have gained from its growing popularity
- Sports shops / Triathlon shops
- Event managment companies
- Timing chip companies
- T-shirt manufacturers
- Training holiday organisers
- Personal trainers
At JumpStart, we have also gained from triathlon’s growing popularity by recently creating an online ecommerce site for Trizone based in Athlone. When you can combine work and something you are naturally interested in then it doesn’t quite seem like work.
