The Avon Ri is a wonderful new corporate and leisure resort stunningly situated looking out over the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, and only 30 minutes drive from Dublin. The Avon Ri offers luxury self-catering accommodation along with excellent restaurant, bar and leisure facilities and is very conveniently located just 10 minutes from Punchestown. They are also the official accommodation partner to the Motivate Challenge 2010.

www.avonri.com

Motivate are also proud to announce that the Independent News & Media Group are also the official print media partners to this exciting new event . Ireland is the headquarters of the Group which spans four continents, 10 major markets and 22 individual countries. It is Ireland's leading media company, publishing five market leading national newspapers including the Evening Herald among its portfolio, while also being Ireland's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler and distributor. www.Independent.ie is Ireland's leading online news portal.

www.herald.ie

Punchestown is the home of Irish National Hunt Racing. The 5 day Irish National Hunt Festival as well as the world famous Oxegen Music Festival are just two of Ireland's biggest events which boast from Punchestown's ever expanding portfolio proving it has what it takes to host such an event as Motivate. Its proven ability to cater for large scale events often with crowds in excess of a hundred thousand along with its world class facilities which include the 60,000 sq foot Punchestown Event Centre make us proud to announce that Punchestown will also be home to The 2010 Motivate Challenge.

www.punchestown.com

The Naas Triathlon Club has long been associated with Punchestown Racecourse where it has successfully run many events over the years and it's an exciting and innovative triathlon club which is expanding rapidly in recent years. Motivate are proud to announce that the Naas Triathlon Club are the official event co-ordinators with The 2010 Motivate Challenge.

www.naastriathlonclub.com

Motivate Challenge is an ideal event to raise funds for charities. While participants are free to fund-raise for their charity of choice, we would ask you to consider our nominated charity partner for 2010, Barretstown. For further information on getting a sponsorship pack from Barretstown, please contact the fundraising team on fundraising@barretstown.org or call 045 864115.

Barretstown through their specially-designed programme of camps helps rebuild the lives of children affected by childhood cancer and other serious illnesses, from Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe, and their families. They provide a unique programme of adventure, activities and fun backed by the medical world - which helps children with serious illness regain their confidence and self-esteem and has become internationally recognised as having a profound and positive impact on their lives. The Motivate Challenge is both honoured and proud to support Barretstown as the official charity of the 2010 Motivate Challenge so if you feel that as well as achieving your own goal, you'd also like to help children affected by serious illnesses achieve theirs, there is no better way then to participate in the Motivate Challenge on behalf of Barretstown.

www.barretstown.org

The sports most actively involved Bike and Tri store in the country.Wheelworx Bike and Tri store opened its doors in 1998. It was started as a family bike store by Rob Cummins it quickly became involved with the sport and has recently opened its flagship store country in Fonthill Retail Park which is the biggest specialist bike and tri shop in the country. Wheelworx are committed to growing the sports of cycling and triathlon in Ireland, and will continue to support events, clubs and individuals realise their sporting dreams, whether that is completing their 1st 100k or an Ironman Triathlon. Wheelworx are delighted to be involved with the inaugural Motivate Challenge and will endeavour to help participants’ achieve their goal whether they are complete beginners or experienced athletes.

www.wheelworxbikes.com

Coonan Cawley is a legal firm based in Naas, Co Kildare, They are a proud partner of the 2010 Motivate Challenge and it's an honor to have them on board. Their expert team aim to provide a first class standard of legal service to a wide range of clients. Insight, experience and commercial acumen are some of the qualities which make their firm successful so if it's legal advice you need look no further. Call Coonan Cawley on 045 899571 or see www.coonancawley.ie for further details.

The Motivate Team is delighted to recommend Phoenix Park Bike Hire the official bicycle hire partner for the Motivate Challenge for people who are looking to take the hassle out of providing their own bicycle for this exciting event. They have years of experience in this industry and have a wide range of top quality bicycles suitable for all participants. See www.phoenixparkbikehire.com for more details.

www.phoenixparkbikehire.com

The Motivate Challenge is delighted to be both supported by and associated with Fàilte Ireland. With a dedicated team working across five regions, Fàilte Ireland offers tourism professionals and service providers a wide range of support services at local, regional and national levels. Fàilte Ireland works in partnership with Tourism Ireland (who promote Ireland as a holiday destination to overseas markets) and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (responsible for tourism development and marketing in Northern Ireland).

They also lead an extensive domestic holiday campaign via www.DiscoverIreland.ie, which features comprehensive information and listings for Irish accommodation, activities, events, tourist attractions and Irish holiday special offers. For further information see www.failteireland.ie

Naas Physiotherapy Clinic will providing tips and advice through facebook in the run up to the event, watch this space for stretching techniques, recovery tips etc. David Gardiner and all the team from the clinic will be in the recovery tent on the day of the event providing advice/treatment/massage for all the participants. Everyboby welcome to come and talk to us and get some free advice. Test your core strenght using our Pilates Reformer machine. To find out more see www.physiotherapyworks.ie