This Weeks News – June 18th

It was  a busy weekend with 4 Races taking place this weekend

• Lough Derg Sprint –  We had a great turn out for this Club League race – with 30 members at this race. Well done to Mai Burke Hayes in the Try Distance. In the Sprint,  Colm Turner and  Ronan Costelloe battled it out, eating up those ahead from the swim, Ronan hit T2 first, but Colm’s trademark run saw him crossing the line first (1:01:30) with Ronan 30Sec back. Eamon Hanley was 8th in 1:09:18. There were some really strong bike splits, with huge ground being made up by Nick, John, Mike, Tadhg & Noel all in the top 20. For the girls Murna Griffin O’Malley came home in  3rd in 1:09:55, Sinéad Walsh in 6th (1:14:23) and Shóna Keane making her season debut in 8th (1:15:36). Well done to all  –  Michael Clancy, Christy Power, Bernard Loughlin, Dan Shanahan, Richard Roche, Hilkka Kontro, Barry Sheehan, Billy Quinn, Aidan McAuliffe, Oliver Foley, Tony Chawke, Sean Hanley, Steve Gleeson, Tommy O’Brien, Peter Hunt, Erin Tuohy, Brendan Keane, Tess Ryan, Finbar Aherne & Caoimhe Maguire – We missed a  few from the picture!

• Westport Triathlon (NS)  – Well done to Diarmaid Lane who came home in 15th place (1:10:02), Greg Baxter (1:13:00), Kathryn Fahy 7th in (1:13:18) and Eidín Clery (1:23:00)

• Tri an Mhí, Sprint  – Ken Morrissey (14th) & Niamh Humphreys
• Hook or By Crook – Unfortunately Mike Ryan came off his bike and has sustained some broken bones – we wish him a speedy recovery.

• Tour de Burren – those opting for 2 wheels only had a few hills and a bit of wind, but a great day out

• Aquathlon Series – We had 18 swim runners for the first of our Club Aquathlons this week. It’s a fun, fast session, great for practicing transitions – as competitive or leisurely as you make it. Next running will be before Kilkee on Thursday June 28th
• Summer Solstice swim -at Worldsend in Castleconnell (at the boat club) at 7.15pm Wednesday 20th. Registration will be from 6.45 and the cost is €10. Entry is on the night. Parking will be available on the grass beside the boat club but please carpool if you can as space is limited. Entries are limited to 100 swimmers for Safety reasons. Any queries please contact Limerick Masters.

• A reminder to register for races as Limerick TC so it’s easier to find you, you can send us news and pictures to news@limericktriathlon.com

• As well as the public Facebook page, we also have our members private facebook forum – just search for LimerickTriClubMembers send a request to join.

• Over the summer months, as many Limerick residents traditionally holiday in Kilkee, you should find a group to bike with 0900 Saturdays at the Bandstand, and 1000 at the Church. A group swim happens from the Pier around high tide – to check the tide see here