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The LTC Bike TimeTrial Series starts on Wednesday, May 2nd and runs for 4 weeks. We will keep the same route and format as last year – the general outline follows below. Please see link to a Doodle Poll – the purpose of this poll is to indicate which of the 4 evenings you are […]
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Our Fly Shannon Members Challenge League is back for 2018! 13 races have been identified for the competition – Members can participate in as many races as they like but only FIVE (including the events marshalled) will count towards the overall score. Four of the races will count towards National Series and this year our […]
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This past Sunday we held our Beginners Training Day, which takes place around 5 weeks from the Joey Hannan Triathlon. It is geared toward beginners who are registered to do the Joey Hannan Triathlon, but this year attendees included people who just wanted to see what all this triathlon fuss is about. We had athletes […]
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Our April training day will be held on the 8th of April and will consist of three time trials: 1000m swim (UL pool) 20km bike (start from Herbert’s Pub) 5km run (UL Parkrun route) We will also include time for disucssion on how to use your results to plan for the season. This is a […]
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Unfortunately, we have made the decision to cancel the upcoming Duathlon on Sunday, 4 March. We made this decision in the interest of participant safety, due to the continuing snow accumulation and expected low overnight temperatures here in Limerick. At this time, we are hoping to reschedule the event for sometime in March, and will […]
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Due to the severity of the weather forecast for the next 48-72 hours and in the interests of health and safety we may have to look at postponing this Thursday’s running session to an alternative date. We will be in a better position to decide on the best course of action tomorrow. Mike has suggested that in the […]
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Our second Club training day was held at UL on Sunday. The weather wasn’t great in the morning but we had a swim/bike brick first in the 50m pool. After setting up and a triathlon warm-up our main set was 5min swim/10min bike/5min recovery x 5. Then a cool-down. Breakfast in the Sports Bar was […]
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The last block of Swim Technique sessions for 2018 is now open for registration. This will be a 7-week block and will run from Monday 26th Feb – Monday April 23rd ( bank holidays March 19th & April 2nd excluded). Register at the link below: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ltc-technique-improvement-spring-block-2-tickets-42860690479
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The second of our monthly club training days! This is a brick session focusing on the swim-to-bike and bike-to-run components of triathlon. Start practising now to be ready for race season… You will need your own bike and turbo trainer to participate. As we will be setting the bikes up poolside, we ask that you […]
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Back by popular demand, our Thursday Night Running sessions will begin next week, Thursday February 8. Sessions will once again be led by Mike Carmody and held at the UL Track. Sessions will begin at 7pm and last approximately an hour. Cost to members is €5 per session on a pay-as-you-go basis, or€30 for the […]
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A “try-and-buy” night has been organized for Tuesday, 23rd January from 6:30-8pm in the UL Sports Bar. Summer gear and Tri suits will be featured. 2018 members will receive a blanket discount on gear, as outlined below: Summer package (cycling jersey and bib shorts) €95 Short sleeved cycling jersey […]
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Limerick Triathlon Club January Training Day Recap by Mark Dempsey Limerick Triathlon Club held the first of our monthly training days in UL arena on Sunday 14th of January. On the day 18 members of the club of all levels showed up for the swim, bike and run sessions. Everyone completed a triathlon-specific warm up […]
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