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Limerick Triathlon Club events are run entirely by volunteers, none of whom receive payments or expenses. As active triathletes ourselves, we are keenly aware of the costs of the sport and in particular event entry fees. It is for transparency we are publishing the entry price for HoTW in advance (€85 plus charges). We appreciate […]
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Hell of the West 2017 will take place in Kilkee, Co.Clare on Saturday June 24th The ethos of the Hell of the West revolves around hard, safe racing where all athletes, officials, marshals and stake holders show respect and dignity towards each other in order to enhance the sport of triathlon. It is run on a […]
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The date for our Duathlon has been set for Sunday March 5th 2017. Online entries will open in advance. Further details will be published early in 2017 on our Duathlon page here, where you can find maps and details of previous years events.
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Limerick Triathlon Club in conjunction with Lars Humer, Head Coach UL Sports Performance Center are running a two hour freesyle technique and training skills session on Friday Dec 30th from 9 to 11 am in UL pool. The session will focus on the technical aspect of training covering technique, distance per stroke versus stroke rate, ability to swim […]
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We will be running a 12 days for Christmas raffle, with prizes every day from Monday December 12th to Friday December 23rd – gear, goodies and vouchers to be won. All members will be automatically included in the draw, winners will be randomly drawn by from our list and names posted daily on Facebook page. […]
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As we approach the festive season, plenty of distraction but also plenty to keep us busy! Well done to Carolyn, Nick, Sinead, Liam & Eugene who picked up Medals at the Triathlon Ireland-Vodafone awards on Saturday – we collected all the LTC medals so they will be out to you shortly. Lynne Algar (TI HP […]
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Here’s whats happening this week: Weekend swimmers take note – UL Sport pool will be closed all day Saturday & Sunday to 1430 due to a Gala. ULRC run series has finished for the season, but the Saturday morning Parkrun continues year round – a great Tempo run! Anyone interested in Hill Running at Cratloe […]
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This week in addition to our usual training activities we will have our Gear sizing and ordering event with Velo Revolution at Delta Sports Dome from 8 to 9pm. Any current stock will be on sale, as well as ordering of additional items Any weekend swimmers take note UL Sport 50M pool will be closed […]
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Top tier racing in 2016 saw Category 1 athlete’s race over a 6 event series, Carloyn Hayes came out on top for the ladies, with Kirsten Huysamen 11th overall. On the men’s side Ross Higgins came a very credible 12th chasing all those young training partners! In the Club Series rankings, Limerick TC’s men came […]
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The weather has been super for our weekend spins for the last few weeks – here’s hoping it lasts. Great feedback coming in about our Turbo sessions and Yoga with Orla Crosse. We have a couple of spots free for swim video on Friday night – please see post. There are plenty of other informal […]
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Video swim analysis is the fastest most effective way to rapidly improve your swimming. Seeing mistakes that you are making will help you identify the flaws in your stroke and allow you to correct them quicker. Experienced coaches will help individuals understand their faults, what the correction is and the specific swimming drills to help […]
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