Kilkee

The 35th edition of Kilkee Hell of the West took place Saturday June 29th in idyllic conditions. Light winds and a calm Atlantic in the sheltered Horseshoe Kilkee Bay put even the most nervous of swimmers at ease. The town of Kilkee was buzzing – from early morning 500 athletes prepared themselves for a 1500M […]

Our race organisers are busy making the final preparations for race day!  All athletes racing this weekend in Kilkee should have received the Race Briefing by email – if you have any questions, please email [email protected] Kilkee 2019 Event Info As a reminder, a few key points are outlined below (details found in the Race […]

Congratulations to the winners of Hell of the West spot prizes, kindly donated by The Bike Shop: Fastest bike split for a HOTW rookie (male):  Padraig O’Sullivan Fastest bike split for  HOTW rookie (female): Caoimhe Maguire Outstanding marshals (most nominations from LTC athletes and marshals at HOTW 2018): Angela Robertson, Anne Mackey-Madigan and Al LeGear […]

The Bike Shop (O’Connell Street, Limerick) very kindly provided us with vouchers to use as spot prizes in Kilkee. We would like to award three vouchers to marshals, as voted by YOU, club members who participated in Hell of the West 2018. If any marshal(s) stood out to you on race day, please nominate them […]

It is the wind on the Wild Atlantic Way that poses the biggest challenge to athletes in this long running event, however with temperatures in Clare reaching a 40 year high this week, it was the heat which would be the biggest factor for athletes at the 34th running of Kilkee Hell of the West Triathlon. […]

The fine weather is back!  This is great news for heading to the beach but means there are a few things we would like you to consider for race day. The temperature is predicted to be 27 degrees in Kilkee on Saturday.  Please be sure you are well hydrated ahead of the race (start on […]

Updated map as promised or here http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/2108327269

Due to circumstances out of our control, we have to change our bike course for this year. Maps will follow shortly but we wanted to put the word out for everyone. The course will run as follows: Kilkee-Carraigaholt-Cross-Kilbaha-Bridges of Ross-left at the co-op and home to Kilkee.

Limerick Triathlon Club will conduct a Hell of the West Training Day on Saturday, 2 June, 2018, led by ITU Competitive Coach Mark Dempsey. The day is free for members, but we ask you to register through Eventbrite so we can make adequate plans for participant support.   Schedule for Kilkee Training Day: 0845 – […]

Registration for the Hell of the West opens on Monday, 8th January at 9am, through the following link: https://limericktriathlon.niftyentries.com/Hell-of-the-West-Triathlon A second registration will open at 9am on Monday, 29th January and will remain open until all spaces are filled.

LEAGUE STANDINGS INCLUDING HOTW MARSHALL POINTS If you have not been allocated points for Marshalling any race please email [email protected] League Standings: (Top 5 Scores) Female:   Male: Contact: If you have any questions or want the full breakdown of points allocated to date please email [email protected] Best of luck for the season. Regards. Gary

RACE SIX– ENNIS i-TRI RESULTS Below are the points awarded to club members in this years Ennis i-Tri triathlon. Marshall points for the Hell of the West have not been calculated and will follow shortly. Female:   Male:   League Standings: (Top 5 Scores) Female: Male:   Contact: If you have any questions or want the […]