Kilkee

Entries open on 0900 Tuesday February 8th 2022, for our challenging Olympic distance race in Kilkee on Saturday July 2nd 2022 https://app.triathlonireland.com/race-calendar/ Athletes who deferred entries in 2020 or 2021 have been contacted by email. If you have not received a message from us please get in touch here or via email:  kilkee_race_secretary@limericktriathlon.com    

Triathlon Ireland have to day announced the Major events calendar for 2022. The National Series comprises 27 races across the country – with 14 Sprint, 7 Olympic & 7 Middle distance events. The best 4 races will score, 1 of which must be sprint and 1 Olympic. For more see here Our own ‘Hell of […]

We have made the difficult decision to cancel the Hell of the West Triathlon for 2021.  At the heart of this decision was safety – not just for our athletes, but for the safety and well-being of the hundreds of volunteers, Gardai, emergency services, council personnel and community members who make this race possible. If […]

As you will be aware, we have taken the regrettable decision to cancel Hell of the West Triathlon 2020. Details regarding entry deferral and refund options have been emailed to all athletes registered for Hell of the West 2020. If you do not receive a message today, please email kilkee_race_secretary@limericktriathlon.com and details will be forwarded […]

The 2020 Hell of the West Triathlon returns as part of the BMW National Series on Saturday, 4th July. This year the Hell of the West is also the 2020 National Standard Distance Championship Race. Entries will open at 0900 on Friday, 17th January through the Triathlon Ireland entry system here This triathlon is not […]

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 kilkee_race_secretary@limericktriathlon.com. 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