Race Reports

If you are looking for something a little different for next season, then the S’GRAIL100 could be for you. https://sgrail100.com/ 1500M swim – a beautiful sea swim in Med. Event buses left Girona center for Cadaques at 0630 for the start about an hours drive away. We had dropped off bikes the evening before and […]

The journey started back in Ironman Lanzarote 2024 where I qualified in my age group for the World Championships which were going to be held in Nice, France, in September.  Others close to me argued that the journey started in 2018 with my first Ironman in Bolton, UK and fast forward to my 6th IM […]

Each year I try to do a home race that I haven’t done before. I had heard great reports of the Tyrone event and it fitted into my summer plans.. The race has been run for about 10 years, played host to the National Championships and has been voted race of the year. The 2024 […]

A busy month started with the Great Limerick Run, where LTC were out in force across all the distances –  Marathon, Half Marathon & 6 mile. Next up was IM 70.3 Mallorca, with a great crew making the trip to Alcudia for one of the biggest 70.3’s in Europe. Well done to Roisin Kelleher, Brendan […]

The inaugural running of Ironman 70.3 Valencia took place on 21st April 2024. John Culleton, Jack Dineen and I represented Limerick Tri. Valencia is a beautiful city, a real mixture of historic buildings and fantastic modern architecture.  Easy to get around with dedicated cycle lanes, the metro or just walking. The finish area is located beside the […]

The clue is in the name – it is a hard race. Unlike its branded counterparts, it’s quite basic – you are almost on your own out there, without the luxury of closed roads and aid stations every 20km, but you are also in Kerry,so there’s no plane, bike transport or language issues. No drafting, […]

When I finished IM Frankfurt in 2017, I just hoped it wouldn’t be my last – I had loved the training and the discipline. I had found my sporting distance – there is no doubt I have a diesel engine. When the talk started with a few of the girls going long, I took the […]

JUNE 2017 As the final weeks approached I opted for a test and confidence session a ‘Metric IM’ 2.6km swim, 112km Bike and 26km run. This was an opportunity to put all 3 disiplines together, to practice my nutrition and ensure my gear was comfortable to wear for the day. I chose to do it […]

The Celtman Xtreme Triathlon is an international competition of triathlon that takes place on a slightly greater distance than an Ironman (3.8 km swim in jellyfish infested Atlantic waters of 110C, 202 km hilly bike, 42 km of running up 2 munros ).It is held annually in June in Achnasheen Wester Ross in the foot of the Torridon Hills in Scotland . Ranked in the extreme category because it offers […]

After finishing second place at the National Mixed Relay Championships, Limerick Triathlon Club qualified for the European Mixed Relay Champions that were held in Banyoles on Saturday, September 3rd. The original team that raced in Mullingar in July included former National Champion, Aaron O’Brien but as Aaron was unavailable, Ross Higgins stepped in. A strong […]

About 6 weeks ago I received a message through Facebook from Lynne asking if I was interested in racing in the relay Champs in July. I had sent an email to the club saying I would like a new experience and replied I would be available. After transferring my Ennis race entry I was all […]

Last September making the decision to learn to swim was not an easy choice for me. I had little or no experience. Now aged 41 and this coupled with having a fear of water made it seem like an enormous ask! However having signed up for lessons with UL Arena and furthermore with Limerick Triathlon […]