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So on the 12th November 2014 I clicked ‘ CONFIRM ‘ and signed up for my first Ironman race. I recall a wave of horror go through me as I asked myself ‘ what have I got myself in for ‘, but there was an element of excitement also and I looked forward to the […]
Saturday morning, everything is dumped into the car at 6AM. Collect Ger who got a day pass from the Mrs. we are on the road and heading to the big smoke. Park the car up along Chesterfield avenue the first stop is the Expo. Shamrocks everywhere… say no more. Through the Expo in order to get […]
When a family get together was planned for May 2015 in Lisbon, the Lisbon Triathlon became an obvious target race for me and the other swim, bike, run fanatics in my extended family, and I even got a few LTC guys to sign up too. In 2014 I hadn’t done anything longer than a Sprint […]
It was forecast for rain, but the gods and Joey were looking out for us all; the 22nd Joey Hannan Triathlon took place today in glorious conditions. It was 5pm before the rain fell on Limerick City. Organised by the Limerick Triathlon Club in memory of a dear friend and fellow triathlete the race is […]
As I stood on Frankston Pier on Saturday morning after my practice swim I looked out at the swim course and my first thought was ‘’Good grief that swim looks like a long way’’ I had made it, an Irish winter of long rides, many early mornings in the UL pool, mucky runs along the […]
Everyone has their stories about they got into triathlon. Having played GAA since I was 7 I found retirement a bit boring. In the summer of 2012 a friend a mine suggested that we do a triathlon to see what it was like and my first reaction was “are you mad? That’s a crazy sport”. […]
My target was around 10hours but anything would do, 25 years from my very first triathlon, and a lot of peer pressure I decided to do my first Ironman, Training over the year was a lot of hit and miss but with the backing of a great woman who kept me on the straight and […]
Race Your Shadow – Report from Longford TC’s Seamus Murtagh, who has been training with us since moving to Limerick. Shadow Man Long Distance Triathlon, Athlone, Sunday 3rd August 2014 Shadow Man starts the day before . Spent most of Saturday packing and getting ready. Actually, it really started the day previously, for me. […]
Kilkee Hell of the West Triathlon kicked today in glorious sunshine. The town of Kilkee was groomed and welcomed the athletes with open arms – flags, banners & balloons adorning every lamppost and gateway. Revived from the destruction of the winter storms, the bandstand stood proud, restored and ready for the masses arriving to race […]
If you´re on for a challenge at the start of the triathlon season, pack you´re kit and head to Lanzarote for Tri122 – a relatively new triathlon on the Lanzarote triathlon scene. I decided to ´give it a lash ´ – this is my report. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. […]
By Paul Mc Mahon: I know many have done reports on Ironman races and these have greatly helped me in my understanding of what was involved and required to complete a race and even convince myself that I might one day be able to compete and complete one of these crazy events. So here is […]
The horse shoe bay of Kilkee, Co. Clare was choppy and windy, but that did not put off over 900 athletes all taking on the challenge of Kilkee Hell of the West 2013. This being the 29th year of this race for the Limerick Triathlon Club – they pulled out all the stops. There were […]