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We had a record turn out for the final night of this years TT . A moderate breeze meant a there was a bit more work to do than our previous evenings, but some great times posted yet  again (we did notice some very new shiny bikes on display). With Garron marshalling tonight, it was […]

On Sunday a big group of cyclists met as usual at the Parkway. The decision was made to split into two groups and I (Richard) was asked to gather the first group and head off on the Tipp road. There were eight of us on the cycle, all of whom I knew bar one guy none […]

It looks like the weather should be on our side for this weeks Final round of the 2017 TT series. Our table shows results a to date – its still all to play for. Whether you have participated or not we welcome any members who want to give it a go this week – its […]

Monday – Open Water swim Session at OBB, arrive 1830 to be in the water at 1845. This week Mark also has an Aquathlon planned- 300M swim & 1km run, so wear a trisuit and bring your runners. Wednesday – the final night of our TT series, even if you haven’t participated yet, you can still […]

It was a busy weekend at Lough Cultra with a range of distances and races on orffer. On Saturday the first event of the day was the Super Series Draft legal race. In very wet conditions Kirsten Huysammen was pipped at the line taking 4th, while in the mens race Ross Higgins came home in […]

We had 2 teams representing us in the Mixed Team Relay  Championships on Saturday – its a fast and furious format with each member doing short triathlon before handing over to the next team member, in Female/Male/Female/Male order. Kirsten Huysamen, Ross Higgins, Alex Stewart & Diarmaid Lane made up the one team, with Deirdre Kearney, […]

RACE THREE – CARLOW TRI795 Below are the points awarded to club members in this years Carlow Tri795 triathlon. Thank you to all members for representing the club so well. Female Sprint: Limerick Tri Clubs sole representation in the Female event was Shóna Keane. Shóna has had a blistering start to the season competing in the […]

What a fantastic evening to be out, with temperatures in the 20’s and not a puff of wind we had a great turnout and some smoking times in tonights TT. Both the Mens and Ladies course record times were broken tonight; although Garron bettered his previous 2 times and dipped under the 30min mark, it […]

RACE TWO – JOEY HANNAN MEMORIAL Below are the points awarded to members based on their performance at this years Joey Hannan Olympic and Sprint races. Congratulations to all involved for such a great turnout and some impressive times. Olympic Female: Niamh Yelverton, who came close to winning the 2016 league, claimed maximum points at […]

What an amazing weekend of action in the long and Middle distances, the long cold traing days certainly paid off . Congratulations to our latest Iron distance athlete – Catherine Corby put in a solid effort in Lanzarote, and smiled all the way by all accounts. It was Paul O’Connell’s second IM Lanza. Anthony Egan […]

It was breezier and a little cooler this evening for Round 2 of our cycle TT – this only seemed to have a marginal effect of the times. Garron was only 14sec down on last weeks time, while series director Diarmaid was second fastest in 31:29, Eoin Jackson’s winter training saw him flying in only […]

This weekend saw the first open water triathlon of the 2017 season, with Racing 795’s sprint in Carlow, Diarmaid Lane, Micheal Ryan, Philip Manuel, Shóna Keane, Paddy Rowsome and Fergal O’Connor all taking part. In this NS event Diarmaid  came home in 20th over all in 1:09 and Shóna was 6th lady in 1:16. Great […]