Club News

The Annual General Meeting of Limerick Triathlon Club will take place on Saturday, October 22 2016 at 7:30pm at the Absolute Hotel, Sir Harry’s Mall, Limerick. The Agenda for the meeting is as follows: Ratification of the Minutes from 2015 AGM Chairman’s Report Treasurer’s Report Election of the 2017 Committee 2017 Training and Plans Any […]

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 […]

What a year for long distance racing by Limerick athletes! Here is this years list of lron Distance finishers: Darragh Moore Challenge Galway 2016 01:04:52 06:04:06 03:41:51 11:02:40 Ian Moore Challenge Galway 2016 01:09:23 06:12:01 04:05:45 11:40:29 Robert Gloster Challenge Galway 2016 01:10:44 07:07:14 04:26:23 13:01:47 Garron Mosley Challenge Galway 2016 00:53:03 05:48:45 03:19:38 10:15:21 […]

Wednesday night turbo sessions will begin on October 19, from 7-8:30pm in Milford National School Community Hall. and run through December 14 (9 weeks in total). Required equipment includes bike, turbo trainer and heart rate monitor. Tri bars or TT bike are recommended if you will use them during race season. Triathlon Ireland membership is […]

Triathlon Ireland has this week published its list of Major events ( Super Series, National Series, Duathlon National Series& and National Championships. Kilkee ‘Hell of the West’ triathlon on June 24th will form part of the 16 race 2017 National Series. Full list of Major events here

Our popular Monday night sessions are set to return on October 3rd. Using swim drills for stroke correction and technique improvement, each week will build on the fundamentals of swimming, educating swimmers on why we do certain drills, the importance of them and using these drills in all your swimming sessions. Eugene & Sinead will be […]

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 […]

FLY SHANNON MEMBERS LEAGUE 2016 Final Standings Attached is the breakdown of the FINAL points allocated to members in the Fly Shannon League 2016 after Race 11 – Worlds End Triathlon, Castleconnell . The club was well represented in Castleconnell. Congratulations to all members involved. Male: What a competition the mens league has been with the top spot […]

LTC were out in force for The Lost Sheep, one of the toughest Middle distance events out there, which doubled as this years National Championships. Cork Triathlon club put on a fantastic race. Arriving in Kenmare Friday night, the bay was very choppy and warnings about the predicted winds did little to calm nerves. A […]

You are invited to take part in the research for a Final Year Project as part of the Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Health programme.   The aim of this project is to determine habitual dietary intakes and nutritional status among recreational triathletes. In addition, frequency of physical activity and basic nutritional knowledge […]

Dabbling in endurance sport for 7 or 8 years now, and with a new bike, I decided on a cycling challenge for 2016. Having come across the Tour de Munster last year,  the route  through the 6 counties of Munster, including some great climbs (the Conor Pass, Moll’s gap and the Caha pass) appealed me. […]

FLY SHANNON MEMBERS LEAGUE 2016 PENULTIMATE RACE  SCORING UPDATE Below is the breakdown of the points allocated to members in the Fly Shannon League 2016 after our penultimate race – Loughrea Sprint Triathlon . The club had a great turnout from members and it proved to be a very competitive event. Well done to all members involved. As […]