Club News

1)    Drafting  What is drafting? To draft is to enter the bicycle or vehicle drafting zone. Drafting from another athlete or motor vehicle is forbidden.  Athletes must reject attempts by others to draft. An athlete is entitled to any position on the course, provided they get to that position first and without contacting others.  When taking […]

With the 2014 Triathlon race season proper starting in the Open Water this weekend, we have put together a checklist of all the gear you will need for race day: Race day checklist

Considered one of the toughest IRONMAN events on the global circuit, IRONMAN Lanzarote 2014 lived up to all expectations, offering up heat and strong winds to go along with the 2,500 m of climbing on the bike course to maintain it’s reputation that “normal limits do not apply.” (Originally from: http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/news/articles/2014/05/guillaume-and-gossage-gallop-through-lanzarote.aspx#ixzz329xUYFfS) Fantastic performances from the Limerick […]

Limerick Triathlon Club and the Hell of the West race organisers are committed to providing a drug-free environment at all our races. As such, we support and follow the Irish Sports Council’s protocols on anti-doping. Anti-Doping testing is part of the ISC’s National Anti-Doping Programme that acts to protect Ireland’s sporting integrity against the threat […]

Plans have been finalised for our annual Kilkee training weekend, May 31st/ June 1st 2104. Led by our Club Head Coach Lynne Algar, the weekend will be of interest and benefit to anyone participating in HOTW itself, but will also be a valuable training for all members in the run into the season. All abilities […]

Our Open Water swim sessions at Casleconnell BC return from next from Monday 12th May (in the water for 6.30pm) For many, this will be their first outdoor swim of the year and with water temperature still low, its best practice to build up time spent in cold water, so the initial plan will be […]

I have been involved with Joey for 5 years now, although I have never done the race. I started out having been asked to marshal in 2009 by a friend and watching the athletes that day, I thought they and the sport was bonkers. Roll on 5 years and I am Club Secretary. With a […]

Well done to our Junior members at The Joey Hannan 2014! The Try a Tri Junior saw Elaine Yelverton and Roisin Allen in action, with Elaine coming home in first place superbly retaining her title from 2013. On the boys side, Eoghan Higgins did the Try distance,  with Eoghan Beary, Chris Carey, Ciaran Lyons, Mike Finucane […]

Subject to slight changes here are the Results from Dean & Ciarán SportsTiming.ie http://www.sportsplits.com

The 21st Joey Hannan Triathlon got underway on Sunday morning in beautiful conditions, with ambitious juniors, newbie racers and experienced competitors all in attendance. 714 athletes swam, biked and ran over three distances (try-a-tri, sprint and olympic) under the watchful eyes of five members of the Hannan family. The try-a-tri race kicked things off at […]

The race briefing for this Sunday’s events has been sent to all entrants and can be viewed here: Joey Race Briefing 2014 TIMETABLE Bike Park Build: Saturday 26th April 1400 Registration:Foyer of Sports Arena – University of Limerick Saturday 26th April 1800 –2100 Sunday 27th April 0730 – 0820 Sharp (Very Very Limited registration) Parking All cars […]

Joey Hannan Training Day on Saturday 19th April for Juniors and Beginner Try-a-tri adults. This is invaluable to anyone who would like to do a practice run before the big day. Swim at UL 1.30 with tips on Joey Swim, 1hr approx Followed by cycling the Joey try-a-tri course Finishing with the 3k run course. […]