Club News

Due to popular demand – Beginners/Try a tri swim sessions are starting Saturdays at UL 3-4pm on the 9th November. These sessions are being run in conjunction with the Junior Programme. If you are interested in taking part these will be coached by Volunteers from the club with coaching/swimming qualifications. Please contact Niamh at youth_officer@limericktriathlon.com

Limerick Triathlon club are happy to announce that Junior Training will commence 3rd November and will include Swim, Bike & Run Sessions. Please spread the word. (*please note that the swim times have been changed) More details on the Junior Page  

The Annual General Meeting of Limerick Triathlon Club will take place on Saturday November 23rd 2013, at the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick at 6:30 PM Agenda for the meeting : 1. AGM 2012 Minutes – ratification 2. Chairman’s report 3. Treasurers report 4. Election of the Committee 2014 5. 2014 Training &Plans 6. Any other […]

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 […]

DATE & TIME: Tuesday 22nd Oct 8:00pm TOPIC: Highlighting foundations of good training and practice PRESENTED BY : Lynne Algar (Qualified TI Coach and Coaching Tutor & MSc in Exercise Physiology) DURATION: 1hour-90mins LOCATION: A&K lab in the PESS Building UL* COST: 5EUR/pp and you can sign-up by email direct to lynne.algar@gmail.com PRACTICAL: Monitoring mobility […]

The Ironman World Championships in Kona is legendary in triathlon circles. It is considered the most grueling one day endurance race in the world, 3.8km swim, 180km bike followed by a full marathon. Six Irish Triathletes pulled out sub ten hour finishes this year, Limerick born, LTC member Ivan O’Gorman was one of these completing […]

Limerick man John Garrett will launch his new book Be Inspired – Images and Stories of Limerick’s True Leaders (Volume 2) next Tuesday, October 15 at the Limerick Strand Hotel at 6.30pm. Further details on the book, which will be on sale in O’Mahony’s Booksellers and the Milk Market, are included in the press release […]

Voting is open for the annual Triathlon Ireland awards, which have a peer-voting component, and Limerick Triathlon Club will have a special interest in two of the Categories: In the Race of the Year category – we already think that Hell of the West is the best race in the country, if you agree we […]

Last night was the first session of the combined Turbo and Strength set run in Mary I. The location is perfect with ample parking and a fantastic modern spacious hall. It was a great evenings training starting off with an excellent turbo session. Vinnie started off explaining why we will be doing the sets he has laid out for us over the coming months and the benefits we will see as the weeks progress. He went into detail on why we were doing base training at this time of year and the benefits we will see later in the year for having done it. No question went unanswered and it was a very interactive session.

This Saturday October 5th, we will begin a series of cycles which will be a shorter distance and at a more leisurely pace than the traditional Union Cross and Parkway groups. These spins may be of particular interest to beginners, or those who just don’t want to cycle that fast. The pace will be dictated […]

The hotly anticipated LTC combined Turbo and Strength session will start this Wednesday 2nd October in Mary Immaculate College. The session will run for a block of 7 weeks and cost €70. The session is open to fully paid up members of Limerick Triathlon Club. Location:Please use the Ashbourne avenue entrance to Mary I (Dock […]

National Series points will be calculated and finalised at 5pm October 7th 2013. All prizes and awards will be based on these final calculations. Please ensure you check your results/rankings and points after each National Series race you compete in. You must submit any results queries before the deadline in order to have corrections made. Queries to vicky@triathlonireland.com.  […]