Club News

We hope everyone is enjoying their end of season break……… Monday night swimming in UL is starting back on 30th September. Turbo and Strength & Conditioning combined session will be starting Wednesdays and a Leisure paced cycle on Saturdays which will include coffee stops. More details to follow.

Triathlon Ireland will send its largest ever team to the ITU World Triathlon Championships in London from this weekend – 11th15th of September. Limerick Triathlon Club have a close eye on our friends and family racing. Limerick TC will have interest in a number of events. On Thursday @ 10am, racing the Junior Elites will be […]

As the 2013 season comes to an end, one of the last big races of the season CTC’s ‘Lost Sheep’ takes place on Saturday, and Limerick Tri Club will have a sizeable team of 20 making the trip to Kenmare for this years event, including our Chairperson Eugene Keane.  Good luck to all. Also racing […]

Following feedback from Members, a new Stretch & Core class will start on Monday next September 2nd at Trifit Gym, Sexton St. This 75 minute class aimed at triathletes is led by instructor Brid Carr and starts at 8pm sharp. To book you place contact TriFit 17 Sexton Street, Limerick at Mobile: +353 87 983 4115 […]

We are organising group accommodation/house share for the upcoming Lost Sheep Half September 7th 2013, please e mail secretary@limericktriathlon.com to be included.

Good luck to Philip Manuel taking on the challenge of Ironman Sweden this weekend. This is Philips fourth IM so we are expecting big things from him !! For anyone interested a group from LTC are planning on tackling this event in 2014. Contact training@limericktriathlon.com for details.

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 […]

Thanks Dean & Ciarán (Sports Timing) for your time and patience Try – A – Tri Juniors Sprint Olympic

Gordon has taken so fabulous shots @ This years Joey Hannan event. See flickr link for more http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordon_thomson/sets/72157633381406990/

Each long journey begins with the first step and so as I entered Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt in August 2011. I did not really believe I would finish. Completing the Dublin City Marathon on four weeks top up running after the Galway 70.3 seemed logical. Then do Christmas fun runs, but most of all keep […]

After a 3rd attempt at Ironman in Wales last weekend I finally feel that I have got a result which reflects the effort and sacrifice that goes into preparing for this huge challenge. Apart from the usual long hours of training, strict nutrition, flawless equipment and psychological interventions that go into making a successful race […]

By Sinead Walsh (Club Secretary) After completing my first Half Iron distance event in May, I barely had my bike unpacked when entries opened for the Lost Sheep in Kenmare. I didn’t have any plans beyond Kilkee as I would be supporting Fionnuala in her English Channel swim attempt and I didn’t know how much […]