Waterford Triathlon Club Homepage

Welcome to the Waterford Triathlon Club website. If you are interested in sport, health, fitness and the outdoors then Triathlon could be the thing for you. So if you can you swim or cycle or run or do all three, then why not challenge yourself and join the club. The club will offer you training & coaching advice, discount offers and weekend training groups. The membership fees are €30 for seniors and €15 for juniors, students and unemployed. All ages and abilities are welcome so if you would like to find out more, feel free to contact any of our Committee Members.

Date	Event	News
17 Jul 10	Ironman Countdown begins	The time has finally arrived for our 13 Ironman hopefuls with Ironman Switzerland taking place next weekend in Zurich and Ironman UK taking place the following weekend in Bolton. ..Read More
17 Jul 10	Cahir Triathlon	Last weekend residents of Cahir saw the 1^st Triathlon to take place in their home town with the inaugural race being stage 2 of the Tri3 Series. .Read More
17 Jul 10	Barry McCarthy Memorial swim	Last weekend also saw the annual charity swim take place in Carrick which this year was held in memory of Barry McCarthy who sadly passed away last year. .Read More
14 Jul 10	Cycle TT results	14 weeks into our cycle Time Trials with some super results over the 10mile and 18mile routes. Click HERE for overall 10mile results & HERE for overall 18mile Click HERE for Fastest 10mile & HERE for fastest 18mile times
05 Jul 10	Waterford Aquathlon 2010	Due to some unforeseen circumstances we have to POSTPONE our Waterford Aquathon which was scheduled to take place this Sunday. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. We hope to hold it mid Sept instead. We will confirm date soon.
05 Jul 10	3.8k Open Water Swim race	The Waterford Open Water swim club held their first open water swim in Dunmore East last weekend with over 70 eager swimmers taking the plunge. The swimmers had a mammoth task ahead of them though, ..Read More
28 Jun 10	Hell of the West Triathlon	Last weekend we headed to Kilkee in Co. Clare to take part in one of the toughest races on the Irish Triathlon circuit, The Hell of the West Triathlon. This race is the longest running race in Ireland, celebrating it’s 26^th year, attracting over 700 athletes from all over the country with many big names from the Triathlon scene taking part. ..Read More
20 Jun 10	Dunmore East Triathlon 2010	Congratulations to everyone who took part in our 5th Triathlon in Dunmore East yesterday. With over 500 competitors and glorious sunshine it was a fabulous day. Provisional Race results and photos HERE. More Photos on our Facebook site. Race report HERE
20 Jun 10	Clubmembers performance at Waterford Triathlon	As this was our club race, most of our club members were helping to organise the race and marshal on the day so it was mainly left to our new members to fly the flag for the club. .Read More
18 Jun 10	Win at Killarney Triathlon	Killarney town had it’s first Triathlon last weekend with it’s inaugural race being held in and around the famous Muckross grounds. .Read More
18 Jun 10	Schull Triathlon	We had 8 members who made the long journey to Schull to take part in their annual sprint distance race which attracted over 300 competitors from all over the country. .Read More
12 Jun 10	TriAthy races	Last weekend almost 2000 athletes from all over the country were in Athy to take part in 4 races over the 2 day weekend. On Saturday we had 23 club members take part in the Olympic distance race which had 700 competitors of a very high standard. .Read More
05 Jun 10	Valentia Sprint Triathlon	Over 40 of us hit Valentia Island recently for their annual sprint distance triathlon which is one of the 1^st open water Triathlons of the year. We hired 5 houses and together with the campervan contingent, it was one of our greatest weekend away races. .Read More
12 May 10	Time Trial heats up	There are 6 weeks of our club cycle Time Trial completed already with over 60 participants having taken part in the 10mile course. Last week we introduced the 18mile course with some people having faster times on the 1^st night than they did over the whole series last year which is a great sign. .Read More
10 May 10	Ironman Training steps up	The countdown is on with less than 10 weeks to go to Ironman Switzerland where 12 club members are taking part with 1 other member doing Ironman UK the following week. .Read More
10 May 10	Waterford to Tramore road race	Last weekend the annual Waterford to Tramore 7.5mile road race took place with almost 400 runners taking part. We had a great turnout from the club with Pauline Lambe holding onto her title to finish 1^st lady home in 44.03, over a minute ahead of her nearest rival, to finish 17^th overall. .Read More
27 Apr 10	Duathlon Race Series 2010	We held the 2nd race of our Duathlon series in Fenor recently with another large entry of 140 athletes. Our own Martin Kirwan won it in 58.28, setting a new course record in the process. Please click HERE for results. Click on Club Photos link (to Facebook) for photos. Race report HERE
27 Apr 10	Duathlon Race Series 2010	We held the 1st race of our Duathlon Series in Butlerstown recently with our biggest entry to date of 150 athletes. Please click HERE for results. Click on Club Photos link (to Facebook) for photos. Race report HERE
06 May 10	1st Outdoor Sea Swim of Year	The first dip in the sea each year is always a daunting and apprehensive time as we know just how cold it can be, even with wetsuits on. May bank holiday Monday was no different this year as almost 40 of us braved the cold waters of Dunmore East with much screaming and squealing. It took some people a few attempts to actually get in deeper than their ankles. This is good preparation for the 1^st outdoor triathlon this year in Valentia Island in a few weeks time which many of the club are taking part in
05 May 10	Joey Hannon Triathlons	Last weekend saw one of the largest pool based triathlons take part in University Limerick with almost 500 competitors taking part in the Olympic distance and sprint distance races. .Read More
25 Apr 10	Club dominate Crystal Clear Triathlon	Waterford Crystal swimming club held their 1st Triathlon recently in the Waterford Crystal sports centre with 100 participants. We had 15 members take part, some doing a race for the 1^st time so there were plenty of nervous bodies around, asking questions, looking for tips, watching others...Read More
24 Apr 10	North Tipp Sprint Triathlon	Last weekend saw the 1^st of the Triathlon races of this season take place with a National series race in Nenagh which consisted of a 750m pool swim followed by a 20k cycle and 5k run. With over 220 competitors, there were 6 lanes with 6 swimmers in each with 7 starts to the race as athletes had to estimate their swim times, with the fastest swimmers starting last which made it a very long day for some. ..Read More
18 Apr 10	Club Time Trial Heats up	Our annual club cycle time trial has resumed again this year with some very fast times being set for so early in the season. We are doing a 10mile course at the moment and will introduce and 18mile course in a few weeks when the evenings get brighter with people having the option of either course on a night. People are taking it very serious with aero helmets, fancy carbon bikes, deep rimmed race wheels and shaved legs! After week 2 and with over 30 participants there have been records broken already. ..Read More
18 Apr 10	Dots- The Ultramarathoner	Last weekend almost 2500 runners took part in either the half marathon, full marathon or the ultra marathon in Connemara. David (Dots) Connolly was one of less than 200 runners who took on the enormous challenge of the ultra marathon and has spent the past few months pounding the roads around Waterford. ...Read More
12 Apr 10	Naas Wheelworx duathlon	On Good Friday, Martin Kirwan and Aubrey Storey both travelled to Naas to take part in the 3^rd and final race of their duathlon series which had some very talented athletes taking part. There was heavy rain and wintery conditions en route to the race which they thought would clear up for the race but no such luck. ...Read More
12 Apr 10	Podium finishes at Waterford AC road race	There was a huge entry of almost 350 runners in the Alfie Hale and Adidas 4mile road race which took place in Waterford on Easter Sunday morning. The race started at the train station and ran along the quay and around town to finish at the RSC track. It was a very fast and flat course with perfect conditions which resulted in some very fast times, with both the male and female records broken on the day...Read More
27 Mar 10	Clubmembers Performance at Duathlon	We had some great performances from club members who took part in our Duathlon in Butlerstown last weekend. As many of our more experienced clubmembers were marshalling on the day, it was mainly our newest members who took part, many for the 1^st time. One of our newest members, Chris Mintern, is only 15 but he did not feel daunted in any way lining up at the front of the start with other more experienced athletes. ..Read More
21 Mar 10	Ballycotton 10miler	Last weekend, 12 club members travelled to Ballycotton to take part in their 33rd annual 10mile road race which attracts runners from all over the country and abroad. Gaining an entry into this prestigious race is like winning the lottery which had approx 2400 runners on the day. ..Read More
15 Mar 10	Victory at Tramore Duathlon	Last weekend the 3^rd annual Spokes duathlon took place in Tramore with a large entry field of 180 taking part from all over the country with 23 of our own club taking part, some doing a duathlon for the 1^st time. The beautiful weather brought people out of the woodwork with a large crowd of spectators to cheer everyone on....Read More.
08 Mar 10	Cross Country Championships	The National Intermediate Cross Country Championships were held recently in a dry but cold Lough Key Forest Park, Roscommon. There were a few muddy patches but overall the ground was in good condition and runners only had one hill to contend with on each lap. The Intermediate Women’s race was 4000 metres and, even though the organisers shortened the course length for some reason for all the races, this did not upset Pauline Lambe who had one of her best runs ever to finish 2^nd overall and be rewarded with a silver medal. A great result after all her hard training.
08 Mar 10	Dungarvan 10k	The 28^th annual Dungarvan 10k road race was held recently with 220 runners taking part. Michael Moloney was our first club member home with a fantastic time of 40.40mins. Siobhán Dunphy also had a great race to finish in 44.57mins with Aidan McCarthy just behind in 46.11mins and Dave Forristal next home in 51.53mins.
28 Feb 10	Club Duathlon	Final Club Duathlon a big success...Read More.
14 Feb 10 21 Feb 10	Limerick Duathlons	Kirwan the King of Limerick...Read More.
14 Feb 10	Anne Valley	Anne Valley Road Race...Read More.
31 Jan 10	Dungarvan	1000 Competitors in Dungarvan...Read More.
28 Jan 10	Winter League	The Winter League is going strong every week with many turning up to run in the heavy rain last Thursday as they felt they had missed enough running over the winter period. Our leader board has changed after week 7 with Barry Lambe running an excellent time of 24.51mins to put him squarely on top with Paul Hallahan and Dermot Power next fastest in 25.35mins and 27.13mins. Pauline Lambe is still the fastest of the ladies, having the 2^nd fastest club time overall with 25.03mins with Siobhán Kennedy and Siobhán Dunphy next with 28.53mins and 30.10mins.
24 Jan 10	Naas Duathlon	First Race of the Season...Read More.
23 Jan 10	Club Duathlon	Last Saturday we held our January Club Training Duathlon in Fenor with almost 30 eager athletes turning up to try out the 5k run, 19k cycle followed by a 3k run, with many doing one for the first time...Read More.
03 Jan 10	Bonmahon 10k	There was new race on the calendar over the Christmas period with Bonmahon national school holding a 10k run or walk to collect funds. Paul Hallahan and Siobhán Dunphy were our only 2 entrants in this and they really enjoyed the race. Paul was obviously keeping fit over the Christmas as he won the race with Siobhán finishing strongly also.
28 Dec 09	Baldy Man	The annual Baldy Man run took place on the beach in Tramore after Christmas with over 260 runners running off the turkey and pudding in this 5mile race. A few of our club members took the challenge on the day with Stephen Doyle having a great race to finish 14^th overall in 38.29mins. Brian Slattery also ran strong to finish 25^th in 39.46mins with Dermot Power a few seconds behind in 39.59mins and Paul Hallahan just behind in 40.16mins. Tom Brennan finished in 43.15mins with his brother John Brennan coming home in 44.47mins and Paul Cusack in 45.24mins.
19 Dec 09	Club Duathlon	Last Saturday we held our 2^nd club training duathlon in Fenor..Read More.
12 Dec 09	Half Marathon	Waterford AC held their very popular half marathon last weekend with almost 1000 runners from all over Ireland taking part on the day with an unprecedented 30 members of the club taking part...Read More.