The third week on this years run series was yet again a windy one but this time it had switched direction and made the bypass part of the course challenging. Still the times continue to fall and the predictions are getting even closer. The top of the leaderboard this week was all females with Brenda Ryan getting the closest predicted time of 10secs.

A big thanks to Mary who was on hand at the line to get the times on the night!

Next week is the last week in this years series and it is the infamous countdown to zero. Last chance to make a prediction and be crowned Run series champion (and a chance to steal the cumulative winnings!!)….so if you are free the next few Wednesdays then come and join us!!!

The third round in this years TT league and we again had strong winds to deal with on the return from the turnaround point. Hopefully for the final run we will have a bit more luck and some calm conditions to complete this years TT league!!!!

Only 1 week left this year to post a time so if you want to get yourself down on the list then get out on the bike next Tuesday!!! As ever a big thanks to Johnny Meagher who has single handed sorted out the rest of us with times…hint hint!! 😉

A change in the weather at last….

A quieter week after the start of the training block the weather got better as the week went on. The time trial and run series continue and will do for another 2 weeks so if you have not yet been on the course to post a time then no better week than this week!!!

Ballinree 5k 2018

The annual Ballinree 5k is on earlier this year and takes place this coming Sunday (29th) at 12pm. A good 5k course just outside town so we hope that this event can be well supported as ever by club members.

Masters End of Season Gala

Time trial league

The time-trial league continues into week 3 of 4 from the Leisure Centre at 6.30pm on Tuesday. This will follow the North Tipp Sprint route and has 3 turn off options 10k / 20k / 36k. Cost of entry is free to all members.

Run Series 

This years Run series again continues with a number of improved times already over the first two weeks. We have another 2 weeks left on the usual courses, taking place at 7pm from Nenagh College. The run has the usual €2 entry and with all money taken in given out on the night to the various winners!!!!

Weekly training

Swimming sessions: 2 morning sessions this week. Tuesday will be a high intensity interval set, while Thursday will be a short distance set.

Shorter versions for the novice lane will be supplied on the morning and will cover 1-1.5k.

Running sessions: 2 sessions this week. On Monday we are in the CBS for our track sessions and this week will be a middle distance session. This gets started at Nenagh CBS at 7pm. On Wednesday we return to Nenagh college for our run series with a choice of 3k/5k route. This will get started at 7pm.

Bike sessions:  1 session this week. Tuesday will be another round of our time trials and there is a choice of 10k/20k/36k. This will get started at 6.30pm from Nenagh Leisure centre.

The full weekly schedule:

 Have a good week out there!

The second offering of this years run series is all done and dusted and the times are beginning to tighten up on the prediction side. A strong breeze made conditions feel colder than the 18 on the thermostat but most of the course was well covered so good times all around. The winner on the night was John Meagher who was 1 second off nailing the predicted time!

A big thanks to Mary and Carmel who was on hand at the line to get the times on the night!

Another 2 weeks to go in this years series so if you are free the next few Wednesdays then come and join us!!!

The second in this years TT league and we had a southerly breeze to contend with on the course this evening, so it was side-winds all round!!

Another 2 weeks to go in this years series so if you are free the next few Tuesdays then get the cobwebs off the bike and come and join us!!!

Another club weeks comes and goes….

A big week for the club has come and gone, and this years version of club week has finished, culminating with the North Tipp sprint on Saturday morning. However, the show must go on and with the time-trial and run series up and running we have plenty of sessions to get over the club week hangover!!!

North Tipp Sprint 2018

Well done to all club members who took part in this years event and in particular to Darren Dunne who again won the overall male event, and also to Ciara Cairns, who won her age category. Members taking part on the day included: Joe Gleeson, Seamus Duggan, Odie O’Driscoll, Timmy Kelly, Madeline Cleary, and Ger Carey.

As ever this event cannot take place without the work of the committee in the run up and from all club members who help out on the course on the day, so a big thanks to all!

Next up for the club is the upcoming Try a tri / Try a sprint in association with Nenagh Lions club on Saturday June 9th, quickly followed by our own Lough Derg Sprint / try a tri on June 16th so keep the dates free in your diary!

Killea 10mile / 5k

Not happy with spending the weekend running one of the first triathlons on the TI calendar, an eager collective made their way over to outside Templemore to take part in this years Killea event on Sunday. Strong winds, heavy showers and an undulating course made this a challenging event for all. Well done to all club members who took part and in particular to David Sheahan, who won the 5k event and to Gary Scully who was second in the 10 miler. Other club members taking part in the 10 mile included: Alan Kelly, Eddie Tucker, John Meagher, Eddie O’Meara, Barry Creamer, Mike O’Keeffe and Mary Duggan, while Paul Scully waddled around the 5k course.

This event was a perfect practice run for the upcoming half marathon at the Great Limerick run so the training will continue for this over the coming weeks.

Time trial league

The time-trial league is up and running so we will have the second instalment of four from the Leisure Centre at 6.30pm on Tuesday. This will follow the North Tipp Sprint route and has 3 turn off options 10k / 20k / 36k so has something to offer all level of fitness. The 10k / 20k routes are also the ones being used for the upcoming “Try a tri” event in June and so is open to all who wish to get a chance to practice the cycle leg. Cost of entry is free.

Run Series 

This years Run series is up and running and we have another 3 weeks left on the usual courses, taking place at 7pm from Nenagh College. The run has the usual €2 entry and with all money taken in given out on the night to the various winners!!!!

This is the ideal starting point for anyone wishing to enter the world of triathlon so if you know anyone who wants to give it a go well get them up to this run on Wednesday!

Weekly training

Swimming sessions: 2 morning sessions this week. Tuesday will be a short interval set, while Thursday will be a power set.

Shorter versions for the novice lane will be supplied on the morning and will cover 1-1.5k.

Running sessions: 2 sessions this week. On Monday we are in the CBS for our track sessions and this week will be a further 400m session. This gets started at Nenagh CBS at 7pm. On Wednesday we return to Nenagh college for our run series with a choice of 3k/5k route. This will get started at 7pm.

Bike sessions:  1 session this week. Tuesday will be the first of our time trials and there is a choice of 10k/20k/36k. This will get started at 6.30pm from Nenagh Leisure centre.

The full weekly schedule:

 Have a good week out there!

The third night in club week means the return of the Run series league and although slightly cold and breezy conditions were dry, which made good running conditions. Winner on the night with the closest predicted time was the Eagle, but obviously there will be a stewards inquiry into this!!!!

A big thanks to Geraldine who was on hand to get the times on the night!

Another 3 weeks to go in this years series so if you are free the next few Wednesdays then come and join us!!!

The second night in club week means the return of the TT league and we had an eager crew at the Leisure Centre for the first in this years series. A headwind made going on the way out tough but once the turn was made it was top gear back into town.

Another 3 weeks to go in this years series so if you are free the next few Tuesdays then get the cobwebs off the bike and come and join us!!!

New training block – Club Week

A big change in the training schedule this week with the start of club week and the time-trial and run series. A previous post has detailed the main changes of the training schedule for club week so this will just cover the usual sessions that will continue.

This was the last week of the Spring training block and the block ended as it started with a cold and wet day on the bike, so overall the weather conditions were not the most favorable but hopefully over the next 12 weeks we will have a bit more luck.

Thanks to everyone who supported the sessions during this block and hopefully we will see some new faces out on the roads and lake over the next 12 weeks. This block brings to an end to the Tuesday turbo session, Thursday Dromin road session and the Sunday cycle but we are sure there is plenty on the timetable to keep everyone going!

North Tipp Sprint 2018

A final reminded that our own race the North Tipp Sprint takes place this coming Saturday and as always we encourage club members to enter the event but as is the same every year we do need adequate numbers of marshals to help on the day . So, if you know someone who may be able to help out then let us know.

Viber group

In addition to the regular sessions there will a number of non-official club sessions that will be taking place on days where we have no official session. In order to keep informed of these sessions and other updates make sure that you are included on the Viber group, and if you are not on the group then just let a member of the committee know and we will include you.

Its over to you…….

Over the past 2 training blocks the bulletins have been used to keep members informed of the sessions and give an overview of what we have been up to.

As we are now hitting the official TI race season instead of hearing us talk about the training, we want to hear from you on any events that you have taken part in and to share the experiences of our members on various TI and other events over the coming months.

So, if you take part in an event then let us know so that we can spread the word……and even better still if you want to write a bit about your experience of an event we will make sure that it gets top billing on the weekly bulletin!!!

….Ask not what your club can do for you….but what you can do for your club!!!!

Weekly training

Swimming sessions: 2 morning sessions this week. Tuesday will be a distance swim, while Thursday be a return to the Pyramid set.

Shorter versions for the novice lane will be supplied on the morning and will cover 1-1.5k.

Running sessions: 2 new sessions this week. On Monday we return to the CBS for 12 weeks of track sessions and as ever we start with a 400m repeat session. This gets started at Nenagh CBS at 7pm. On Wednesday we return to Nenagh college for our run series with a choice of 3k/5k route. This will get started at 7pm.

Bike sessions:  1 new session this week. Tuesday will be the first of our time trials and there is a choice of 10k/20k/36k. This will get started at 6.30pm from Nenagh Leisure centre.

The full weekly schedule:

 Have a good week out there!

A big week for the club ahead and Club week is where the spring schedule kicks into full swing!!

It all starts tomorrow where we ditch the road running and head back up to the track and from there it is fast and furious up until the grand finale of the 2018 North Tipp Sprint on Saturday!!

Such events are only a success if they are supported by the members of the club so with this in mind we hope that you can attend as many of the events as possible.

All events are also open to non-members and “try a tri” competitors so if you know of anyone who would like to try any of the sessions out then bring them along!!!!

Monday 9th April

Kicking off the week we have are back on the track with an introduction to track interval running….as ever all you need is a watch and some willpower……runners optional!!!! Commit to the 12 weeks of track work and your running will come on significantly!!!! Session starts at 7.00pm in Nenagh CBS.

Tuesday 10th April

Next up we have the return of the time trial series and this takes place from the Leisure Centre at 6.30pm. This will follow the North Tipp Sprint route and has 3 turn off options 10k / 20k / 36k so has something to offer all level of fitness. The 10k / 20k routes are also the ones being used for the upcoming “Try a tri” event in June and so is open to all who wish to get a chance to practice the cycle leg. Cost of entry is free.

The TT series will run over 4 weeks so why not come out and see how much you can improve by over the course of the month!!!!

Wednesday 11th April

Wednesday sees the return of the Run-series. This will take place at 7pm from Nenagh College and will have the usual 5k route around the by-pass and also a 3k route and so is ideal for any “Tri a try” competitors. This run series will run for 4 weeks in total and has the usual €2 entry and with all money taken in given out on the night to the various winners!!!!

This is the ideal starting point for anyone wishing to enter the world of triathlon so if you know anyone who wants to give it a go well get them up to this run on Wednesday!

Friday 13th April

The relative calm before the storm!! No official events are on the calendar but most of the day will be spent getting the course for the North Tipp sprint set-up.

If you are free at some stage to help out with set-up and in particular in the evening to put together the transition area it would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Saturday 14th April

One of the first official triathlons on the TI calendar is our own North Tipp Sprint. We may not have national series or Intervarsity champs as part of the event this year but nonetheless we will put on a safe and competitive event and as ever we promise the hottest event of the weekend!!! The race kicks off at 9am so come down for a look if you are not marshalling!!!

We hope that there is something to offer all members and as with the majority of our events the cost is minimal and they are open to both members and non-members, with hopefully something on offer for all levels of fitness. So spread the word and we hope to see lots of ye attending the various events during the week!!!!!