Athlone Triathlon Club

Sincere and heartfelt thank you to every single person here who showed up, supported and made that event an overwhelming success today!  A club is only as good as its volunteers and we have the very best!  The feedback has been phenomenal and as always our marshals are commented on as being the friendliest and most supportive around!  Thank you all so much for your time, your enthusiasm and your support for our amazing club!  I TRI’d 2026 over and out 🥳🖤💛  Feedback from a participant: "🖤💛🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️, I would like to express how grateful I am to everyone involved who volunteered,   set up and directed the event.  From the ladies at  registration,  the friendly lady  at number  six lane , to the ladies and  gentlemen  at the start of the  cycle race to the lads and the  garda at the first  bridge out, to the two supporting ATC crew  directing  us at the  ...

43 is the new record 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Think the group photo speaks for itself!! What a turnout for our club last night!! You guys took over an entire section of transition 😂 and the talk was most certainly where all the ATC members were coming from!!  As always though, super racing, super representing of our club colours and most importantly an incredible team spirit and support for each other. Some pretty epic sprint finishes in there too ☺👏🏻  Massive well done to all who raced, all who evented, and all who tried a distance for the first time. And a warm welcome back to all who made a return as club members last night.  Sprint: Pat Fox, Maeve O’Reilly, Adrian Farrelly, Laoighse Styles, Diarmuid Connon, Paddy Cassidy, Marta Gorczyca, Maureen O’Brien, Ian Hanna, David Dolan, Stephen Mannion, Garrett McGuinness, Kevin Molloy, Kevin Cooper, Philip Dunne, Rachel Gillivan, Mark Coleman, Paul Copeland, Joan Tobin, Eoghan Cunningham Try a Tri: Ronan Brady, Debora Macedo, Olivia N...

"Massive congrats and well done to everyone who lined out for race #2 in the series last night!! Proud as punch seeing us turn Lough Key into a sea of black and yellow 💪🏻💪🏻 Really fantastic racing from everyone again! And a particular warm welcome to our newest members joining us for the first time 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Another super enjoyable evening!" Click here for the full photo album.

 "A really super start to the series!! Amazing to see so many of our newest members joining ranks with all the pros ☺👏🏻 Some returning to race after some time, some trying their first event or first 750m swim, and some friends joining as relay partners! 👏🏻 Massive congrats to Kevin Molloy for placing first male in the Try race 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Next up, Lough Key! Can’t wait 🖤💛" Click here for the full album.

 "Absolute huge well done to all of our athletes who took part in our own I Tri’d Triathlon this morning in Ballinasloe! We had 15 members complete their first ever triathlon: Laura Kelly, Noelle Lee, Evan Cahill, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Joan Tobin, Olga Dyszewsqa, Dianna Healy, Annemarie Tobin, David O’Shaugnessy, Wayne Flanagan, Annette Ward, Norma Fenton, Niall Colgan and Niamh McInerney. And to our members who’ve started their 2025 season off with a bang: Donna Devine Healy, Karen Hughes, David Whyte, Amelia Halpin, Olivia Norris, Cian Norris, Aoife Nolan, Alan Earle, Tom Dully, Debora Macedo. We are so proud of each and every one of you💪 Special thanks to our volunteers, events like this wouldn’t be possible without ye. Huge congratulations to Maureen, with her first ever role as race director, and to Ger, the race ran so smoothly and was enjoyed by all! 💗 See ye all for pizza and celebrations. Don’t we all look great in our club colours🖤💛"  Click here for the full album

Thanks to Midland Tri Club for hosting the final race and congratulation to them winning the league with an overwhelming score!  A lot of athletes probably thought the run course was better suited for Alpacas then for the them 😅 Click here for all the Finish-line Photos.

 Starting at 12 noon tomorrow, 8 of our incredible members begin a 24hr endurance cycling challenge around the famed international race track at Mondello. Cycling right through the night and on to mid-day on Sunday, our ATC team will relay around the track, and work together to share the distance until the finish line. Only one rider on the track at a time.  A carefully thought out roster to follow. Orchestrating pit changeovers, rests, nutrition, a pitch black race track and whatever the weather brings. And relying on each other for motivation and support.  ….. and we’ve no doubt they are gonna smash every minute of this challenge!!  Wishing Lynette, Robbie, Brian, Laoighse, Josh, Aoife, Karen and Toine the best of luck! May the track be fast, may the kms be kind and may the craic be absolutely 90 🖤💛💪🏻 Well, we did it! And our team came 2nd in the mixed team section! Click here for the full photo album And a short compilation video...

  Back at beautiful Lough Key, this evening. Click here for the finish photos!

 Thanks to all participating in our clubs Aquathon tonight! Results Click here for the full photo album

  For the full album of this 2nd aquathon in the series click here .

For a full Photo Album from this first Aquathon in the midland series: Click Here

Athlone tri club is hosting the final interclub duathlon event on Saturday the 23rd March at Coosan Point Athlone . Great opportunity for novices and seasoned participants to build on their experience in a muti-discipline  event.  T.I training or race license is necessary for registration.  Registration from 9am Race Briefing at 10am Race start at 10:30

Athlone Triathlon Club has become the third club to be recognised under Triathlon Ireland’s Evolve Club Standards Programme. The club has achieved the Bronze Accreditation Level, for the governance standards they’ve put in place to make Athlone Triathlon Club a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all genders and ages. Gerarld Lynch, Athlone Triathlon Club Chairperson spoke about how the club have been actively engaged in ensuring the club is a place for anyone to come and experience triathlon. “As a chairperson, and as a committee, we are committed to providing a welcoming, safe and rewarding place for people of all ages and abilities to experience triathlon. Receiving this award gives us the confidence and recognition that we are fulfilling our club values that we have laid out and also that we have created a truly inclusive space for everyone to feel they will belong whilst trying to TRI. We are extremely proud to have this accreditation as it feels like we have ...

Hope you all enjoyed the race today, it was a wonderful day! Here are the photo albums: Nerves (before the race) Swim Bike Finish

Welcome to our 2022-2023 Committee !

ATHLONE JUNIOR DUATHLON Event details:  ✅ Finisher’s medal    ✅ Parking ✅ Manual timing    ✅ Refreshments ✅ Toilets         ✅ Traffic free ✅ Club photographer ✅ Results on website Date:Sunday 17th July Time: Event starts at 10am Venue:Colaiste Chiarain, Athlone  ( https://goo.gl/maps/GkEoYVdFraQkVzqh6 ) Race details for each age category: Ages 8-10yrs - 500m run, 2.5km bike, 500m run Ages 11-13yrs - 1.5km run, 5km bike, 1km run Ages 14-16yrs - 2.25km run, 7.5km bike, 1.5km run *Race fee:* €20 entrance fee (Triathlon Ireland membership or One Day Racing License is needed ) Link to register:   https://app.triathlonireland.com/race-calendar/ What equipment/gear do I need: A roadworthy bike, a helmet and a pair of runners! Medal: All race finishers will be presented with a finishers medal. We will also have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd male and female in each age category. Refreshments provided at the finish.  Parking: Free ...

”This was my first attempt at the full Ironman distance. I'd studiously been avoiding it for the longest number of years (edit -decades), the price coupled with the distances involved were for a long time prohibitive for me. I was busy with other disciplines and distances and wanted to get them mastered properly but look, eventually, the time came to go at the Ironman. I'd been moving towards longer work with the past few years return to the middle distances so I'd felt it was time to give the distance its due.  It was the longest finish line I've ever had to run at and I was mighty pleased to see it. I was so glad it was over. I was fist pumping and smiling and just so glad and relieved I'd made it.” The challenge of the Ironman finish lines in 2022 has begun for many of our club members and over the coming weeks and months we have so many event attempts and friends to support and cheer on!  First up, our huge congratulations to club member Derek Nugent for his rec...

Date: Sunday 8th May Venue: Coral Leisure Centre Ballinasloe ( map ) Time:  First wave off at 9am (we advise you to arrive to the venue approx 8am to allow time for setup and briefings) The race: 300m pool swim (12 lengths) 14km flat bike route (fully marshalled) 3km looped run to the finish  Race fee:  €45 entrance fee (any participants who do not hold a Triathlon Ireland racing licence will need to obtain a One Day Racing License for €15 at time of entry to the race. Your total fee will be €60) What equipment/gear do I need: • Pool swim - swimming togs or trisuit, goggles and swim hat. • Transition 1 to cycle - bike, helmet, shorts and top for over swimsuit for cycle section, cycle Jersey or jacket if cold, and appropriate footwear for cycling (cycling shoes or runners) Also, have a drink for hydration for the cycle section.  • Transition 2 to Run - you can stay in cycling gear, you need a pair of runners for your feet, and you will need to remove any heavy jacke...

Our first day of March! A new month and a new initiative for our members!  This month, we are reaching out to those of you who we haven’t seen at training in a little while; whatever the reason ☺️ It can be difficult to make that comeback when you’ve been away for a time. It can be hard to show up when you feel you are stuck in a little training rut. It can be tough to restart the engine when you’ve lost your motivation.  But your club is here to help!! And we want to give you that gentle nudge to start again today!  This month, we invite you to get “Motivated for March” ….. and come back to training! Reconnect with your club mates, rediscover what it is you love about triathlon and find that motivation to train again! Even if it’s just one session a week to begin with ☺️ Why not come along to track this evening and start the month as you mean to go on!! You’ll be glad you did 🤗  Looking forward to hopefully seeing some familiar faces back this month 💪🏻  #ath...