Athlone Triathlon Club

Our August Aquathlon Series has come to an end ….. and what a finale it was! 🤩 The past 3 weeks have seen our club members take on a quick and tough little course at Coosan Point, designed to sharpen their skills, and provide the opportunity to race their hearts out and leave nothing behind! 💪🏻 The most poignant aspect of these training evenings has been watching juniors, complete beginners, novices, advanced and even elite club members lining out together to race alongside each other, inspire each other, learn from each other and light that competitive spark and desire to push through to that finish line. A real showing of mutual support and club spirit 🖤💛 A special mention to our Junior club members for their incredible performances over the 3 events and for teaching us all some valuable lessons about true sporting determination and that “can do” attitude!! The future is shining bright with these young athletes and we are excited to see it play out 😎 Plans are in place and exci...

It was a dull and dreary evening and the rain poured down for the second event in our Junior Splash and Dash and Senior Aquathon Series last weekend; but the weather didn’t dampen the club members spirits and determination to leave nothing behind as they lined out to race their hearts out! 💪🏻 As always, plenty of laughs and banter, friendly competition, mutual support from clubmates and volunteers and some pretty fierce racing on a quick but testy little course! ☺️ In the words of Coach Mick, “it’s easy when it’s easy; but it’s definitely better craic when it’s as tough as it was tonight” We’re excited for the finale this Friday!! 🖤💛 #athlonetriathlonclub #athlonetriclub #ATCMovingForMentalHealth #TrainingTogetherWhileStayingApart #AthloneTriJuniorClub #iTrainWithAthloneTriClub 

The sun was shining on our athletes yesterday as they raced their hearts out in  the first event in our August series of Training Aquathons in our native Coosan Point!  First off the mark, our Junior Superstars took on their “Splash and Dash” event, supported and cheered on by novices, elites and coaches, and showing each and everyone a thing or two about steely determination and chasing that finish line 💪🏻☺️  Hot on their heels, our Senior Club Members toed the line and gave their all on a testing race route. Beginners right through to more seasoned athletes raced side by side and not only supported one another but allowed that friendly competitiveness to challenge each other to push the limits. 🏊🏻‍♂️ 🏃🏻‍♂️ Some amazing racing and plenty of that ATC club camaraderie!  We already can’t wait to see what unfolds in part 2! 🤩  #athlonetriathlonclub #athlonetriclub #ATCMovingForMentalHealth #TrainingTogetherWhileStayingApart #AthloneTriJuniorClub #iTrainWithA...

Yesterday was a big day out for ATC with a great crew heading to Loughrea for a National Series Sprint, Junior National Series festival and a Try-a-Tri for those wishing to venture into the world of racing.  First off were the juniors, with incredibly competitive fields and some of the best up and coming athletes in the county taking part. Our first athlete off, Senan Mc Donnell finished in third place overall in the 14/15 age group, with the third fastest swim and run splits. He was followed by big brother William in the 16/17 age group, who took another brilliant third place overall. What an exciting future lies ahead for these talented lads. Next up was our own Declan Kelly, taking part in his very first open event in the Try-a-Tri over a 300m swim, 11km cycle and 3km run. Overcoming the nerves, Declan got stuck in, coming out of the water in 7th place. A blistering performance on the bike and run saw him taking 2nd place overall, an amazing achievement, especially considering h...

Another brilliant turnout to the starting line, honest efforts and some amazing times being clocked up by our members!  Special welcome and well done to our new members who braved their first TT this evening - no stopping you now 💪🏻  #athlonetriathlonclub #athlonetriclub #ATCMovingForMentalHealth #TrainingTogetherWhileStayingApart #AthloneTriJuniorClub #iTrainWithAthloneTriClub

After such a long spell away from group training and interaction, and missing that face to face mutual support and camaraderie from both coaches and club-mates, it’s incredibly invigorating and morale boosting to hear the buzz within the club about “being back together again”!  In a short number of weeks, we have created so many opportunities for our members to train together again; we’ve returned to fully coach led running sessions, open water group swims, social cycles and more challenging Sunday spins and our long awaited indoor swim sessions are just around the corner again. Our members have welcomed the return of that pre and post race buzz with our Summer TT Series and Duathlon Series making a comeback; and the friendly competition and participation so far has been fierce!!  Now with formal racing events on the calendar and chatter starting amongst members about registering for and taking on nationwide races, we are officially “back on track” and looking forward to a Sum...

This evening marked the return of our ATC Summer TT Series - and our members meant business!!! 🔥  A 16km route along the Athlone to Ballinasloe road, with good road surfaces, hard shoulder all the way and no junctions to contend with, the riders could really brush off those race cobwebs, harness that adrenaline and really push the boundaries! 💨  A brilliant turnout, some fierce racing and some really impressive times being posted! Huge well done to everyone who took part this evening, particularly to our brand new members taking on their first club challenge. This is going to be one hot competition 🔥 #athlonetriathlonclub #athlonetriclub  #ATCMovingForMentalHealth #ATCSummerTT #TrainingTogetherWhileStayingApart  #AthloneTriJuniorClub #iTrainWithAthloneTriClub