Triathlon
Introduction to Triathlon
Triathlon pushes its competitors to the limits in three different sports: Swimming, cycling and running. Each sport requires the the competitor to be in peak physical condition and with three such individual sports it calls on the athlete to commit to a training schedule that is second to none.
The Olympic distance triathlon, which is one of the 28 Olympic sports, consists of: 1500m swimming, 40km cycling and 10km running. For contact details of Triathlon Ireland please click on Full story
Triathlon World Cup
Olympic Hopeful Gavin Noble kicks off the 2012 triathlon season at the Bridgetown ITU Pan American Cup in Barbados this Sunday 12th February. Under the guidance of Triathlon Ireland’s High Performance Director, Chris Jones, Noble along with the rest of the squad have spent a number of weeks training in …
Triathlon World Cup
Gavin Noble is competing is one of the final World Cup races of the 2011 season this Saturday 5th November. The Guatape ITU World Cup takes place in Columbia where a strong field of 61 men will tackle a 1,500 meter swim in a manmade lake, followed by a hilly …
Morrison's significant form
Aileen Morrison made a significant step towards reaching her goal of qualifying for the London Olympics after finishing second in the latest World Cup event in South Korea. Morrison took second behind France’s Jessica Harrison at the World Cup event in Tongyeong. Her performance moves her up to 15th in the International Triathlon …
Morrison 4th in Mexico
Elite triathletes Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble raced in the blistering heat of the Huatulco World Cup in Mexico on Saturday afternoon while Conor Murphy travelled to Kenya. Morrison swam well to exit with the leaders before being joined by a number of other athletes to form a lead group …
Morrison 4th in Japan
Ireland’s Aileen Morrison put in a stunning performance in the last World Championship Series race of 2011 placing 4th in Yokohama, Japan. Morrison beat some of the world’s best on her way including 2011 World Champion Helen Jenkins. The 1500m swim in Yokohama bay was led by Lucy Hall …
Morrison 18th in Beijing
Aileen Morrison has finished a consistent 18th in the World Championship Series Final in Beijing at the weekend. The result comes after her 18th place finish in the London test event in Hyde Park last month, and further advances her claim for Olympic qualification. The most pleasing aspect of the …
Triathlon test Lensbury
Performance Director Chris Jones on the 2012 Test Event and the pre 2012 Games training base venue. Click here Sonia O’Sullivan , Stephen Martin and Giles Warrington meet with Triathlon Ireland performance staff in London to test out pre 2012 games options. Triathlon Ireland athletes Conor Murphy, Gavin Noble, Aileen Morrison …
Crash spoils Noble's day
Gavin Noble had a frustrating London 2012 Triathlon test event today. After a great swim that saw Gavin amongst the front runners in the bike, Noble and three other athletes went down on the greasy road surface folowing a downpour of heavy rain on the tight and technical London Olympic course. Noble however completed …
Triathlon Test Event
Aileen Morrison produced a solid performance and gathered good ranking points this morning in London's Hyde Park.
She finished 18th of the worlds best 67 starters.
London 2012