For all of those who have suffered
Dec 20, 2007
Many of you have suffered from their dasterly deeds during the year....here is the revenge....
Happy Christmas to Everyone and Best of Luck in the New Year
Johnnys Xmas Pudding Trail Run
Dec 20, 2007
Xmas Pudding Trail Run, Saturday 22nd December, 2007
Setanta Triathlon Club will hold its first Xmas Pudding Run on Sat. 22nd Dec in Carlingford, consisting of a 12k Mountain trail run under the shadow of Slieve Foy.
Meet Carlingford Sailing Club at 9am
Start time 10am from village center. Finish at St.Johns Castle.
For More info call JohnnyMc 087-8105919
Athlete Profile - The Mentor
Nov 14, 2007
There is a new athlete profile online - this one is bound to be popular - Click here to view
Trail Running - Advantages
Nov 14, 2007
Those of you who may not know the advantages of trail running will find this very useful - Click here to learn more
Setanta Christmas Party
Nov 14, 2007
The party is on in the Dogtrack in Dundalk, on Thursday November 29 at 7.30. The cost is 55 euro and I will post a list of those attending tomorrow. There is still time to book your place, please contact Brian Cafferty to book your place.
Setanta Winter Training Programme
Nov 14, 2007
Trail running every saturday morning at 9.00am from the Lumpers. The route will vary but is for all abilities and covers from 5 to 10 k usually. This will be great help for Johnnys Xmas Pudding run on Sat December 22nd. No excuses acceptable.
Group cycling from Earl Street every Sunday morning at 10am. There are several groups of varying ability and speed. The routes are posted on the message board every tuesday by Ruaidhri for the following Sunday.
There is a beginners running group going out on Tuesday evenings, 3 miles, Thursday evening 5.3miles and Friday evenings 3miles. They leave from Ath Leathan at racecourse. If you intend going just text Maria so they can expect you on 087-6524353.
Swim training continues on Monday nights with the extra session to compensate for the bank holiday on Friday November 23rd at same times.
Mountain Bike league starting soon details available on message board.
Malawian Children Fundraiser
Nov 14, 2007
This Saturday, 17th November, in Felda we are having a go at completing an indoor ironman in 10 hours. Michael Cahill will get the ball rolling at 8.30 in the pool and between himself and Owen they will complete the swim. We need all the help we can get to finish the bike and run by closing time 6.30. Anyone who can help text Celine on 0872173197. If everyone doing it raised 20 euro mininmum it would make a big difference to many lives this christmas.
Wedded Bliss
Nov 14, 2007
Setanta members Gavin Ward and Debbie O'Brien are in this weeks "win a wedding competition" in the Argus. The competition asks you to vote for Dundalks most romantic couple, the winners will recieve a wedding courtesy of the Argus. To help Gavin and Debbie fill in the official entry form in the argus and leave it in to the Argus office on Park street. If you can't make it in to the office leave you entries at reception in Felda. There are many good reasons to do this; Girls if you do Gavin might "take you in his arms and try to sing and dance with you until you smile" and fella's if you do Gavin has promised an invite to the whole club with an extensive free bar, so get the votes in.
Half Ironman 2008
Nov 14, 2007
The chosen destination is Austria on the 24th of May, Niall Casey has got us a great deal on transporting the bike boxes. The cost will be 50 euro a box . So anyone thinking of going please go ahead and book the race, then let us know so we can arrange the boxes with DHL. The race should be booked by December 31st.
View the race website by clicking here
Swim Coaching
Oct 1, 2007
Setanta's winter swim coaching will start on Monday October 1 in Aura Leisure Centre. I have enclosed the lists for each session and would request that every swimmer be in the pool for the start of the session. The fee of 125euro should be paid the first night. If you feel that you are in the wrong group just drop me a text or if your name is not on the list again drop me a text. It will be possible to move between the groups during the coaching if Myles thinks it is beneficial.
8pm to 9pm Group | 9pm to 10pm Group
Slieve Gullion Wheelers Minnie Clarke Memorial Tour
Aug 29, 2007
On Sunday 16th September Slieve Gullion wheelers are having an 80k cycle of Hilly South Armagh. The course will probably be similar to the one in May that many of us did. Registration is at Crosmaglen Football Club opening at 9.15 for a 10.00am start. The registration fee is £10/15 euro and there will be tea and sandwiches after. Sure what else would you be doing and it will extend the season by a few weeks
PS There is a half marathon in the Phoenix park the following Saturday if you really want to extend your season
Athlete Profile
Aug 29, 2007
New Athlete profile online - click here to view
Carlingford Triathlon Photos
Aug 28, 2007
Finally, some photos of the Carlingford Triathlon are online, there is lots more to come, soon...
Click here to see the photos
Linda wins South Armagh Half Marathon
Aug 28, 2007
Many congratulations to Linda Meehan who won the ladies race in the South Armagh half marathon. Over 300 competitors took part with Linda being the sole Setanta representative. The race kicked off at high noon on a beautifully hot and sunny day as the athletes left Mullaghbawn for the tough hilly 13.1 mile course. The heat and hills definitely took there toll but not on Linda who finished in a fantastic 1.39.24 in her debut half marathon. Definitely a star in the making.
Premier League going down to the wire
28th August
The 2007 triathlon Ireland premier league is going down to the wire with Setanta athlete Liam Dolan currently leading the way. However Brian Campbells victory in Dublin will probably push him just ahead of Liam in the final standings. Liam has however definitely done enough to win the Male 25-29 category with 464 points. It is also looking good for podium finishes for Johnny McCabe in the Male 45-49 category. Johnny currently leads the age group with 379 points and whilst results from Dublin, Athlone, Carrick and next weeks Kenmare race have to be taken into account, Johnny seems to have an unassailable lead. Declan McCabe is currently in second in the Male 50-54 age group and whilst he will go close to winning the age group he most likely will have to settle for second. The third of the McCabe clan Gerry is currently in 4th place in the 40-44 age group but should move up to second behind Shane Scallding of Waterford when all results are added up.
The biggest surprise (no disrespect intended) is that in the highly competitive male 35-39 category Niall McCabe currently lies in second place, it is impossible to tell how this will fan out except that current leader Peter Savage from the Newry club will probably win the age group. Nevertheless to be in such a position in his first year is testament to the training that Niall has done and a points tally of 370 is a fantastic achievement and we all hope that he can hang in as high up as possible. He will be under pressure from clubmate Graham Townsend who despite currently lying in 39th in the category has his Dublin points and possibly Athlone to add.
Not to be outdone our ladies are making gradual inroads on the national scene. Mary Laverty currently lies in 5th place overall with 429 points and amazingly in the ultra competitive 30-34 age group that only leaves Mary in third place. Hopefully Mary can hang on to the podium place which would be amazing considering she did an Ironman in July. Linda Meehan is in 13th in the 35-39 category with Annmarie right behind her 14th. Next season promises to be even more successful for our ladies with Eve hopefully over her injuries and Amanda and Denise are now more comfortable in the water. Hopefully Mairead, Clare and others will be ready to take the plunge and Ciara might come back into the fold.
What is most pleasing is that this now places Setanta as a club in second place in the Premier League standings just behind Waterford. Quite an achievement for our 3rd year. Many congratulations to all who have put us there and lets keep it going.
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Setanta Athletes in Lord & Lady of the Lake
Aug 28, 2007
Sunday 19th August saw the annual Camlough lake swim, and while local man Sean Mallon and local lady Aoife mc Court won their respective races there were some outstanding performances from our swimmers. Thirty five competitors took to the line in far from ideal conditions to take on the challenge of the 1.8 mile long lake. A head on wind making the water very choppy only added to the nerves and coupled with the fact that many of the competitors had competed in the Lough Neagh tri the day before, ensured that even the most hardened swimmers were only interested in getting to the other end. All did well with everyone finishing, but a special word of congratulations to Niall mcCabe who couldn't swim 6 months ago and to Paul Watters for an impressive performance based on minimal training.
Camlough Lake results
| 6th | Brian Cafferty | 44.20 |
| 18th | Ruairi Gogarty | 53.27 |
| 22nd | Gerry McCabe | 57.22 |
| 24th | Paul Watters | 57.43 |
| 25th | Linda Meehan | 60.12 |
| 26th | Annmarie Gaynor | 61.0 |
| 27th | Niall McCabe | 61.50 |
Many thank to the Camlough Festival committee for organising the race and for the refreshments after and to Johnny for coming down to help marshall the water.
Big week for Setanta Athletes
Aug 27, 2007
Next weekend is the final weekend in a busy season for many of our athletes and it shows how much our club has grown.
Liam Dolan heads to Kenmare to defend his Irish long course championship. The Lost sheep triathlon is considered the hardest on the Irish calendar with a 1.9k swim followed by a 90k extremely hilly cycle and the lovely half marathon to finish. Liam will be joined on the trek south by his faithful companion Ronan Green who will also be hoping to complete his third half Ironman distance event, drawing him ever closer to the big one.
On Sunday Stephen Carroll will enter the water in the Monaco 70.3 Ironman. This will be a great achievement for the Blackrock man who was not a strong swimmer 3 months ago. However his hard work has paid off and when he does get to dry land his great strenght in both cycling and running will come to the fore.
On the same day in Hamburg Celine McPhilips will be the sole Setanta representative on the Irish team at the World triathlon age group championships. With a season of injuries behind her we all hope that there is no further bad luck in store and that Celine enjoys fully the thrill of representing her country and the thrill of crossing the finish line in good spirits.
Best of luck to all 4 as Setanta athlethes head to the corners of Europe.
Dublin City Triathlon
Aug 27, 2007
Dublin City Triathlon took place at the weekend and due to all reports a tough swim leg at the start took everyone by surprise. Out of 417 competitors the setanta crew came in with some excellent results: Gerry McCabe took 19th place in 2:25:09, Graham Townsend 40th in 2:33:06, Johnny McCabe 63rd in 2:41:05, Niall McCabe 73rd in 2:42:35, David Myles 117th in 2:29:53, Anthony McGuirk in 130th in 2:52:01,
View Results here | Dublin City Report
Setanta Aquathon 07
Aug 22, 2007
The Annual Setanta Aquathon took place last night to a great attendance, First setanta man home was Graham Townsend in a time of 34.22
View Results here | Read race report here
Setanta Calender for the rest of 2007
Aug 21, 2007Tues 21 Aug - Aquathon in Camlough, 750m swim, 5k run, 7.15pm
Wed 29 Aug - Newry/Setanta mini try series round 4 750m swim 18k cycle 3k run, Reg at 6.45 for 7.30 start
Wed 5th Sept- Eliminator at Carlingford start of first heat at 7pm sharp. The idea of an eliminator is that if 30 people take part six will be eliminated after each heat. The course is a 250m swim and a 1.5k run. We would like as many members to attend on the night as possible as we will have a short meeting afterwards in the sailing club. There will also be a presentation afterwards on the training week in Spain. The cost to compete is 5euro which is for the tea, soup and sandwiches afterwards.
Tues 18 Sept- Duathlon from Felda 7.15 start. This is the last event of the season and will bring an end to our duathlon series The duathlon leaderboard can be viewed here
Sun 23 Sept - Childrens Duathlon, 2pm Blackrock main street More info to follow
Lough Neagh Triathlon
Aug 20, 2007
14 Setanta Athletes braved the elements in Lough Neagh for the Irish Championships on Saturday last. Overall it was a great event for everyone with most improving on last years race in the same venue.
Click here for the full results | Lough Neagh Report
Carlingford Triathlon
Aug 11, 2007
Results Now online - Click here to view
Full report and photos to follow
Carlingford Triathlon Update
Aug 10, 2007
Wave List Now Online | Race Briefing online - Download here | Map of Transition - view here
| Course Details Now online - New Maps online as of 7th August | Entry List | |
| Swim Course - 1500 m | View Course | Current Entry List as of 07/08/07 |
| Cycle Course - 40 km | View Course | |
| Run Course - 10km | View Course | |
With only 5 days left until the Carlingford Olympic Distance triathlon, we have finalised the course and have put it online, along with the latest entry list.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PAID, PLEASE SEND A PAYMENTS (CHEQUES / BANK DRAFTS MADE OUT TO SETANTA TRI CLUB) TO: Niall Caroll, Teach Eoin, Main St, Blackrock, CO. Louth. Entry Fee is €35/£24 for TI Members, €50/£35 for non TI Members.
We are still accepting entries, including relay teams, so come on, can you become a legend in the land of legends? Click here to enter online now!
Myles putting in the miles
Jul 27, 2007
The Dynamic Drogheda Duo of David Myles and Anthony Mc Gurk took part in Focus Ireland Triathlon in Kildare last weekend. David came an extremely impressive 7th overall, unfortunately Anthony had a DNF due to technical difficulties. This all adds up to another bit of sneaky training by the Setanta lads south of the county, these covert operations are inevitably going to lead to an outburst in the upcoming Olympic distance races, perhaps the lads have Carlingford on their minds...
Niall Mc cabe and Linda Meehan were the only Setanta reps present in Camlough on Wednesday evening for what was a good field in the Newry tri series. Niall finished in 8th place in a time of 50:27 while linda came in with 55:58 in 17th place. Noone fell off their bike this time.
| Niall McCabe | 00:16:56 | 00:37:02 | 00:37:22 | 00:50:27 | 8 |
| Linda Meehan | 00:16:56 | 00:40:22 | 0:15:29 | 00:55:58 | 17 |
Dublin City Duathlon Series
Jul 16, 2007
Triathlon Ireland are running a Duathlon on Wednesday 1st August in the Phoenix Park and is trying to get new people into the sport. They say "This event will have a separate women's and men's start. The idea being to give more people the opportunity to race and to allow those new to the sport a less intimidating environment to dip their toe into"
Setanta Crew perfrom well at Triathlone
Jul 16, 2007
When the organiser’s shortened the swim from 750m to 600m the majority of the competitors would have breathed a sigh of relief, however their reasons for this where soon found out by what can only be described as an endless pool type current that the swimmers had to endure, indeed it was to be the beginning of the end for a lot of people on the day....(read more)
Full Race Report | View Setanta Results | View Photos | View Full Results
Camlough Tri Mini Series - Race 1
Jul 12, 2007
Camlough weaved its magic again to provide athletes with a glorious evening for the first of the Camlough mini tri series organised by Newry triathlon club. A 750 swim followed by a 10k cycle and a 3k run over the Camlough main triathlon course was a great success with everyone greatly enjoying the novel distances.
We had 5 athletes taking part and all bar Niall Carroll had reason to be happy. Not that Niall had a bad race but a nasty fall of the bike left him badly gashed on his arms legs and back and even ripped his trisuit in the bum region....
Read Full Race Report | View Results
Best of Luck to Johnny on the Transalp
11th July
Everyone at Setanta Tri want to wish Johnny McCabe best of luck on the Transalp that starts this weekend.
550 teams of two will start the JEANTEX BIKE TRANSALP on Saturday, tackling the 628.39 kilometres and 20,836 metres of elevation over 8 days. The route is a complete traverse of the Alps from the Northern foothills in Germany to the Southern slopes in Italy will take in 4 different countires, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
You can track Johnnys progress when the race kicks off on Saturday at www.bike-transalp.de
Crooked Lake Try Mini Series
Jul 2, 2007
Newry Triathlon Club have organised a four part mini series, beginning next Wednesday, 11th July in Camlough. The race is 750m swim, 9.5k bike and 3 k run starting at 7.30pm, registeration between 6.30 and 7. Entries close this Friday, 6th July, you can download an entry form here
Race Dates are:
Race 1; Wed 11thJuly
Race 2; Wed 25th July
Race 3; Wed 8th Aug
Race 4; Wed 29th Aug or Wed 5th September (Date of last race to be confirmed)
For more information goto www.newrytriathlon.com
The 8 Frankfurters
Jun 27, 2007
Eight Setanta Members lefts the shores of the Wee county yesterday, Tuesday 26th June, bound for Frankfurt to compete in Ironman European Championship. The race starts at 6am this Sunday morning, 1st of July. You will be able to track their progress on the ironman.com website, links will be availble here on the day. Best of Luck to All competing.
Frankfurt Ironman - Congratulations to All
Winner in - Timo Bracht - 8:09:15Swim: 48:25 - Bike: 4:29:44 - Run: 2:47:35
 Niall Casey |
 Eve McCrystal |
 Robert Kinihan |
 Gerry McCabe |
| Swim: 1:28:44 | Swim: 1:09:07 | Swim: 1:15:33 | Swim: 1:26:19 |
| T1: 6:22 | T1: 5:49 | T1: 9:39 | T1: 3:29 |
| Bike: 6:14:56 | Bike: 5:52:23 | Bike: 5:41:00 | Bike: 5:12:26 |
| T2: 5:37 | T2: 5:44 | T2: 5:22 | T2: 2:09 |
| Run: 4:40:53 | Run: 4:16:31 | Run: 4:02:56 | Run: 4:02:54 |
| Total: 12:36:32 | Total: 11:29:34 | Total: 11:14:30 | Total: 10:47:17 |
 Declan McCabe |
 Alan Gray |
 Mary Laverty |
 Owen Martin |
| Swim: 1:21:49 | Swim: 1:12:14 | Swim: 1:19:24 | Swim: 1:07:18 |
| T1: 7:27 | T1: 6:22 | T1: 9:01 | T1: 7:01 |
| Bike: 6:05:13 | Bike: 5:45:54 | Bike: 6:11:59 | Bike: 5:25:18 |
| T2: 5:08 | T2: 4:06 | T2: 3:31 | T2: 3:36 |
| Run: 4:58:34 | Run: 4:14:47 | Run: 4:25:26 | Run: 3:38:19 |
| Total: 12:38:11 | Total: 11:24:43 | Total: 12:19:21 | Total: 10:21:32 |
Setanta Duathlon Series - Race 3
June 27, 2007
With the impending departure of the Ironpeople, the recently returned half-ironpeople, and the suffering from Blackrock still etched on some faces it was no surprise that we had the lowest turnout so far this season. The weather was also against us and while we were lucky it stayed dry there was a cold wind blowing straight into everyone’s faces on the return leg of the cycle making it more testing than on the previous two evenings....(read more)
Click here for full report | Race Results | Duathlon Leaderboard | Race Photos
Wimbellwall 4 Update
Jun 21, 2007
Surveillance images have been released of the undercover operation undertaken by the Wimbelwall 4 last weekend. Please be warned that some of the images may be disturbing and viewer discretion is advised.
Rowathon
Jun 20, 2007
Local Athlete Chris Rogers is doing a Rowathon in the Marshes Shopping Centre, Dundalk this saturday, 23rd June, in aid of Our Ladys Holiday for Sick Children Crumlin. It stats at 9am and finished at 7am, all support is welcome.
Blackrock Triathlon
Jun 19, 2007
A very successful Blackrock Triathlon took place on Saturday with a record 212 athletes taking place. In near perfect conditions the competitive race was won by Brian Farrell of Belpark in 1:00:06, just under a minute ahead of Michael Macken of Midlands in second and Noel Kavanagh of Wicklow in third.
Setanta Athlete Mary Laverty won the ladies race in a time of 1:07:07 from Sinead McBreen in second and Aine Kenny in third.
A special mention to joint last athletes home, Allan Dempsey and Lorna McAleer in a time of 2:02:31, well done and Allan claimed the special prize for last athlete coming in .002 behind Lorna.
Race Report here | Full Race Results | Before Race Photos | Swim Photos | Cycle Photos |
Run Photos | Post Race & Prize Giving
The Wimblewall 4
Jun 17, 2007
Wimblewall 4 Update - All 4 finished their mission with ease, view their results here. Congratulations to Liam Dolan for winning his category and finishing 10th overall in a time of 4:43:21. Ronan Green finished in 6:02:00 in 244th, Ruairi Gogarty finished in 6:09:36 in 305th and Brian Cafferty came over the line in 6:34:37 in 482nd.
MI5 has been alerted by Interpol that at some stage this weekend 4 men, under the cover of "triathletes", will arrive in Exmoor Area. Some say the men are disillusioned and can be heard muttering "70.3", "56 miles....easy", "Hills, ha, I eat them for breakfast".
If you see these men, labeled "The Wimbelwall 4", stay away, their disease is very contagious.
 Brian "Cream Pies" Cafferty |
 Liam "Elite" Dolan |
 Ronan "McCabe wannabe " Greene |
 Rurai "4000 k in the saddle" Gogarty |
The Wimbelwall 4 can be tracked online at www.half.ironmanuk.com
Good showing for Setanta at Camlough Triathlon
Jun 10, 2007
On a blistering hot day in Camlough all members of Setanta performed well in perfect conditions. Top man was Liam Dolan who finished a very close 2nd to eventual winner Tim Downling. Liam's bike split of 27:11 was the fastest of the day. Other age category prize winners included Johnny McCabe, Declan McCabe and Ruairi Gogarty. A full race report will be online soon.
Race Photos | Full Results | Setanta Results Breakdown | More Photos | Race Report
McCabe does well in Ballinamore
Jun 6, 2007
The surname may be familiar to all, but its not who you think. Niall McCabe headed down on his own for a bit of secretive training by the looks of things and finished 21st overall very impressive 750m, 20k, 5k in the Waterways Ireland Garadice Lake Triathlon. Niall's times were:
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | Total | |
| Niall McCabe | 16.41 (56) | 1:43 | 38:38 (18) | 0:42 | 21:22 (13) | 1:19:06 |
Almost 130 triathletes took part in the first Waterways Ireland Garadice Lake Triathlon outside Ballinamore on Sunday last June 3rd.The weather conditions were ideal with only slight drizzle at times to cool down the competitors. The race was officially started by Ballinamore Ac Olympian Colin Griffin and the sight of 126 swimmers in green swim hats was definitely a first for Garadice Lake.
Setanta per from well at Tri Athy
Jun 5, 2007
A good crew of Setanta Triathletes made the trek down to Athy on Saturday morning for the first major event of the year. All did very well, Liam Dolan, ranking 1st on the bike again, came in 5th in the Olympic Distance in 2:00:06 sec while Mary Laverty was the 5th woman home in 2:23:44.
Full Race Report online now here
You can view the photos here and you can view the Full Olympic Results Here and the Full Sprint Results here
Also, Best wishes to club member Gerry McCabe, get well soon after his recent accident.
Setanta Duathlon Series Race 2
May 27, 2007
Round 2 of our duathlon series took place on a sun drenched tuesday night. The introduction of staggered starts seems to have gone down well and ensures that everyone must keep going because you don't know what is happening down the field. The times improved for almost every competitor and this shows the benefit of the races. With many of the first race winners opting to marshall it allowed mountain bikers Laverty and McKeown showcase their talents, however the real winner on the night was David Dollard who took an amazing 4min 55 sec of his first race, this sees David lead the overall series with Gerry Kenny, Niall McCabe and Declan McCabe close on his tail.
In the women's section Ann marie Gaynor has taken a slender lead over Bernadette O Keefe however no lady has taken part in both races.
The leaderboard is calculated on a very complicated basis that only I understand so complaints are a waste of time. However it is very close and with such notable athletes as Dolan, Green, Thorpe and Kinahan yet to show their hands it will only get closer. The next race will take place on Monday June 25 at the usual time to accommodate the iron men who leave the next day.
Special mention must also be made to Anthony who last night ran the slowest first leg of a duathlon but in the process completed the first leg of an olympic triathlon and knows Blackrock inside out.
View Results Here - View Photos Here - View Duathlon Leaderboard Here
Setanta 10k Run
May 23, 2007
Saturday saw the second Setanta 10k run and produced a top class race and finish with only 8 seconds separating the top 4.
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Full Results can be found here | View Photos here
Slieve Gullion Wheelers 110k cycle
May 23, 2007
The Slieve Gullion 110k tour of south Armagh takes place this Saturday(26th May). The race starts at 10am from the Mountain house Inn between Camlough and Beleeks. The registration is from 9.15 and costs £10 or 15 euro. There will be soup and sandwiches at Newtownhamilton and at Mountain House(finish).
Every competitor gets a medal and all they ask is you wear a helmet and oil your bike. I know there are quite a few in the club interested in doing this so if you are considering it there will be plenty of friendly faces.
Womens National Training Day
May 16, 2007
Triathlon Ireland are organising a women's training day on Sunday 3rd of June. This will be held in Blessington and will include advice and practical sessions on all triathlon disciplines. This will be taken by some of the top coaches in their disciplines and is an event not to be missed.
The event will be subsidised by commercial sponsorship and Triathlon Ireland. There will be food provided and accommodation available for those that require it. This is a great opportunity to polish off your racing form and for some social time with your fellow female triathletes.
Prices and a full schedule to follow shortly. To register your interest please e-mail sinead.rowland@gmail.com, with a subject line of "Women's training day". There are limited places so it's first come first-served.
Setanta Duathlon Results
May 8, 2007
The first race in the Setanta Duathlon series took place last night . With the rain staying away it meant that conditions were excellent and the 23 competitors had no excuses for what lay ahead. Once again Gerry McCabe led the way with a new course record some 59 seconds faster than his own previous record. Equally impressive was second placed Graham Townsend whose first run of 8.51 was also a record for that section of the course. Third place went to visiting Newry man Martin O Hagan. In the ladies section Celine McPhilips holds the lead from Denise Conway with Una Stewart in third. The Duathlons will run over the next few months with a series winner in both Male and Female category.
The next race is scheduled to take place on Tuesday May 29 again from Felda and this time hopefully with the blessing of the Gardai. I would like to thank our marshall's last night Mairead, Anmarie, Aidan, Mickey, Robert, Fionnuala and Ronan, we will need to have 8 Marshalls for the next race. I think everyone should drop out of one race to Marshall or take someone along who is willing to Marshall.
view results & times here | view last years times here - Duathlon 1 - Duathlon 2 | view photos here | more photos here
Majorca Training Camp Photos
May 5, 2007
Photos from the Majorca Training Camp are now online here, there will be a full report on the week long camp online soon.
Setanta Member List
May 4, 2007
View the Setanta Member list here
First Setanta duathlon of the Year
May 4, 2007
On Tuesday May 8th we will host the first of this years races. We hope to have this as a series this year with a male and female winner at the year end. The course will be the same as before, starting at Felda with a 2.6k loop down to Sextons, up the seafield road back down the old golf links road to Felda. The cycle will be a straight to castlebellingham and back and then do the run again. Registration will be from 6.45 to 7.15 for a 7.30 start.
This event is free for Setanta MEMBERS, There will bring some forms on the night for membership and there will be a list of current members on the site soon so everyone knows there current status(We think they call it name and shame!). View the members list here.
There will be a €5 charge for non members and guests to cover insurance. If you can't compete but could marshall that would be appreciated. Just to give us an idea of numbers could you give an indication on the forum if you plan to compete. Remember there is an element of fun to this event and it is a great introduction for people to the sport, so encourage anybody you think might be interested. See you Tuesday!
Phoenix Park Duathlon
May 4, 2007
Congratulations to all who competed in the Belpark Duathlon series on Tuesday night in the Phoenix park. All 5 Setanta athlethes put in very impressive performances, pride of place however goes to Graham Townsend for a very impressive 9th place finish. Graham completed the course in an excellent 41.39 next home was David Myles in 46.11 then Niall McCabe in 46.12, Anthony mcGurk in 47.34 and Anmarie Gaynor in 53.50.
Update Event List online
May 3, 2007
An update list of events is now online with the majority of the races involving Setanta athletes listed.
Click here to view the updated events list
6 Week Training Plan
Apr 12, 2007
Do you want to enter the Blackrock Triathlon? or any triathlon? Don't know what to do, how to train, how much to train etc? Why not try our 6 week training plan and see how you get on. Now is the time to try with only 9 weeks to the Blackrock Tri on the 16th of June.
Join Setanta Triathlon Club
Want to join Setanta Triathlon Club? Download the application form here
Setanta Club Uniforms
Apr 12, 2007
For those wishing to get some setanta tri club gear you can download the order form form the link below and details of the prices of each piece of kit is available.
Click here for more details on the Setanta Club Uniforms
Blackrock Triathlon Entry open
April 10, 2007
Entry is now open for the popular Blackrock Triathlon in Co. Louth on the 16th of June. This year a 500M swim, 18k cycle and 6k run awaits competitors in the seaside village with the crowds out in force to cheer you on. The race kicks off at 1pm sharp, 5 minutes before high tide and entry to the race is €35.
Connemara Half Marathon
April 3, 2007
Sunday April 1 saw many Setantians leave the comfort of the pale to head for the rugged beauty of Connemara. The Connemarathon is known for its dramatic setting of mountains, glacier lakes, rugged green-brown landscape and challenging route that brings the participants through some of the most stunning countryside in the world.
Do you know how much that helps when you have 6 miles left and feel like death would be a better option? Not a blooming bit!
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Liam Dolan nominated for Sportstar of the Year
Jan 24, 2007
Following the clubs success in the People of the Year Awards, top triathlete Liam Dolan has been nominated for the Argus Sportstar of the Year. Whilst Liam will face stiff competition from the 11 other nominations, no-one should underestimate his fabulous achievement in winning the Irish Long Course championships in Kenmare last September.
The award ceremony will take place on Friday 23rd of February in the Fairways hotel. It is a Black tie affair and tickets are 50 euro; Voting starts in next weeks argus so lets all get behind Liam.
Setanta Club AGM
Jan 24, 2007
Setanta triathlon club held their second annual general meeting in the imperial hotel on Tuesday night. At a well attended meeting the following officers were appointed for 2007.
| Chairman | Alan Gray |
| Secretary | Johnny Mc Cabe |
| Treasurer | Gerry Mc Cabe |
| PRO | Celine Mc Phillips/ Brian Cafferty |
| Membership Officer | Brian Cafferty |
| Blackrock race Sec | Paul Thorpe; |
| Carlingford race Sec | TBC |
Secretary Johnny Mc Cabe gave a thorough report on the previous years events and outlined the plans for 2007. The club will once again host two Triathlon Ireland sanctioned events, Blackrock in early summer will once again be a sprint distance event while Carlingford will be a longer course and will be held on August 11. The club also hope to run a duathlon series, some road races and possibly an aquathon over the course of the season.
Thanks were extended to the clubs kind sponsors over the past year, our main sponsor Felda Gym & Spa, Brendan Watters Insurance, The Outdoor Exchange, Red Bull and Blue Sky Mortgages. Also thanks were given to the numerous marshalls and helpers who ensured that both races were a great success.
Membership for the season is now available at 20 euro. Application forms are available at reception in Felda and shortly will be available for download on this site. Members are also advised to get their applications in to Triathlon Ireland for the fothcoming season.
The next meeting will be held shortly to finalise a date for Blackrock and group training times. Swim training continues on Saturday evening in Felda and A group cycle leaves Felda on Sunday mornings at 9.30
Setanta Club are Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in the Louth People of the Year Awards
Dec 09, 2006
The Brain Child of Kenny Dorian and Johnny Mc Cabe, Setanta Tri club along with their Roadie counterpart's in Cuchulainn undertook a 24 Hour Spinathon situated in the centre of the Town of Dundalk for maxim effect. In its inaugural year the proceeds were donated to the Tsunami fund and went to Buy boats for the Fishing villages that lost their lively hoods €40K. This year it was decided to stay closer to home and donate the monies raised to the local hospital appeal where again it was a huge success and reached around the €15K mark.
In addition to this it has to be also said Setanta donate a huge portion of race Proceeds to another local charity “Cross Cause” a fund set up to build and maintain orphanges in Romania for underprivileged children.
This has led to the people of the County recognising the input and effort form the Setanta Club, in the form of a much coveted “People of the Year Award” the black tie ceremony is to take place on the 15th December in the Fairways Hotel.
Setanta Launch Club Website
Dec 08, 2006
Setanta Triathlon Club have launched their official website today, 8th December 2006 ready for the 2007 season. The interactive forum allows all members to stay in touch with each other, events, training tips and club training sessions.
Please register now to use the message board!