Tri Talking Sport

He is a 1986 Commonwealth Games medalist and has amassed hundreds of medals and trophies in different cycling disciplines throughout his career. In 2009 he entered his first endurance race the Race Around Ireland. From that moment Joe Barr became Team Joe Barr. He hasn’t looked back since. 2017 was a milestone season with the team winning two World Cup 500 mile races in Italy and the United States...

He entered a local triathlon as a break from competitive swim training and won the race igniting an interest in the sport that would see him travel the world toeing the start line of numerous races, mixing it up with some of the best-known names in the sport of triathlon.   Russell has been training and racing all over the globe in pursuit of an Olympic dream. With multiple podiums and top finishe...

The promising young professional footballer had his dreams of a life in sport drastically cut short at the age of 16 due to family circumstances. He left his life in Scotland to return home to Dublin to support his brothers and sisters when his father was sent to prison.    Deciding to turn his life around shortly after his release from prison, the passion he had as a child for sport was reignited...

Imogen has always had an interest in sport excelling in triathlon and running before her love of cycling took hold. Now, chasing, breaking and leading the pack in road racing has become more than a personal passion it has become a professional goal.    She was part of the Cycling Ireland National Track programme for 18 months, moving to Mallorca for a period to train with the team and try her hand...

Due to Covid19, she hasn’t had the start to her professional career that she was expecting back in late 2019 but none the less the talented champion athlete is as motivated and committed as ever to getting fitter, faster and stronger.    Her journey and success in triathlon has been matched by her success in her career with Lloyds, both of them going hand in hand with many hours of consistent work...

Gavan has adventured across all seven continents, climbing, running, walking rowing and mountaineering in some of the worlds’ toughest conditions. He has completed some of the longest and toughest winter ultras in the world including the Likeys 6633 Arctic Ultra, he also completed The Yukon Arctic Ultra 500km where he placed 2nd with the 3rd fastest time recorded at the time since it’s inception i...

She backed up her top 3 finish in Kona last year with a win at IM Arizona just five weeks after her epic battle on the island of Kona Hawaii.  She has also been crowned champion across a multitude of events including Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz in 2019 and 2018, South American Ironman Champion 2018,  ITU World Long Course Champion 2017, Asia Pacific and European Ironman Champion 2017. The list of succ...

From a young age Bryan showed great form as an athlete, from early years in school to his days as a professional footballer, before moving across to endurance sports. He has inspired many athletes young and old with his tenacity, dedication and consistency in training and racing. His honest accounts of his successes as well as his failures have captivated his followers and supporters in sport and...

In her time as a professional athlete she clocked up 13 IRONMAN wins some of those just 2 weeks apart! Lucy retired from the sport as a full time professional at the end of 2018 returning to her work fulltime as a cancer doctor however, that didn’t stop her from winning the PATAGONMAN Xtreme Triathlon in December 2018 and the first ever XTri World Championships at the Norseman last year.  She also...

Taking up triathlon in 2014, then deciding to run a marathon in 2015 he set about chasing down an IRONMAN finish line in 2016 with his eyes firmly focused on getting to Kona to race the IRONMAN World Championships.   However, with a number of bumps in the road towards qualification it wasn’t a smooth ride all the way, but he made it. In 2017 he raced at the IRONMAN World Championships, IRONMAN 70....

Rosie has 39 international Rugby Caps for Ireland,  she played in 2 rugby world cups and was the Captain of Munster & UL ladies rugby teams winning interprovincial titles & All Ireland titles with both teams, she has also represented Ireland at Tag Rugby.    The rugby star turned swimmer in recent years was the first person to swim in swimming togs the 38km of Lough Derg solo in 2014 befor...

This powerful pairing have more silverware that many of us can only dream of winning, with a medal haul that would fill a treasure chest. Katie-George and Eve won Gold in the time trial in Rio Paralympics 2016 and silver in the road race. Since then, they successfully became World Champions in 2017 and 2018 in both time trial and road race. In 2019 they became World Champions again in the time tri...

Lizzie is a bundle of energy and an incredible athlete, her work rate, dedication and her practical yet positive outlook and attitude has been the backbone of her success in sport and beyond. We chat about her Road to Rio and that perfect day at Dublin Marathon 2018 where she was crowned National Marathon Champion taking 3rd place overall in the women's race.  Lizzie is a busy mum of 3 young child...

The National Paratriathlon Champion and Para Triathlete of the Year 2019,  Donnacha is a quiet, softly spoken athlete but don’t let that fool you, his focus, determination, passion and commitment to his sport is loud and clear and very inspiring.   We are joined on the show by Eamonn and Dave Tilley who give us an insight into the role of a guide with the paratriathlon team and some snippets of in...

As far as Graham is concerned quitting is not an option.. he has yet to DNF a race and has no plans to let anything get in his way in his endeavours to find out just how far he can push his mind and body.  His stubbornness, tenacity and determination to succeed are very evident, when the going gets tough he simply doesn’t give up.

Triathlon Taren (Taren Gesell) has turned his personal interest in triathlon into an opportunity to create awareness of the sport through his podcasts and YouTube channel, he has become a household name worldwide through his digital platforms whilst through his training platform Trainiac is supporting and coaching athletes from across the world, many of whom are starting out in their triathlon jou...

Ger is one of the world's most determined and dedicated ice swimmers,  taking up the sport 8 years ago he has gone from strength to strength on a local and international scale travelling the world to follow his passion for ice swimming as a participant, supporter and facilitator. He has been nominated for the 2019 World Open Water Swimming Association’s, World Open Water Swimming, Man of the Year...

Con a high-performance triathlete is chasing 2020 Olympic qualification, whilst continuing his college studies, he has raced triathlon since 2010, has a long list of great results since first dipping his toes in triathlon, in 2019 he had an exceptional year with multiple podium finishes on the domestic and international circuit.    Aaron, the younger brother of the two is currently studying in the...

Simon's mental, physical and emotional health were in a dire state, he ballooned in weight, was drinking heavily and was addicted to painkillers. At the age of 40 he reached out for help and was supported by his counsellor at the time to go back to a sport he loved as a child.. running, from there the rest is history and it was a turning point in his life.  He is an IRONMAN having raced at Wales i...

Haley is an Ironman and 70.3 Ironman Champion, a champion collegiate swimmer she competed in the Olympic Swim Trials in 2004 and 2008. Turning her back on her accountancy career, she has pursued life as a professional triathlete since 2013. She spent two years chasing a Kona dream but a crash in 2015, 20 days out from her IRONMAN World Championships knocked her down and out of competition for a wh...

There are soundbites from this year’s National Marathon Champions Aoife Cooke and Stephen Scullion who both raced incredibly on the day. We also hear from previous podcast guests Valerie Fogarty, Kayanne Horgan, Collette O'Hagan & Ray O’Connor as well as a selection of the Blue Line Runners and a number of other familiar faces on the running scene in Ireland who share their race day experience...

In this episode you will meet Mary Nolan Hickey, the 67 year old athlete from Arklow who is the only woman to finish all 40 editions of the marathon in Dublin, Collette O’ Hagan who is fondly referred to as the ‘Running Granny’ but at 70 years of age she shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. Tom and Alan from Middlesborough in the UK, who are both 80 years of age show us that age is not a ba...

Each of these incredible female athletes has shown courage, bravery and resilience in pursuing their passion for sport, pushing through barriers to continue their triathlon journey providing much inspiration to women and men everywhere. 

We chat about Damian’s life as a professional rugby player, his completion of the Marathon des Sable in 2016 and his rowing of the Atlantic in 2017. He is currently undertaking the challenging adventure to complete the Seven Summits of the World, with just two of these left to complete in 2020.  Setting big scary goals and devising his own training plans to complete them, there are some fabulous i...

Laura has an impressive sporting cv which includes multiple podiums at an age group level on the world stage before she made the move into the professional ranks whilst she was living in Australia. Amongst her string of racing successes, she is a three-time IM Australia Champion after taking the title once again in May of this year.  She was looking forward to another busy season of racing before...