Tri Talking Sport

His insight into his training, racing and his tips are invaluable to anyone who is racing this year or who is looking to qualify for the IRONMAN Word Championships in the future. His genuine excitement about returning to the island is infectious, with a gracious attitude towards his opportunity to race with the best athletes in the world he is both humble and grateful to be able to do so and in hi...

With very different sporting and family backgrounds, Val and Kayanne formed a bond for life through triathlon, supporting, encouraging and pushing each other all the way to hearing the most precious of words in the sport; You Are An IRONMAN'.

She has now finished on the podium 15 times in the last 4 years, winning her first race as a professional at IRONMAN Lanzarote in May of this year and winning IRONMAN 70.3 Dun Laoghaire on Sunday, her first 70.3 win as a professional athlete.  Nikki is also part of the British Para triathlete team as a guide hoping to make it to Tokyo 2020.    The episode gives some great insight into Nikki’s life...

Dee is a Galway Girl, based in Dublin, she is a Captain in the Irish Army and has a host of endurance and sporting challenges under her belt including: Ironman, marathon, kickboxing, bodybuilding and powerlifting.  Although she swam as a child she didn’t really fall in love with swimming until she took up marathon swimming in 2011, she now enjoys all forms of swimming from long distance to dips wi...

He has also set and completed a number of multiday endurance challenges which include 12 marathons in 12 days and 24 marathons in 24 days in Ireland. Earlier this year he cycled and ran his way across 5,000km in the US from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco to Brooklyn Bridge in New York.  In this episode we delve into his adventure across America, the planning, training, logistics and his l...

Chris Mintern has to date achieved much racing success locally, nationally and internationally representing Ireland at Junior as well as U23 World Championships. This year he switched his focus from racing short distances to now chasing podiums across middle and full distance events.    We chat about all things triathlon from training to racing and everything in between. His passion and drive for...

This year, Kona, Hawaii will be his 31st year on the big island to call people across the finish line of the IRONMAN World Championships. He is an IRONMAN Foundation Ambassador Team Captain, a member of The IRONMAN Hall of Fame, USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, Running USA Hall of Champions and has recently published his book Finding My Voice. 

After a few years of coming to terms with this life-changing condition, Leo has once again taken up the sport of triathlon as a para-triathlete, supported by his wife Aisling, his 3 children, Lauren, Fia and Aibhinn and his fellow club-mates from Tri Lakes TC.  His journey from serious illness to world champion is one of resilience, determination and courage. His passion and positivity for his fam...

Ray has completed a host of marathon and ultra running events. His running CV includes the Marathon D Sable and its sister event in Peru. He has already this year taken part in two 24 hour running events covering over 100 miles in each event to name just a few of his running endeavors.    Ray is not only a runner he is also the founder of Marathon Club Ireland and  RunIreland.com . He is race dire...

In this first episode we chat with triathlete Caroline Heffernan from Tri Lakes Triathlon Club in Galway. Caroline, a mum of 2 is an avid triathlete and sports fan despite suffering from Cystic Fibrosis.  She is the first Irish person with CF to complete a full distance triathlon, finishing IRONMAN Barcelona in 15 hours 15 minutes in 2018. Caroline's upbeat and positive attitude shines through as...

Joanne Murphy is the voice behind Tri Talking Sport.  An accomplished event MC, live presenter and international sports announcer working with brands and events across a wide range of sectors. An amateur endurance athlete Joanne has raced at all distances and levels of triathlon since dipping her toes into the sport in 2009, she has completed the New York Marathon on two occasions and the 6k Warri...