DCT News

Leading sports psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick is here to answer your questions

June 22, 2017 Leave your thoughts

Dublin City Triathlon are delighted to announce that we have secured the services of leading sports psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick to help athletes in the build-up to the big race on August 27. Niamh first made her name with the now-legendary 1996 Wexford All-Ireland winning hurling team and has since worked with Team Ireland on three Olympic Games – Athens 2004,…

10 tips Olympian Sinead Lynch wishes she’d had her first triathlon

June 8, 2017 Leave your thoughts

By Claire Gorman Your first triathlon can seem like an overwhelming experience, but Olympic rower Sinead Lynch has given us her top tips for being fully prepared on race day. Sinead, who competed in Rio 2016 alongside teammate Claire Lambe, will take to the start line of Dublin City Triathlon this summer. She’s given us a list of things she…

Leading Triathlete Aileen Backs DCT’s Women-Only Swim Waves

May 7, 2017 Leave your thoughts

By PETER SWEENEY Aileen Flynn is one of Ireland’s leading triathletes and she is currently gearing up for her second Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in October. But this chartered physiotherapist, who works in the Beacon Hospital, only took up the sport seven years ago after a lifetime playing hockey and the main attraction at the time was the…

On your (aqua)bike!

April 19, 2017 Leave your thoughts

As well as being one of the biggest and officially the best triathlon in Ireland, DCT will also double as the Aquabike National Championship in 2017, Aquabike – a swim and cycle – is a relatively new but quickly growing sport sanctioned and encouraged by the International Triathlon Union (ITU). Dublin City Triathlon’s Aquabike this year is over the Olympic…

Dublin City Triathlon is open for registration!

February 24, 2017 Leave your thoughts

DCT has been the winner of Triathlon Ireland’s prestigious Race of the Year prize four out of the past five years, highlighting that we run one of the best value, friendliest and most fun races you’ll do anywhere this year. The 2017 event will take place on Sunday, August 27 in and around the Phoenix Park – just a short…

DUBLIN CITY TRIATHLON SCOOPS YET ANOTHER PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

February 19, 2017 Leave your thoughts

If you are looking to enter the best race in the country, then Dublin City Triathlon is the event for you. Voted Race of the Year three out of the past four seasons by Triathlon Ireland, DCT regularly attracts a full field of 1,000 competitors looking to test themselves. After a short break in 2015, DCT was back top of…

DCT 2016 – My First Triathlon

October 18, 2016 Leave your thoughts

This all began when I was nabbed one evening by my neighbour, Aidan Hughes, who had been trying to convince me to sign up to a triathlon for quite a while. He spoke of the sport with such enthusiasm that it was very hard not to be lured in. He described the atmosphere of pure excitement during race days, the…

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT DUBLIN CITY TRIATHLON

Just want to say a big thanks for the weekend and well done on a fantastic event, everyone said it was a brilliant experience and great to see so many people competing.
Stephen Gallagher
Just want to add my voice to the chorus of approval. All my questions and quieries were answered promptly, the goodie bag was amazing, the race was fantastically run/laid out and marshalled. Top class event. A credit to all involved.
Eoin
Well done yesterday John. It was extremely well organised and an excellent course. Was very surprised how clear the liffey water was. Hope you do it again next year.
Shane
An EXCELLENT job done by all the route marshals in both their safety management and their encouragement to all participants throughout the course was very welcomed… Being my first event I wasn’t too sure on what to expect however it was much more that I imagined. On a scale of 1 to 10 it gets a BIG 10+
Jimmy
Congratulations on yet another super event. No other race in Ireland even comes close to what is a superbly organised event. Thanks again and I will be back once again next year.
John McMenamin
Many thanks to you and your club mates for putting on a fantastic race yesterday. It’s only my second time doing Dublin, but I will be coming back.
Hugh
Big thanks to John John Wallnutt and all the Piranha Club for a great day at the Dublin City Triathlon. One of the best events I’ve covered this year
Stephen
Just a word of thanks for organising the DCT. I have done it 5 years in a row and it just get better and better.
Cormac O’Connor
I have to say I really enjoyed it I’ll be back for next year 100% to beat my times even the run one! It was really well organised and please pass on thanks to all marshals they were all the nicest bunch of people I’ve met in a long time and us newbies were made feel very comfortable.
Ken
I have done DCT a number of times and every year it gets better and better!! the organisation, the goodie bag, the marshalls, the course, the competitors, the food and after race atmosphere were all top notch! and the crowd management was excellent! I wasn’t waiting for anything at any stage! IT all ran so smoothly!
Siobhain
DCT was my first attempt at a triathlon and after the DCT tri I feel totally inspired to get committed to training and try more sprint triathlons (to start!). The organisation was amazing on the day … not to mention the goodie bag … which I was told by other competitors not to expect anywhere else … apparently I will be lucky to get a cap! Ha!
Rosalind Barrett
Thank you for an entry to the race. It was a super event and I really enjoyed it. I know the people from our club really enjoyed it too
Neville
I must say it was a great race. Well organised and value for money. I will definitely be back next year. Well done to you and your team.
Ronan Hartnett
I’ve done a lot of triathlons since 1983 and I have to tell you that your DCT race is one of the best ever.
Charles Slovenski
Well done on a another great race in Dublin everything went like a song from a competitors point of view!!
Matt
I take my hat off to you, the other organisers, the stewards and all involved as It was my first triathlon and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A great day was had that was well run and I will definitely be back next year! (and hopefully shave a few minutes off my time!)
Ger Brennan
It is not an easy thing to do to organise such an event but you all deserve a clap on the back. I shall be living in my DCT jersey for the next while, very proud to wear it.
Olivia
Thanks for a great day yesterday. Your club members all deserve a lot of credit for the voluntary work they put into what was a really well organised event. I would also like to thank the marshals who gave me a lot of help when my blood sugars were low during T1. Thanks also to Stephen Moody for going around the course with me. Thanks for all the support I was given by Piranha. I had a great experience. I hope you all get a well deserved break.
Gareth
I just wanted to drop a line to say thanks and congrats on a great day yesterday. Unfortunately i could only do the swim as i had to head to work but from what i saw the event seemed very well organised and smoothly ran. I loved the idea of the club members helping catch the drafters as its a serious issue now and i think that is a possible way for club run events to tackle it.
Eddie
I signed up for DCT and I have to say outstanding from start to finish.
I could not fault anything, you have set the bar very high for every other club.
Already the first race on my list for next season.
David Devine
Just a quick note to say thanks to you and all the team for a wonderfully organized day today. Great crew, great course, and, by the looks of things, a great club – my next step is to join the Piranhas.
Ralph Mills