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MTB Duathlon | 9th April (RESULTS)
Mid Ulster Duathlon | 7th May (RESULTS)
Roe Valley Triathlon | 22nd May (RESULTS)
Coleraine Aquathlon | 19th June (RESULTS)
Coastway Coast Triathlon | 23rd July (OPEN)
The Big Splash | 21st August (OPEN)
Ireman/half-Ireman | 17th September
Benone Club Championship |

Archives

TTC Ironmen | Origin of TTC |

Iron Hall of Fame

In 2009 TTC was proud to acknowlege two of their club athletes: Peter Jack and Conal Heatley, who have completed 10 Ironmen events. The club also includes two athletes, Adrian Devine and Ronnie Kidd whom have completed the 3.8K swim, 112 mile cycle and marathon run in sub 10 hours. Anne Paul qualified for the Ironman championships in Hawaii, and proudly flew the Triangle Colours to Ali'i Drive. The Magherafelt Mafia ( see below) have caught the ironman bug, and following several athletes completing Ironman Nice in 2009, they are training hard for a repeat performance in 2010.

Athlete	Event	Year	Time
Peter Jack
Conal Heatley
Ronnie Kidd
Paul Fletcher
Adrian Devine	Austria		09:52
William O'Kane
Artie O'Kane	Nice	2009
John Joe Muldoon	Nice	2009
Simpson McGrath	Nice	2008
Paul McErlain	Nice	2009	15:10:59
Anthony McKenna
Rodney Young
Nicky McBride			14:20
Bernie Gribben	Roth		13:28
Lisa Mann	Roth
Anne Paul	Roth
Carolyne Doherty	Western Australia	2010	11:04
Johnny Graham	Outlaw	2010

History of the Ironman Event

During the awards ceremony for a Hawaii running race, a debate ensues among competitors about who is more fit -- swimmers, runners or other athletes. One of the participants, Navy Commander John Collins, dreams up a race to settle the argument. He proposes combining three existing races together, to be completed in succession: the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 miles), the Around-Oahu Bike Race (112 miles, originally a two-day event) and the Honolulu Marathon (26.2 miles). "Whoever finishes first we'll call the Ironman," said Collins. Fifteen men participate in the initial event held on February 18; 12 complete the race, led by the first Ironman, Gordon Haller. His winning time: 11 hours, 46 minutes and 58 seconds. That was back in 1978, the rest as they say is history.