SATURDAY 1st AUGUST 2026
11.00am
Entries will be available on Triathlon Ireland website.
TRI THE LOUGH RACE BRIEF 2025
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A well-established event on the Triathlon Ireland calendar since 2011, the Tri-The-Lough sprint and try-a-tri races traditionally take place on the first Saturday in August in Loughmacrory, County Tyrone.
Our race has developed a reputation as one of the best sprint distance triathlons in Ireland, continuing to attract national and international triathletes.
Aileen Reid (née Morrison) who represented Ireland at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics won the female sprint race in 2014.
A year later in 2015 future Olympian Carolyn Hayes (represented Ireland at Tokyo 2020) set the women's course record 01:01:43.
The male course record was also set in 2015 by former junior national champion James Walton finishing in an impressive 00:58:33.
Aileen Reid (née Morrison) who represented Ireland at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics won the female sprint race in 2014.
A year later in 2015 future Olympian Carolyn Hayes (represented Ireland at Tokyo 2020) set the women's course record 01:01:43.
The male course record was also set in 2015 by former junior national champion James Walton finishing in an impressive 00:58:33.
COURSE
The sprint race is a 750m anticlockwise lough swim followed by a 20km rolling (2x10k lap) clockwise cycle and then a 5km anticlockwise run on a flat, fast out and back route before finishing in front of the lough.
The try-a-tri race is a shorter 300m lough swim followed by a 10km one lap cycle and then a 2.5km run around the lough finishing alongside the main race.
It's an ideal event for beginners and a great introduction to the triathlon experience.
It's an ideal event for beginners and a great introduction to the triathlon experience.
