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Swim Ireland (SI) is delighted to announce the return of Swim for a Mile Challenge to Westmeath from May 18-33. The initiative challenges members of the public to compete in national events to swim a mile. SI will provide a free training programme, advice, and motivation for all who take on the challenge. This year’s Athlone challenge will be hosted at Athlone Regional Sports Centre.

The Coosan Point charity swim will be held on Tuesday June 7 at 7pm. There will be four categories: 200m, 750m, 1,500m, and 3,000m. All entrants will get a number and time from it. The swim is just over three weeks before the TriAthlone and so would be a great opportunity for anyone training for the triathlon on July 2. Wetsuits are mandatory.

Whatever your age or level of fitness, it is never too late to start cycling. This Sunday November 7, Shannonside Cycling Club, in conjunction with Athlone Triathlon Club, are holding a cycle to cater for all levels.

It is World Heart Day this Sunday September 26, and it’s a good time to take stock of your lifestyle and see if you are doing the best for your heart. Most dietary surveys show that we as a nation are still eating too much fat in our diets. Too many of us are carrying weight that our bodies were not designed to carry. All this is a recipe for disaster, and this is reflected in world statistics showing that people in Ireland are more likely to suffer from heart disease than in practically any other country on the globe.

Congratulations to Paul Fox from the Athlone Taekwon-Do School who received his Black Belt last weekend after an 18-year martial arts odyssey. Paul was put through his paces by Senior Master Anthony Phelan (8th degree) at the Republic of Ireland Taekwon-Do Association’s second biannual black belt exam in Dublin. The martial artist originally started training in Bray in 1990 and took a scenic route through several Taekwon-Do schools before settling in Athlone in 2005.

Lesley Wingfield’s Uisce exhibition was launched this week and will run in Athlone Regional Sports Centre until the end of May.

The key to nutrition, and sports nutrition in particular, is to feed the body’s cells the nutrients it needs to thrive and to repair damage efficiently. 

The team behind the annual triAthlone event are getting behind the flood relief effort in Athlone, with a 5km run being planned for next Sunday December 20.