An introduction to our founders, coaching principles, and why our athletes say Sláinte feels more like a home than a fitness club or coaching studio.
Niall and Michelle McCarthy sit at the centre of the House: coaching, racing, and translating serious endurance work into something adult athletes can actually live with.
The public website should communicate credibility without falling into generic sports bio cliches. What matters is not only pedigree, but the way the programme is held together.
Elite endurance athlete and coach with a degree in Health and Exercise, multiple IRONMAN world championship starts, and a coaching history spanning first-timers to serious age-group athletes.
Coach, athlete and community anchor with a strong swim background, IRONMAN 70.3 race credentials and experience across adult, youth and adaptive coaching.
Members often describe Sláinte as a family that still races hard. That is the right tone to preserve: disciplined, not cold; premium, not arrogant; organised, not corporate.