Hello…my name is Tiago Dias, I’m 40 years old and Original from Porto, Portugal but Living in Dublin, Ireland. I work at Meta in the Operations team but my real passion is Triathlon.

In August Next year, I will be racing in Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Lahti, Finland with the best triathletes from all over the world.

An Ironman 70.3 Triathlon consists of a 1.2 miles (1.9K) swim/ 56 miles (90K) road cycle and a 13.1 miles (21.1K) half-marathon. All raced consecutively in one day. It’s known as the 2nd hardest one-day endurance event in the world.

There are Ironman races held all over the world but Lahti, Finland is where the World Championships are held once a year and you can only race thereby qualifying in your respected age category. Mine currently is 40-44.

I qualified for Lahti, Finland by racing in Ironman 70.3 Cork in Youghal this year in August.

Unfortunately as with most sports, the higher the level the more costs are involved. The road to Lahti, Finland has already proven to be very expensive - starting from entry costs - €750, flights €900 +, travel expenses, accommodation, bike transport, race gear, etc.

A friend of mine suggested trying a just-giving page so here goes :)...

I’m hoping to try and raise some money to help towards the costs of my trip to the World Championships.

I train extremely hard every day and put my all into it, with some weeks reaching 15 hours of training. It is not always easy fitting the training around my job and life’s daily commitments that we all have.

My goal is to win my age category at Lahti, Finland in 2023.

I’d like to see how far I can go in the Ironman World and I am willing to give it my absolute all.

If you think you may like to be involved in the exciting world of triathlon I would appreciate all the help I can get.

If anyone would like to discuss anything further or you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me...tjosedias82@gmail.com

Thank you so much,

Tiago D.