Ian Cahill muses over a wasted childhood and what could have been .....

Patrick O'Hare, a Piranha newbie, has provided an interesting insight (and possibly the longest in the history of Triathlon Ireland, let alone Piranha) race report on his first triathlon in TriAthlone ....

It is well worth a read as he is quite an interesting bloke with a funny reflective style of describing his experience ... but I would advise reading it at lunch time or else the boss will definitely catch you reading it !!!

Hi All,

On behalf of everyone in the club I want to thank Greg on a fantastic job of running the Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon in the Phoenix Park today. There have been some memorable DCTs down the years and this will certainly rank with the best.

Despite the challenges which the bad summer presented in the lead up to the race, the weather gods were firmly with us today!

And as Greg acknowledged at the prize giving, it would not be possible without the help and support of the wider committee and volunteers. The efforts of the volunteers from the early start on Saturday until the Boat Clubs were finally back to normal early this evening ensured the success of the race. Its not possible to run this race without the efforts of every volunteer who helps out so a big thanks and well done to all.

Congratulations to our winners today - David Graham and Sinead Jennings. They following in the steps of some illustrious company as winners of DCT.

However my personal highlight of the day was the Paddy Power Dream Team of our own club swimming coach Chantal Gibney, Ciaran Power and Catherina McKiernan coming in ahead of the pack and in the process securing 10000 euro for the Irish Cancer Society. Thanks to Chantal, Ciaran and Catherina for their time and efforts today and also to Paddy Power for the generous donation.

To conclude, I think Greg did such a good job as Race Director he should do it again next year!

Matt.

Birdy likes to swim ...... and well that is pretty much it ... he is also a fair weather athlete from all accounts ... read on for a rain washed report from Lough Neagh ...

David Rock did the Belmullet to Dublin charity cycle last August - here is how he got on ...

Lads/Lassies

Thanks for getting back to Colm with your sizes etc - please read on for the items that made the final order list, finalised prices, and the next steps in getting you into your fancy new Piranha gear

Bookie Paddy Power teamed up with Irish Olympians Chantal Gibney, Ciaran Power & Catherina McKiernan in the Dublin today. The athletes are combining their talents to compete in the Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon on 24 August, and generous Paddy is offering them €1,000 for each minute they complete the race under 2hr 10mins. All proceeds will be donated to the Irish Cancer Society.

Paddy Power said “It’s great to help out the Cancer Society in such a fun and sporting way. I’ll be cheering home the dream team on the 24th August.

Chantal Gibney competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympics at 100 metre free style, Ciaran Power also took part in the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Athens 2004 road race and Catherina McKiernan who represented Ireland in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Last weekend, over the bank holiday, piranhas headed over to Belgium to race in Antwerp 70.3. Myself, Colm o' Leary, Dave leonard took part while Eveline [colm's better half] was the support crew. Read on for account of the race – a 1.9km swim, a 90km bike, and a 21.1km run.

Guys

We are getting close to DCT and we are still well short of volunteers for the weekend of the race

DCT is essential to the financial operation of the club - please email Liz at 2008volunteers@dublincitytriathlon.com
indicating your availability or any of your mates who would be willing to dig out on what is normally a challenging but fun day asap. Your club needs you......

Hi Guys,

Saturady & Sunday next I will be taking part in a 2 day fundraising cycle from Belmullet to Dublin for Aware.

If you or anyone you know whold like to take part or even sponsor me it would be greatly appreciated.

Contact: 087-2635926 or I'll be at Westwood tomorrow.

Best, David.