March 24, 2011
NB Please gather at Papal cross to kick this off tomorrow @930!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Following on from the doubtless successful bike TT due to take place this Sat….. the club will be having a 10km running TT on the 2nd April … as lets face it people IT IS ALL ABOUT THE RUN (c) S. J. Moody So we are planning to use…
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March 21, 2011
Hi all Members, This Sunday 27th March we are going to have a bike time trial in the Phoenix Park. We will be using the DCT course. Advanced- 3 lapsIntermediate-2 lapsBeginners- 1 lap Meet at the Papal cross at 7:30 am Start at 8.00 am Sharp! Please read more…
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March 21, 2011
Ok, so training seems to be going quite well. I have been getting to most of my swim sessions recently, having missed a few because of work (that is my excuse and I am sticking to it) and I seem to be getting a little bit quicker, although I still can’t keep up with Ailbhe or Jack, or Seamus for…
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March 21, 2011
Last weekend started out well with a 20km easy cycle with my cousin. It was my first long spin on the bike so Sharon kept the distance we had done quiet until we got back. On the cycle, I got an introduction to the hand signals used when cycling in groups. My first mistake was thinking that a hand low…
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March 20, 2011
Dear Members, In the past few months, we have set up good training for all athletes with all the sessions being led by top quality coaches. It is great to see more members at the club sessions. One of the most popular sessions is swimming in Westwood.
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March 18, 2011
Just to give you a lot of notice of an important date for your Piranha social diary – SATURDAY 28th MAY This will be the first Piranha night out on the tiles of 2011 that will coincide with the John Davies race that morning and will be a week on from the introduction of a number of newbies into…
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March 10, 2011
Hi folks, I’m Gráinne O’Brien, a new member of Piranha and a beginner to triathlons. I’m from Limerick but have been living in Dublin for over five years now. In school, all those years ago, I was a major sports addict, playing basketball, badminton, swimming, and athletics both in school and in clubs. In first year of college I tried…
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March 10, 2011
So here it goes folks, you are joining me as I take my first steps into the world of Triathlon, and I must say I am more than a little daunted. I have never cycled, never swam and all of a sudden I am looking down the barrel of doing both back to back before setting out on a run,…
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March 9, 2011
Hi all, Hopefully you’ve all been getting in some good spins on the bike lately. We’re into the last month now of base training before we begin to up the intensity and introduce more intervals into the training next month. I’ve really good challenging routes mapped out for March. I hope you can all make it out on Sunday…
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February 22, 2011
Dear All, The committee is delight to announce the appointment of John Wallnutt as race director for this years DCT. John is a committed member of the club and has been involved with the organisation of DCT for a number of years. He has also been heavily involved with the organisation of the John Davis Memorial 5KM, and…
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