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My Longest Day

July 20, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

 By John Wallnutt – Ironman Switzerland I’m not even sure I want to write this but here goes. The last 8 weeks of training before the race had been going very well . Swim was on target, bike sessions were all being nailed including the Wicklow 200km in lashing rain, running was just about there after a minor injury. 3…

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Kilkee 2011

June 25, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

By Matt Coughlan   Its been a while since I did a race report so here’s my take on Kilkee 2011.   Firstly well done to Jen on her 2nd place. Again the ladies of the club are showing the way the business end of the races!

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Dad’s Double

June 8, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

John Wallnutt successfully completed the TriAthy Olympic race on Saturday and followed it up with another great performance in the TriAthy Sprint on Sunday. Read on for his full race report and an update on how his training for Ironman Zurich in July is progressing.    

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New to Tri: The Final Blog – John Forde

May 22, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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It has been a fortnight of firsts since my last blog. What with being outsmarted by an ankle sock, completing my first mini tri, my first sprint tri, meeting Stephen Moody and being chicked it has all been very eventful. Being out smarted by an ankle sock is always difficult to come to terms with, particularly when it happens during…

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New to tri: Week 8 – John

May 3, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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This blog was meant to be all about the sport of Triathlon and to do the sport justice there is one very important aspect that I have to mention, travel. I have been off in Kenmare all week, and whilst down in Kerry it dawned on me that all of you Triathletes train hard for one reason. Please don’t give…

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New to Tri: Week 8 – Gráinne

May 1, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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So after a great Easter week of cycling and running and no work it was back to reality this week as I started a new job. The nerves were at me way too much to be planning midweek sessions. ButTadhg and Elena had arranged a session in Phoenix Park for us newbies. This session was all about transitions. Well, to…

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New to Tri: Week 7 – Gráinne

April 24, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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Last weekend, after some hen party celebrations, I made my way to Limerick to check out the European Duathlon. I missed watching the open race on the Sunday but managed to see all of the Elite men’s race. It was great seeing these world class athletes in action in my home town. I had my camera at the ready to…

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London marathon – my final tribute

April 22, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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By Steven Moody  London marathon was always going to be special for me for a variety of reasons.   Firstly, it represented a chance to prove to myself that I was a good enough runner to break 3 hours again, after my last 2 failures in NYC and Boston.   Secondly, it was a test of what I could push…

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New to Tri: Week 6 – Grá

April 15, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Hey there, Hope it’s a good week so far for you. So week 6 is upon us and in good news, I think I’ve completely fallen in love with my bike. It’s still in the kitchen and I stare at it while eating all meals, which is proving difficult for conversation flow 🙂 Last Sunday I joined the beginners group…

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New to Tri: Week 6 – John

April 14, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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I managed to regain my willpower this week, and you will be glad to hear that my diet is back under control. Things seem to be going well and I got through a lot of work in the last seven days, covering roughly 150km on the bike, approx 4km in the pool and 15km running the roads. Add in a…

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