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The Bank Holiday approaches, but no rest for the wicked! Next Sunday (August 4th) marks race number 5 of our Piranha National Series race strategy – Loughrea Sprint Triathlon in Galway. With three weeks since Two Provinces hopefully most of you will have had time to relax and recover before we go hard at it again. The closed roads for…
After a hard day of racing in Wicklow last Sunday, there is very little time to rinse off the wetsuit as 2 Provinces NS Sprint Triathlon is taking place next Saturday, 13th July. This is recognised as one of the best races on the calendar, both from a racing and setting perspective. The swim is in Lough Ree and is…
My IM journey began around June 2017. A Notice appeared in one of the many Piranha What’s App Groups that Steve Moody would be giving a presentation on ‘Going Long’. At the time I worked with Helen Dowdall (fellow Piranha and Ironman). The conversation when like this: Me – “I see Steve is giving a presentation on doing a full…
Outlined below is the policy the Committee drafted last year with regard to Piranha members racing Dublin City Triathlon. Key policy points – A maximum of 10 members can race in any given year and where applicable, exemptions made for Cat 1 and Cat 2 athletes racing Super Sprint race only (due to limited races in the calendar for this…
Get your racing heads on, because just like buses the 3rd and 4th races in our Club National Series take place one week apart, with the Wicklow Triathlon Club hosted Harbourman Olympic on Sunday next (July 7th) and then 2 Provinces Sprint Triathlon the following Saturday (July 13th). First up is Harbourman in Wicklow town on Sunday 7th . This…
Hi Folks, We’ve been working on an exciting evening of running events to take place in Irishtown Stadium on Thursday 20th June. 7-8pm: Our wonderful run coaches and marathon champions Maria & Gary are going to give a talk on marathon training and preparation. Dublin marathon entries are reopening on 1st of July, this talk will be beneficial for anyone…
Summer is (allegedly) here and so is the second club race -Westport held on Saturday next –June 9th. The Olympic distance race is National Series, but there are other races being held on the day including Sprint and Relay. This is a Club Weekend away with the majority of those racing staying in the Harbour Mill Apartments on the Westport…
Dear Piranhas, We have been working with Little Sport Bike Shop & Repairs (opposite the footbridge at Fairview Park) to secure a discount and some excellent offers for members. The FREE pre-event bike check and wash may be of particular interest to members taking part in Westport triathlons. Little Sport Bike Shop will offer Piranhas: – General 10% off…
Oh Niall, you’re panicking again, aren’t you? That thought is bouncing around my head as I turn to breathe. Warm chlorine-rich water sweeps into my mouth and I start spluttering. I’ve made the attempt without having my arm outstretched, causing my body to sink low enough so my mouth doesn’t clear the water line. I turn my face back down,…
Hard to believe, but the first of our National Series Races is upon us and next Sunday Piranha members will get a chance to put the hard winter work and Dungarvan training camp efforts into action. As one of the first races of the season it will probably be a shock to the body, as the intensity of a race…
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