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December 18, 2015 11:46 am
Published by John Martin
Dear Piranhas! So many successes and activities in the Club are enhanced by the generosity, experience and time that Club Members give through volunteering, in so many different forms. It has long been acknowledged that volunteering is the lifeblood of the club. To recognise the value of volunteering in the Club, and to encourage and promote this on an ongoing…
November 24, 2015 10:33 pm
Published by John Martin
Time: 7.30pm Date: Monday, 7th December 2015 Location: Westwood Club, Clontarf Members, I am delighted that Gary Crossan, Leinster Development Officer from Triathlon Ireland, and Dave Adams, Head Coach, Pulse Junior Club have volunteered to share their experience on the establishment and management of a youth section respectively. For your information the text of the resolution passed at the AGM…
November 15, 2015 11:04 am
Published by John Martin
Massive congratulations to Bernard, who last night won the TI Volunteer of the Year award at the Triathlon Award Dinner in Dun Laoghaire. Congratulations also to Richie Doyle for coming second in the Overall Duathlon National Series and Championships. DCT had to give way to Cork Tri’s Lost Sheep for Race of the Year this year, who certainly had better…
November 11, 2015 9:01 pm
Published by John Martin
Barry Murray, a top Irish sports nutritionist, will be coming to give a talk in WestWood Clontarf on Saturday the 21st of November at 11:30. Barry has previously worked with team BMC as their team nutritionist and currently works with top cyclists, triathletes, runners & rowers. More info on what Barry is about can be found on his website: http://www.optimumnutrition4sport.com/…
October 30, 2015 10:40 am
Published by John Martin
Getting to the start line in Kona is hard..finishing it is even harder. I love Ironman training. I wouldn’t be in this sport if I didn’t. I have had some great race experiences over Ironman and some not so great ones too… that’s what keeps making me want to come back to it. There is just so much to learn…
October 20, 2015 11:06 am
Published by John Martin
Based on the recent surveys, Piranha is going to have not one, but two, official Warm Weather Training Camps next year – Lanzarote on Feb 13th and The Algarve on March 27th. Both camps will be run by Ship My Tri Bike. SMT Prices for 2016 Price for a room sharing €1295 Price for a single supplement room €1450 Deposit…
October 17, 2015 11:11 pm
Published by John Martin
Where it started It began with the classic do one race, get addicted, do lots of races, oh shit the season is over, what next. Rewind back to a windy winters rainy night in sandymount, club run session, great craic as you can imagine. Well it was this night when I got talking to some more experienced members (hint: impossible…
October 17, 2015 10:55 pm
Published by John Martin
Background Had broken my collarbone and started training in Febuary. Did a lot of half Ironmans but didn’t seem to be going as good as in training. Then did IM UK and never really got going I think due to how cold it was. Then did Dublin 70.3 and had a break through here with a really good bike and…