July 29, 2013
We would like to offer all Piranha members a 20% discount* on all first purchases with Amphibian King Ashtown*. Once enrolled on our Ashtown database, we will also offer additional discounts for all repeat purchases. As Ireland’s leading technical running specialists, we offer a full gait analysis service covering a comprehensive range of training, racing and trail footwear. We also…
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July 26, 2013
By Hugh Larkin. Although I had joined the club back in Feb/March, due to various self-inflicted injuries, the Beast of the East was going to be my first triathlon. This news was greeted by the more accomplished members of the club with a short sharp inhalation of breath or in Elena’s case – while observing me in the beginners’…
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July 12, 2013
New DCT Supporters – Health Matters specialises in elite fitness through Vo2 testing. In the past this type of testing has been only available in hospitals and universities, only offered to elite sports people and was time consuming and expensive. Now the same accurate analysis can be brought to you and your club for a fraction of the cost with our…
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July 8, 2013
By Matt Coughlan. (Thanks also to TI Media Photographer Martin Jancek for his persmission to use his photos.) This is the second year in which Athlone have held the ParaTri national championships – in fact its only the second time they’ve been held as it as part of the effort to promote para tri with Triathlon become part of the…
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July 5, 2013
By Sharon McGuire Poor preparation = p*ss poor performance. These were the words that kept circling my head in the days and hours before Hell of the West. The last month had not gone well. With one trip to A&E and a month plagued with acute gastritis training had to take a step back. I was panicking before the…
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July 3, 2013
By Tom McEnery This was going to be my first triathlon of the season and first in Piranha colours. Coming from just down the road in Ennis I had somehow never done the Hell of the West before either. Ellen pounced on me early on to commit to a race report. She isn’t someone you want to disappoint; controlling as…
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June 27, 2013
By Kevin Leavy Having put the memory of the miserable rainy day that was Rosses Point three weeks earlier and having tracked the weather forecast all week it soon became apparent the conditions would not be ideal on the day. Strong blustery wind on an exposed course. Mullaghmore is a picturesque place in the northwest on the limits of what…
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June 26, 2013
By: Ian Cassidy Well finally I’ve got caught to do a race report so here goes for my first one. Greg has been telling me for ages about the cracking climbs in around Newry, so finally the sportive came about and that was good enough excuse to travel up and tackle the climbs north of the border. Plus there was…
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June 19, 2013
SwimCycleRun.com is an Irish, internet based, triathlon store that has just been launched by two brothers with a passion for triathlon. Their aim is to beat the UK big boys, Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles, on price by as much as possible. They offer free next-day delivery to Ireland and are giving Piranha an extra discount on top…
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June 17, 2013
Diabetes Ireland were recently announced as the official charity partner of Triathlon Ireland. With over 190,000 people in Ireland with Diabetes and growing the charity’s services are under hugely increased demand as the epidemic growth of the condition continues. Through this partnership the charity is hoping many triathletes across the year consider fundraising for Diabetes Ireland through their participation…
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