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Challenge Copenhagen IM Race Report

August 16, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Finishing

By Paul Boyle. When most of Piranha were at CK, I was doing something a little more challenging in Copenhagen: The ‘Challenge Copenhagen’ Ironman distance race. There just happened to be an unfortunate clash of dates. I’d already committed to doing Copenhagen before CK was chosen as the Piranha race. What follows is a few words on my training leading…

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10 questions with….your events Co-ordinator

August 8, 2012 Leave your thoughts
JudyMahon

Next up in our series of interviews is Judy Mahon who looks after that all important T3 – the pub and all things social. In my mind – the best part! 1 How did you get into triathlon? After a year travelling I returned to Ireland determined to get fit. Triathlon was the obvious choice – why concentrate on one…

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IronMan Zurich Race Report

July 25, 2012 Leave your thoughts
DerekLeahy1

  By Derek Leahy Switzerland Ironman 15TH July 2012 Having done Switzerland Ironman last year (July 2011) and finished in 10.14.23 I had my sights set high for this year’s event . Also finished off last season with a qualification slot to the half IM World Championships in Vegas ( Sept 2012) from the 2011 Galway 70.3 race. These factors…

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10 questions with…..your club secretary

July 17, 2012 Leave your thoughts
GeraldineOShea

Next up in our series of interviews is the Club Secretatry, Geraldine O’Shea. Mum to charlotte, who is rumoured to have her own personalised number plate on the back of her mothers bike! Now that’s respect!…..Over to you Geraldine.  1. How did you get into triathlon? A friend was involved with Tri-to-Beat-Cancer in Mullingar and encouraged me to give it…

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IronMan Austria

July 11, 2012 Leave your thoughts
ianFagan1

    By Ian Fagan Where do I start. When I crossed the finish line in Switzerland 70.3 a couple of years ago I swore I would never put myself through something like that again. But I lied and signed up for Austria full distance last year A brief review of my training. I designed my own plan and it…

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Kilkee 2012 Race Report

July 5, 2012 Leave your thoughts
aishling stevie

By Aishling Barry My first olympic race! After a few weeks of injuries I was nowhere near race fit but as I missed out on Dunmore East and a sore knee was not going to get the better of me. FRIDAY: After some logistical problems Stephen got stuck with me for the three hour journey to the West. Our first…

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10 questions with …..your Chairman

June 27, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

  Over the coming weeks we’ll be running a “10 questions with…” series of interviews with your committee so that you can get to know each one of us and maybe even learn a little bit about triathlon, or in this case – who’s good at karaoke!   First up we’d thought we’d better start with the chairman – James…

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Workshop with Tara Fallon Core Conditioning for Triathletes

June 17, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Reform

Overview Reform Pilates Instructor and Physical Therapist, Tara Fallon, is presenting a Core Conditioning Workshop on the evening of Monday 25th June at Reform Pilates (founded by ex-elite triathlete, Anna Frankland) in Blackrock. While high quality workouts on the bike/road/pool are an important part of training, by themselves they are not enough to maximize your leg and arm strength as…

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TriAthy Olympic Race Report

June 5, 2012 Leave your thoughts
JensenButton

By Dazguy (aka Darren) In October 2011, while starting to train for my first Marathon, I tore cartilage in my knee and had to have knee surgery. Part of my recovery involved swimming and biking, and sure while I was doing that, I thought I might as well try out triathlon. I’ve always been into sports and the psyche of…

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Piranha Member Offer

June 1, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Instantly-Recognisable

  Zone3 has just launched a new performance wetsuit called the Advance. The wetsuit has an introductory price of just £99 and can also be hired from £35. It is available for both men and women and is incredible value for money. The Advance wetsuit, predominantly aimed at those new to the sport, comes with great flexibility around the shoulders…

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