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New to Tri: John Forde – Week 2

March 21, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Ok, so training seems to be going quite well. I have been getting to most of my swim sessions recently, having missed a few because of work (that is my excuse and I am sticking to it) and I seem to be getting a little bit quicker, although I still can’t keep up with Ailbhe or Jack, or Seamus for…

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New to Tri: Gráinne O’Brien – Week 2

March 21, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Last weekend started out well with a 20km easy cycle with my cousin. It was my first long spin on the bike so Sharon kept the distance we had done quiet until we got back. On the cycle, I got an introduction to the hand signals used when cycling in groups. My first mistake was thinking that a hand low…

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Swimming Lanes

March 20, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Dear Members,   In the past few months, we have set up good training for all athletes with all the sessions being led by top quality coaches. It is great to see more members at the club sessions.   One of the most popular sessions is swimming in Westwood.    

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Save the date – Piranha social 28th May

March 18, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Just to give you a lot of notice of an important date for your Piranha social diary – SATURDAY 28th MAY   This will be the first Piranha night out on the tiles of 2011 that will coincide with the John Davies race that morning and will be a week on from the introduction of a number of newbies into…

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New to Tri: Gráinne O’Brien – Week 1

March 10, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Hi folks, I’m Gráinne O’Brien, a new member of Piranha and a beginner to triathlons. I’m from Limerick but have been living in Dublin for over five years now. In school, all those years ago, I was a major sports addict, playing basketball, badminton, swimming, and athletics both in school and in clubs. In first year of college I tried…

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New to Tri: John Forde – Week 1

March 10, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

So here it goes folks, you are joining me as I take my first steps into the world of Triathlon, and I must say I am more than a little daunted. I have never cycled, never swam and all of a sudden I am looking down the barrel of doing both back to back before setting out on a run,…

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March Cycling Training

March 9, 2011 Leave your thoughts

Hi all, Hopefully you’ve all been getting in some good spins on the bike lately.  We’re into the last month now of base training before we begin to up the intensity and introduce more intervals into the training next month.   I’ve really good challenging routes mapped out for March.  I hope you can all make it out on Sunday…

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Dublin City Triathlon 2011

February 22, 2011 Leave your thoughts

Dear All,   The committee is delight to announce the appointment of John Wallnutt as race director for this years DCT.   John is a committed member of the club and has been involved with the organisation of DCT for a number of years. He has also been heavily involved with the organisation of the John Davis Memorial 5KM, and…

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New To Triathlon Program

February 21, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Piranha Triathlon Club is pleased to announce the ‘New To Triathlon Program’. Under the guidance of the club’s Head Coach ,Elena Maslova, the program will help new members take their first steps into the world of triathlon and triathlon related sports.   The program will augment the existing club training structure and introduce participants to specific race skills. The program…

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Club training

February 15, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Dear members, The training committee and I ( Elena Maslova, Head Coach) organised and structured a training process in the club. There are lots of training sessions going on in weekly basis – swimming, cycling, running . We have a team of dedicated coaches who are delivering sessions for members at every level (beginner, intermediate and advanced).  Read on for more…

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