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DCT Race Director 2019

October 4, 2018 Leave your thoughts

Members, The committee are pleased to announce that John Wallnutt will take up the role of Dublin City Triathlon Race Director for 2019.  Aidan Hughes will fill the role as Assistant Race Director. We would like to thank John for stepping forward to fulfill such an important role for the Club, and wish him every success. We would also like…

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National Series Round Up 2018

October 3, 2018 Leave your thoughts

NS Objective The NS objective for PTC is to get as many members to complete at least one NS race and try to complete 4 NS races including at least 1 sprint and 1 Olympic National Series Club championships Female 1st Piranha  2693 points 2nd Pulse    2572 points 3rd Cork     2557 points Male 1st Piranha    2728 points 2nd Belpark  2647…

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APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF RACE DIRECTOR FOR DCT 2019

September 20, 2018 Leave your thoughts

Dear Piranhas, The Committee is seeking applications for the position of Race Director for Dublin City Triathlon 2019. This is a paid position that involves working with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that race day is a success for all athletes and volunteers. Anyone interested in the position should send an email to me at clubsecretary@piranhatri.com outlining the role they have played…

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

September 13, 2018 Leave your thoughts

Piranha members, This is to advise you of the upcoming annual general meeting of the members of Piranha Triathlon Club. The details of this meeting are as follows: Date: 20 October 2018 Time: 10:30 Place: Westwood Club, Clontarf At the meeting, members will have the opportunity to: Speak about any items on the agenda; and Vote on any resolutions proposed. Agenda: Receipt and approval of…

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NATIONAL SERIES MID SEASON REVIEW

August 3, 2018 Leave your thoughts

After 10 of the 17 NS races completed Piranha Triathlon club hold a good lead in all the Club team competitions but with 7 races still to go a lot can change and one puncture for the wrong person in the wrong race and we could be in trouble. It also looks like the Men’s team and the ladies team…

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JAILBREAK …………………the view from the back!

July 25, 2018 Leave your thoughts

by Susan Wylie The Piranha crew who escaped from Spike Island this year was about 20 in number and all successfully escaped the famous prison island in Cobh, Co. Cork. This is my escape story ……… It was my first time to attempt the Jailbreak triathlon, I was intrigued by the concept when I heard other club members talk about…

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Piranha National Series Strategy: Jailbreak Cobh (Race 4) Handbook

July 19, 2018 Leave your thoughts

Cobh, Jailbreak Olympic Distance Triathlon is the next Club Race on Saturday July 21st.  This is also a Club Weekend Away, with many Piranha Competitors staying in the Bellavista Suites. The race itself is quite iconic, Ireland’s answer to Escape from Alcatraz…A swim from the previous prison Island of Spike Island. This will be a tougher challenge than Sprint events,…

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Failure is not an option

July 16, 2018 Leave your thoughts

by Aidan Hughes Failure is not an option was on the t-shirts worn by a group of spectathletes as I got out of the car at stupid o’clock on race morning and it was my mantra for the day.  And the day was no ordinary day – it was a day that had broke me and rebuilt me for almost…

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Ironman, I feel like a superwoman

July 13, 2018 Leave your thoughts

by Claire Gorman I joined Piranha back in January 2016 and was absent for the first few months until the fear of completing a 70.3 that August became too strong to ignore. I had come across Piranha while writing about the Ironman 70.3 in Dublin and, despite having very little experience in triathlon (a try-a-tri and a sprint where I…

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