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Thanks John..
I don’t have many mail adresses. If anyone has a list maybe they might contact me on 086 104 2245 or leavyk@tcd.ie
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Thanks to all those who have already completed my survey.
Please please please can I ask the rest of you guys to take 90 seconds. It will be a great help in what I am trying to achieve.
I’ll add a little incentive. Anyone who completes the survey will go into a draw for a Christmas Party drink (if you can handle the shame of having a poor unemployed heavily indebited student put his hand in his pocket 😥 )
Thanks a million folks
Kevin
“the rule of Caesar, although during its establishment it gave no little trouble to its opponents, still, after they had been overpowered and had accepted it, they saw that it was a tyranny only in name and appearance, and no cruel or tyrannical act was authorized by it; nay, it was plain that the ills of the state required a monarchy, and that Caesar, like a most gentle physician, had been assigned to them by Heaven itself. Therefore the Roman people felt at once a yearning for Caesar, and in consequence became harsh and implacable towards his murders… ” 😆 😆 😆
Ciaran,
Maybe it is that the Northside beaches get water quality tested more frequently but the press reports are for All the North Side beaches and beaches of Wicklow. I can’t imagine for a second that the South Side beaches would remain immune. However if you want to take your chances……
K.
Folks,
Please be aware that there are no swim notices across most of Dublin at the moment due to the recent heavy rains and the associated excess run-off.
You might be safer to give this evening a miss an let things settle down a day or two.
You could easily pick up something nasty from the water given the quality at the moment.
Safet first, safety last, safety always.
K
Just one comment to make about a ‘Youth Section’. This places a whole load of extra responsibility and resource requirements on a club. I would urge people to think very carefully about whether we are in a position to accommodate that extra level of resource allocation. Personally I think it opens up a whole can of worms with potential legal implications.
K.
Noel,
It depends on what sort of distances/effort you are putting in.
If you are going long, bidons with electrolytes are a must particularly in the Summer when you will sweat more. Personally I like to use dioralyte but others use High5 mixes. Really that is down to personal preference.
Long also means making sure you are getting enough calories on-board. Cycling is a long slow burn not like what you might experience in running. Unless you are getting sustenance on board regularly you can empty out (bonk) without much warning. Anything that is easily digested that doesn’t take to much effort to get down the hatch is good. Again speaking personally I like to have a few Elevenses bars or Nature’s Way bars, a pocket full of mixed dried fruit and maybe a few jellies in the event of an emergency sugar requirement. Others use gels (something I am not a fan of) but you need to get used to using these before you try them in races. These can be quite severe on your stomach if you are not used to them and even different ones from the same brand can have a different reaction.
I am notoriously bad for not eating enough on the bike and some guys use alarm reminders to tell them when to eat. Often times it’s not what you eat on the day of a long cycle that matters but what you have eaten on the previous day that will set you up nicely.
It goes without saying that shorter cycles mean that you don’t need to worry so much about nutrition, however you do need to pay attention to hydration all the time.
Post cycle nutrition is equally important. Get something with protein into your system within 15 to 20 mins of completion.
I hope this helps
K
