November 11, 2015
Barry Murray, a top Irish sports nutritionist, will be coming to give a talk in WestWood Clontarf on Saturday the 21st of November at 11:30. Barry has previously worked with team BMC as their team nutritionist and currently works with top cyclists, triathletes, runners & rowers. More info on what Barry is about can be found on his website: http://www.optimumnutrition4sport.com/…
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October 30, 2015
Getting to the start line in Kona is hard..finishing it is even harder. I love Ironman training. I wouldn’t be in this sport if I didn’t. I have had some great race experiences over Ironman and some not so great ones too… that’s what keeps making me want to come back to it. There is just so much to learn…
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October 20, 2015
Based on the recent surveys, Piranha is going to have not one, but two, official Warm Weather Training Camps next year – Lanzarote on Feb 13th and The Algarve on March 27th. Both camps will be run by Ship My Tri Bike. SMT Prices for 2016 Price for a room sharing €1295 Price for a single supplement room €1450 Deposit…
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October 17, 2015
Where it started It began with the classic do one race, get addicted, do lots of races, oh shit the season is over, what next. Rewind back to a windy winters rainy night in sandymount, club run session, great craic as you can imagine. Well it was this night when I got talking to some more experienced members (hint: impossible…
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October 17, 2015
Background Had broken my collarbone and started training in Febuary. Did a lot of half Ironmans but didn’t seem to be going as good as in training. Then did IM UK and never really got going I think due to how cold it was. Then did Dublin 70.3 and had a break through here with a really good bike and…
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October 13, 2015
The National Series 2015 / 2016 I have had a look at the National Series races for 2015 and the new schedule for 2016 Gone as National Series Races for 2016 are Liam Ball Triathlon Sprint Valentia Island Sprint Triathlon Sprint Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon Standard TriAthy Sprint 2015 Sprint Crooked Lake Triathlon Sprint Tri An Mhi CXIII Middle…
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October 11, 2015
At the AGM of 10th Oct 2015 – the following were confirmed New committee for 2016 Chairman: Bernard Hanratty is returning for 2016. Treasurer: John Staunton is returning for 2016. Secretary: Joanna Peart was approved for the position of Secretary. Marketing: John Martin was approved for the position of Marketing. Training Co-Ordinator: Ronan Lambe was approved for the position of Training co-ordinator. He…
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October 1, 2015
Dear Members, The Committee would like to propose a motion at the AGM to establish, on a one year trial basis, a Junior / Youth section of the Club. A majority of those members present at the AGM will either carry or reject the motion. A discussion on the arguments for and against this motion will be held prior to…
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September 27, 2015
It all started a few years ago when I first saw a YouTube clip of Ötillö. My excitement was immediate…what is this crazy race? People running in wetsuits with pull buoys tied to their legs and then immediately jumping into swim with their runners still on? A bit more digging and I discovered that Ötillö was a Swim Run event…
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September 20, 2015
All Thanks to all who have submitted nominations – this part of the awards determination is now closed From these nominations I have compiled a short list of which people can vote for via the survey monkey link below https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BC7KC3Q Deadline for voting is 5pm Friday 25th September For those who are interested – the links to nominated race reports…
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