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By Paul O’Donovan We’re hurtling through a cornfield at 5am, Rainer our driver telling Erin in the boot to keep the head down, police checkpoint ahead. The Ghostbusters theme blares on the Radio, we decide this is the theme for the day, a long day, Roth 2014. Rainer skids into a 180, doors flung open, Ailenn, Linda, Erin, Ryan and…
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By Stuart Russell 3:15am Sunday the 20th July, it was Ironman day, at this point I had no idea of the rollercoaster day I had ahead of me. This was the last part of a journey that began over 12 months prior, following the completion of the book ‘Can’t Swim, Can’t Bike, Can’t Run’ by Andy Holgate. I was mildly…
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In 2013 I went to Bolton to take part in my first Ironman and I suffered greatly memories of coming into T2 feeling awful and suffering from the cold wet run brought me back for more. 2014 was the 10th anniversary of the Ironman UK event, the 6th time in Bolton, and the course changed to accommodate more competitors,…
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The fourth race on the Club Calendar has arrived!! Saturday, 26th July sees 21 Piranhas participate in the King of the Hill Triathlon hosted by Cork Tri Club. The links below brings to you to the list of participants in the race and the race briefing. You will note that all the Piranhas are grouped together for race numbers and…
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WW Swimming cancelled until September Due to circumstances beyond our control the pool in Westwood will be closing for urgent repair and refurbishment from tomorrow Wednesday 16th July for a period of 2 – 3 months. Apologies for the short notice, however it appears Westwood took an urgent decision to close following recent assessment of the pool facility. See extract…
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**Update Location *** 27th September 2014 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 Directions: https://www.google.ie/maps/dir//53.372778,-6.181389/@53.3704539,-6.1951234,14z/data=!4m4!4m3!1m0!1m1!4e1?hl=en The John Davis Run is normally held in May, but due to too many commitments earlier in the season we are holding it in September this year. We ask that every member of Piranha Triathlon Club keep the 27th of September 2014 free to either run…
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With only 47 days to go to DCT2014 things are already starting to take shape. Much planning has being going on in the back ground and I am happy to confirm that the main worry point of road closure has been approved by the Dublin City Council, OPW and Garda. The course will stay the same as last year…
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Piranha National Series Strategy – Race 3 The third race on the Club Calendar has arrived!! Saturday, 12th July sees 42 Piranhas participate in the Two Provinces Triathlon hosted by Lanesboro Tri Club. The link below brings to you a very informative Race Website with details of the running order of the day: Two Provinces Triathlon Website I have…
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Our very own Sinead McBreen is running a triathlon swimming specific workshop on Sunday July 13th from 9:30 to 2pm Cost is normally €60 but she’s very kindly offering piranha members a discount of €10. More info on Sinead and the workshop can be found here: http://www.triswimmer.ie/#!/page/62081/open-water-swim-workshop This suits all levels of swimming ability however, you must be able to…
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By Michael Grimes. July 2013 the Piranha challenge was set. 40 plus club members were signing up for Roth 2014. Over the next month 10-20 emails daily on g**glegroups would sort out entry, accommodation, travel, bike transport, supporters, post-race holidays…… A full 12 months before the race, all that was required was the training. This was going to be a…
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