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Race Report: Don’t accept challenges

June 19, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Ellen Shilling. It all started with a stooppid comment. “you better not beat me..” “challenge accepted” came the reply. What? Oh well, not one to shy away from a challenge. “Game on.” Cr*p. I really didn’t need to challenge someone who’s improved massively in the last year..who’s flying on the bike and who is a friend….and a man….and better…

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Piranha NS Strategy – Race 2

June 10, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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Piranha National Series Strategy – Race 2                 The second race on the Club Calendar has arrived!!   Saturday, 21st June sees 64 Piranha’s participate in By Hook or by Crook in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.   Not only is this our Club Championships – but also we are planning a “Face Off’ with our…

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Race Report: AIX 70.3

June 4, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Liam Osbourne. Allez allez – that was the catchphrase of the day that we would hear throughout our adventure in Pays de Aix, Provence, France. A few of the “proper” Northsiders ala Skerries and Malahide decided it might be a good idea to do a 1/2 IM in France – some had done Tri an Mhi for the past…

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Race Report: Don’t forget the sunscreen

June 4, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Louise O’Grady.  Well the pre-race photo says it all!!! Four years with piranha and only just doing my 1st Olympic- ahhhh. Memories of Triathy last time around was a cold, wet, windy day. Triathy 2014 was completely different – by 09:00 the sunburn had started!!!  So rocked up to transition feeling overwhelmed, I always forget the volume of people, super…

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Newbie Open Water Training, 7pm this Friday June 6th

June 4, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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 Sinead will be doing an Open Water Training Session for Newbies in Seapoint, 7pm this Friday June 6th. You will need: – A full wetsuit (not a shorty) – Be able to swim 100m continuously – Warm clothes for after – Preferably a brightly coloured swim-cap (to make it easier to see you in the sea!) – A bit of…

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Race Report: Ironman Lanzarote

June 3, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Paul Mooney.  BIB No. 464. Age Bracket 30-34Club: Piranha Tri History:I suppose everybody has a story behind why they joined Triathlon, so I suppose I’ll start with my own. In May 2012 I finished playing Football with Dundrum FC. I had become tired of football given I had played since I was 4 years old and needed something new and…

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Race Report: Valentia Island

May 27, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Declan Cunningham. After loading the car up and collecting my partner in crime from the clutches of the local Garda, we were on our way to Valentia Island in the Kingdom county.  A short 6 hour drive later, we arrived at our destination in the tiny village of Knightstown. Things were looking good weather was reasonably calm and dry.…

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Race Report: Mallorca 70.3

May 26, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Hugh Larkin Well I started this race report on the plane… but as I delayed in finishing it off some other great Mallorca race reports came in so I thought about leaving it for another time… but then as I sit here with one toenail clinging for life and my ham-string feeling like it went one-on-one with a paint-ball…

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Race Report: Mallorca 70.3 – Piranhas in the sun

May 22, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Aileen Flynn.  What I had pegged as my pre Roth prep race turned into a great day out! A group of club mates- some of whom were competing in their first ever triathlon- wtf!!, jetted off to the beautiful island of Mallorca bright and early Thursday for the Saturday race. Despite being in the “Magaluff end “ of the…

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Race Report: Mallorca 70.3

May 18, 2014 Leave your thoughts
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By Gearóid Healy. Sit back, relax and book the next two weeks off work – here’s my Ironman 70.3 Mallorca Race Report. Prelude I had considered doing Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in 2013 but the timing of a race mid-May and an expectant wife at the end of May, even to me, seemed like it mightn’t be the best idea in…

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