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By: Ian Cassidy Well finally I’ve got caught to do a race report so here goes for my first one. Greg has been telling me for ages about the cracking climbs in around Newry, so finally the sportive came about and that was good enough excuse to travel up and tackle the climbs north of the border. Plus there was…
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SwimCycleRun.com is an Irish, internet based, triathlon store that has just been launched by two brothers with a passion for triathlon. Their aim is to beat the UK big boys, Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles, on price by as much as possible. They offer free next-day delivery to Ireland and are giving Piranha an extra discount on top…
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Diabetes Ireland were recently announced as the official charity partner of Triathlon Ireland. With over 190,000 people in Ireland with Diabetes and growing the charity’s services are under hugely increased demand as the epidemic growth of the condition continues. Through this partnership the charity is hoping many triathletes across the year consider fundraising for Diabetes Ireland through their participation…
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By Orla Montague Piranha’s racing: Matt Coughlan, Kevin Leavy, Niall Mc Donnell, Jack Mc Donald, Michael Grimes, Bernard Hanratty (and his lovely daughter supporting him!),Deirdre Loughran, Me I picked this race as it was NS and close to home!Transpires it was the ten year anniversary of the race which made for a great day out. I was informed by the…
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Hi All Plans for DCT2013 are moving along nicely and with only 74 days to race day it will not be long before its all over for another year. Currently entries are well up on last year and we will be capping the race at 1000 athletes. with 50 relay teams entered from Vodafone (approx 130 staff) the relay entry…
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By Conor Gahan I joined the club at the end of January 2012 in an effort to lose weight, get fit and complete a triathlon before I turned 30. I started by going along to the Tuesday evening run sessions in UCD and quickly realised that the ‘bit of running’ I had been doing and feeling so good about really…
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By Barry McIntyre Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd LL55, Wales (where the train leaves for the summit of Mount Snowden, highest peak in UK south of Scotland). .Website: http://snowdoniaslateman.com Last year I got 10 people from work to do a triathlon. No bribery, no trickery just the promise of something different. I selected the sprint in DCT but as I was helping out…
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Date: Sunday 23rd June, 9am. Perfect timing between Dunmore and Kilkee! Location: Starting in Newry (just over one hour from Dublin) Full route is 155km with seven climbs: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/215945089 There is an option of half distance with four climbs. There will also be a (somewhat handicapped) King of the Mountains award to see who is the club’s big fish! You…
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Many thanks to John Wallnutt who has documented his tips for transition. I’ve put the article into a google document so that you can add in your tips for setup, t1 and t2. You can save valuable seconds simply by following some of the great tips shared in this document. It can be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11EFxPbOZyX5YyXk8mm7KLmTK-Zd8AHKtn8G5K193gZU/edit?usp=sharing
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HI All, I’m recruiting Piranha Performance Team for upcoming triathlon season 2013. Aim of this to create solid team who are committed and focusing in National Series 2013. Also to give best coaching support to members who are would like to be top national athlete in Ireland and top AG athlete in European and World Championship 2013. What team…
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