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Athlete Information Session

March 20, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Head coach Elena has kindly agreed to give an athlete information session to go through the training plans and answer any questions people have. As well as Elena, James has organised an extra speaker to come and talk about run training. More on that later!! The session will take place in Canters in Fairview. Tea/Coffee and scones will be provided.…

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New To Triathlon: Joanne Weadick Blog 2

March 16, 2012 Leave your thoughts
rostrevorjoanne

Hi again, Well 8 weeks and counting to my first triathlon in Valencia!! What an 8 weeks it is going to be. A 2 week holiday in the states, crazy hours in work and preparing for a family wedding at the beginning of June, hopefully I will find time for sleep somewhere in there!! New to Tri A friend of…

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Safe cycling

March 6, 2012 Leave your thoughts
CycleSafety

{jcomments off} Here are a few helpful Do’s and Don’ts to help you get on the road. We would ask all members to adhere to these rules when out on any group cycles. DO’s Wear a cycle helmet. Bring enough food and drink to complete the route. Have tubes, patches, CO2 or a pump to repair your own flat. Show…

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6 Nations Rugby

March 4, 2012 Leave your thoughts
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While the lucky 20 Piranhas enjoy the match from Aviva stadium the rest of us are setting up Piranha HQ in Slattery’s Pub, Upper Grand Canal St http://www.yelp.ie/biz/slatterys-dublin-2 So either drop in for a pre match drink enroute, hang round for the whole experience or call in afterwards for post match analysis    

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Rostrevor Race Report

March 1, 2012 Leave your thoughts
rostrevor

  Hi all, My name is Rodrigo and I am a member of Piranha Tri since January 2012 and would like to write a few words to describe the wonderful weekend 16 of us had in Rostrevor, County Down. First of all would like to thank Greg and Claire for organizing, since everything was perfect and I can confirm everybody…

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Warm Weather Training 2012

February 28, 2012 Leave your thoughts
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  Warm weather training is back!!            Still places available!!! One or two people mentioned they were thinking about it. Pay day is coming up so its a good time to book flights!!   Trip is planned 14th-21st April. Destination is Aguilas near Alicante in the south of Spain so expect a nice break from Irish…

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New To Tri Blog: Introducing Leo Hughes

February 22, 2012 Leave your thoughts
leo

Hey Everyone, I’m Leo Hughes and oh yes im a Tri Newbie and a new member of Piranha. I’m from Carlow but have been living in Dublin for over 8 years.. Why Tri? Why the hell not. In school I was always the last to get picked for GAA etc as I had 2 left feet.  However I had a…

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Survey Results

February 21, 2012 Leave your thoughts
Survey

    Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the survey last year. We had a total of 67 people fill it out which provided the committee with feedback on what you wanted for the year ahead.  Below is a summary of the results.  Q 1, 2, 3 & 4 were general questions, no committee actions…

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New To Tri Blog: Introducing Joanne Weadick

February 18, 2012 Leave your thoughts
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Hi Guys, My name is Joanne and I joined Piranha in September 2011. By chance I met Tadhg through work in August 2011 and he told me all about Piranha and training for a Triathlon. As soon as I heard about it I knew this was for me. After going from 2 years of Kettlebell training and a year and…

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Re:Thinking Training for Female Triathletes – A Workshop by ReformCoach.ie

February 15, 2012 Leave your thoughts
RethinkingTraining

  Reform Coaching (www.reformcoach.ie) is hosting a ‘Re:Thinking Training for Female Triathletes’ workshop for women at their Blackrock studio on Sunday the 4th of March. Anna Frankland (former Irish National Champion, Founder of Piranha Tri and Director of Reform) has teamed up with Nessa Smith (Reform Sports Physiotherapist and Ironman triathlete), Beth McClusky (sports nutritionist and international runner/mountain biker), and…

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