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TI: Motorbike marshaling training courses

August 8, 2011 Leave your thoughts
Piranha Triathlon Club News

Triathlon Ireland is pleased to announce that motorbike marshaling training courses will be run in a number of locations around Ireland in the coming months.    I am pleased to confirm that we have 2 courses being run – the first will be in Cork and the other in Dublin, both in September.   These courses are one day and…

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XTERRA Wetsuits July/August Special

July 30, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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In honor of Marino Vanhoenacker’s Ironman World Record  XTERRA offers a July/August Special to Piranha Triathlon Club. Fun Fact: Vector Pro Ironman world record swim – 42:17 in a Vector Pro (Ironman Germany)70.3 World Championships swim record – 20:55 in a Vector ProIronman World Record – 7:45 by Marino Vanhoenacker (with a 46:49 swim in a VectorPro)   Read on…

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Race Report: Ironman Switzerland

July 25, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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By Derek Leahy Training Training went well in the lead up. Only a few niggles (right hip) but nothing terminal. Training volume peaked at about 20 – 22 hours per week. Long run was up to 2.5 hours and long cycle a regular hilly 6 hours. Typically through a lot of the Wicklow 200 route (military road stuff ). All…

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Your Club Needs You

July 21, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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Hi everybody,As most of you are now aware preparations for our very own Dublin City Triathlon are at an advanced stage, with the race now only five weeks away. This race is a vital part of the success and continuation of the club for the year ahead and it would be impossible to organize and stage without the cooperation and…

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My Longest Day

July 20, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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 By John Wallnutt – Ironman Switzerland I’m not even sure I want to write this but here goes. The last 8 weeks of training before the race had been going very well . Swim was on target, bike sessions were all being nailed including the Wicklow 200km in lashing rain, running was just about there after a minor injury. 3…

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Alcatraz 2011

June 29, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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 Brian Kelly raced the Alcatraz Triathlon earlier this year. It is widely regarded as one of the epic races on the triathlon calendar and a race that every triathlete dreams of racing in.   Read on for his full race report.

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DCT: Calling all Piranha members!

June 28, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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To All Piranha’s, With just over 8 weeks to go for Dublin City Triathlon ( DCT) I just wanted to send a reminder to put it in your calender. Your services are required on Saturday 27th and Sunday28th. All piranha members are required to help run this event as it generates the income that runs our club and without it there…

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Kilkee 2011

June 25, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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By Matt Coughlan   Its been a while since I did a race report so here’s my take on Kilkee 2011.   Firstly well done to Jen on her 2nd place. Again the ladies of the club are showing the way the business end of the races!

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King of the Hill

June 13, 2011 Leave your thoughts
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 King of the Hill I – Throwing down the gauntlet!     The first hill climb is planned for this sunday, 19 June.     This is the route   The start is at the gate into the pitches across from St Fintans National School. I will hopefully improve the start and finish lines for those of you that want…

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