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The Army loves an acronym. We use them for everything. From the start to the finish of any course, whether you are training to be a sniper or a medic, you are inundated with an acronym for this and an acronym for that. All very handy really. My favourite though is KISS. All soldiers love to KISS, and no mission,…
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So with Paddy’s weekend being a really long weekend, I had the best intentions in making it an active workout weekend. It started with a cycle on Paddy’s Day, nothing major as I’m still getting used to the bike and never last as long out on my own as I do with someone else. So the morning started well with…
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NB Please gather at Papal cross to kick this off tomorrow @930!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Following on from the doubtless successful bike TT due to take place this Sat….. the club will be having a 10km running TT on the 2nd April … as lets face it people IT IS ALL ABOUT THE RUN (c) S. J. Moody So we are planning to use…
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Hi all Members, This Sunday 27th March we are going to have a bike time trial in the Phoenix Park. We will be using the DCT course. Advanced- 3 lapsIntermediate-2 lapsBeginners- 1 lap Meet at the Papal cross at 7:30 am Start at 8.00 am Sharp! Please read more…
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Ok, so training seems to be going quite well. I have been getting to most of my swim sessions recently, having missed a few because of work (that is my excuse and I am sticking to it) and I seem to be getting a little bit quicker, although I still can’t keep up with Ailbhe or Jack, or Seamus for…
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Last weekend started out well with a 20km easy cycle with my cousin. It was my first long spin on the bike so Sharon kept the distance we had done quiet until we got back. On the cycle, I got an introduction to the hand signals used when cycling in groups. My first mistake was thinking that a hand low…
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Dear Members, In the past few months, we have set up good training for all athletes with all the sessions being led by top quality coaches. It is great to see more members at the club sessions. One of the most popular sessions is swimming in Westwood.
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Just to give you a lot of notice of an important date for your Piranha social diary – SATURDAY 28th MAY This will be the first Piranha night out on the tiles of 2011 that will coincide with the John Davies race that morning and will be a week on from the introduction of a number of newbies into…
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Hi folks, I’m Gráinne O’Brien, a new member of Piranha and a beginner to triathlons. I’m from Limerick but have been living in Dublin for over five years now. In school, all those years ago, I was a major sports addict, playing basketball, badminton, swimming, and athletics both in school and in clubs. In first year of college I tried…
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So here it goes folks, you are joining me as I take my first steps into the world of Triathlon, and I must say I am more than a little daunted. I have never cycled, never swam and all of a sudden I am looking down the barrel of doing both back to back before setting out on a run,…
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