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Trish Eadie and Caroline Mehigan Trish – For a number of years I have targeted getting to the IM 70.3 Worlds- looking back through old documents it started in 2018. Around that time Finland was also on the cards for 2020 I think – we all know what happened to that! However, I did complete 2 IM 70.3s, Dun Laoghaire…
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Background My journey to Ironman Cork began in May 2021 when two friends of mine had signed up to Knock Me Down adventure race in Tipperary. I had never heard of an adventure race nor did I own a bike at the time but I was up for the challenge. The next couple of months progressed quickly and I made…
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My first exposure to an Ironman event was back in October 2017 when my dad completed his first ever Ironman in Barcelona. Back then I had no idea what triathlon was let alone an Ironman. I asked before the big race and I found out that it comprised of a 3.9k swim a 180k bike and a 42.1k run. At…
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Barcelona Full Ironman 3 Oct 2021; Finish:13:58:47. Swim 900m/ 14.13mins; Bike 180km/ 8.01hr;Run 42.2km/5.25hr My triathlon journey started early 2019, 2.5 years ago with a sprint triathlon in Donegal … what a journey it has been since then. I decided then that I wanted to get fit and lose some weight so landed on Dunlaoire half ironman Aug 2019 as…
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Piranha Chairperson, Killian Nolan completed the 1,207km cycle from Malin to Mizen last summer. Congratulations Killian, super achievement!!! Read about his adventure in the PDF here: Malin to Mizen cycle
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As a New-to-Tri joining a triathlon club during lockdown, one could feel as an outsider. However, despite the circumstances, Piranha’s activities have kept us all engaged and positive. We might not know many faces yet, have not had a drink together in a pub, but we feel part of the team. At the start of 2021, the itch to compete…
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I started running a little over 3 years ago, by doing parkruns with my kids to try and get some exercise with them. I also commuted 10k per day by bike, back when commuting was a thing, so around a year ago when a friend suggested I try join Piranha triathlon club, I thought, why not I like a challenge.This…
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Pro athletes, aspiring IM podium age groupers and Kona-chasers look away now. This is for the strugglers and strivers hoping to make it over the line one day at an Ironman event. It reflects my personal thoughts and feelings as I finally reach the final leg of my IM journey which has been a journey that involved committed training and…
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I joined Piranha Triathlon Club in November, 2017, same night as Nora and in my first year did sprints and an Olympic, delighted with these and the great support and encouragement from the Club, super (Nora and myself were like Thelma and Louise heading off on an adventure to do them). I was chilling at Christmas thinking what will I…
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Oh Niall, you’re panicking again, aren’t you? That thought is bouncing around my head as I turn to breathe. Warm chlorine-rich water sweeps into my mouth and I start spluttering. I’ve made the attempt without having my arm outstretched, causing my body to sink low enough so my mouth doesn’t clear the water line. I turn my face back down,…
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