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I managed to regain my willpower this week, and you will be glad to hear that my diet is back under control. Things seem to be going well and I got through a lot of work in the last seven days, covering roughly 150km on the bike, approx 4km in the pool and 15km running the roads. Add in a…
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I feel like this week hasn’t been the best. I made plans to cycle before hitting the road last weekend and to swim in Limerick on Sunday morning. The cycle ended up being cut short to 11km as the wind was wiping me out into the middle of the road. I wasn’t feeling very safe and it was really hard…
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There is no point in denying it for any longer. In recent days it has become clear that for the 25th year in a row I have fallen quite heavily from the Lenten wagon. Don’t judge me; I know that I am not alone. Go on and admit it, that sneaky Mars bar, a cigarette at the back door, nibbling your…
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Wow so time is flying by and our first triathlon with the beginners group is creeping up fast. We’ve about seven weeks left and so it was high time I figured out how I was doing on the bike, especially seeing as I haven’t been cycling with the club yet. The club had arranged bike time trials in Phoenix Park…
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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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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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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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