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Off Season Swim Training

All your resolutions to swim better in 2011 start now.  Stephen McBride who’s coached many swimmers to national championships and national records with Glenalbyn Swimming Club has put together a series of articles to guide you through your off season swim training.  The first article deals with body position.  For more detail you can find [...]

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Team Manager’s report from the World Duathlon Championships

Eamonn Tilley, the Irish Team Manager for the World Duathlon Champs sums up the successful weekend of racing in Edinburgh. “Let me first congratulate the entire Scottish organisation /the race organisers and the British triathlon Association for hosting a great race and showing us a great time. This event was one of the hardest Duathlon experienced by [...]

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Top 10 openwater swim tips for beginners

Top 10 openwater swim tips for beginners

The transition from swimming in a pool to swimming in open water can be a daunting one for some people.  Once you get into open water, you no longer have lane ropes or a nice line down the centre of the lane to keep you swimming straight.  Those of you that can only breathe to [...]

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Training Camps Update

The long summer evenings are here so a number of training days and camps are now in full swing.

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Triathlon Training Talks and Training days

Wheelworx and the Dublin Triathlon Series are holding a series of talks and training sessions on the Dublin Triathlon Series Courses.  Entry is free and open to all.  The details are New 2 Triathlon talk Location: Wheelworx bike shop on Monday the 26th of April at 7pm. Click for Facebook event link Kilcock Triathlon Training [...]

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Bike Riding – A Few Things You Should Know

Beginners bike tips from Eamonn Tilley. There are certain nuances of riding a bike that are passed down by word of mouth or that some times will be demonstrated (by a good coach!). Many are simple, but if you are never informed, how will you ever know? Here are 10 of the most important, especially for those [...]

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Triathlon Boot Camps by Tri-Planet

Tri-Planet launches Triathlon Boot Camps Dublin based Triathlon coaching company Tri-Planet today officially launched two New Boot Camps – a Triathlon and Duathlon Boot Camp. Starting on Monday 28th March and aimed at novices and newbie’s, the Camps will run over an 8 week period. They will include up to 24 coached sessions, Pool Fees, [...]

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Beginner’s Triathlon Training Plan

Eamonn Tilley has put together the following 10 week plan to take you up to your first Sprint Distance Triathlon (750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run).  An excel copy of this program can be downloaded here. Note:  Before you set out to complete your first every Triathlons please make sure that you are Medically fit and [...]

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Adventure Racing Training Day

Doing an adventure race in 2010; WAR, Gaelforce or Roar. Looking for training advise, kayak practice, hill running training? Then the WAR training day on Saturday the 20th of March is for you.

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Your First Duathlon

Your first duathlon is full of challenges. Have a read through some of our event tips and you should find some very good advice or answers to some of those nagging questions. The key thing to remember is to do this for your own enjoypment, so you may not get everything exactly right the first [...]

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