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Phil and Tom are planning a hills session around Forth Mountain on Saturday and Ciara is  leading a leisurely 40 km jaunt on the Sunday. Check the forum for details.

Our thoughts are with Martin’s family, especially his wife Siobhan and their four children. May he rest in peace. Martin Mimnagh, RIP Remembering Martin Mimnagh  

James has proposed a 1500 m time trial in Ferrybank swimming pool on Sunday 10 March, starting at 12 NOON. Each participant would have a lane to themselves to complete their 1500 m, which would be timed with split times. We need at least 10 people to justify the cost of hiring the pool. Please …

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Some of you were worried mid-term might have affected the pool schedule, but our friday swim will be unaffected and take place from 7am-8am as normal. This swim is for paid-up members only.

As a small club, we really struggle to get enough marshals for the race, so we really need all hands on deck (plus family and friends if possible!). We will be running a mock tri a couple of weeks before so that all members will get a chance to have a go at the course, …

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I think everybody will agree that the Club night on Saturday was a great success.  Alan’s talk was entertaining and it was great to hear his views on training and racing. I’m sure everyone came away inspired. A massive thank you to everybody who brought such scrumptious food. We plan to have another Club night …

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Our February 5 km handicap will take place this Friday 1 February on Wexford Quay. Meet, ready to run at 18:15, in the Quay car park opposite the Talbot and to the south of the Tourist office.  First runner off at 18:30. Fastest  runners go off last according to handicap so that everybody comes in …

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Hope you all enjoyed Wendy Houvenaghel’s session at the club turbo training session last night. I tried to recreate the session Wendy led us in at the Cycling Ireland Training day last December.  Apparently Wendy uses this as her key training session for time-trials.  Well, if an Olympic medal and three world championship titles are …

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Wexford Triathlon Club Committee will be hosting a social evening on Saturday 2nd February at the Wexford Boat Club during which Alan Ryan will be giving a presentation entitled “From The Couch To An Ironman World Championship Podium“.  Before his talk we will have a spread of finger-food available from 6pm, and drinks will be …

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The club has organised a Bike Fitting day for Saturday 2nd February 2013 to take place in Rosslare Community Centre.  Bike Fitting Ireland (www.bikefittingireland.com) will be carrying out the bike fit. The Bike fit is split into two sections. The first 30 minutes will be spent doing injury analysis, cleat analysis and core and flexibility …

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Turbo training sessions start back this Thursday 10th January. A great way to get some quality training in on these dark winter evenings. Please bring: turbo trainer, towel, bike, bike shoes, drink, 4euro, enthusiasm.  There are a few turbo trainers to borrow if you do not have your own, please text 0874163904 to reserve one. …

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Our first monthly 5 km handicap of 2013 will take place this Friday 4 January on Wexford Quay. Meet, ready to run at 18:15, in the Quay car park opposite the Talbot and to the south of the Tourist office.  First runner off at 18:30. Fastest  runners go off last according to handicap so that …

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Triathlon Club New Year’s Day cycle on Tuesday 1 January. LEAVING 9:30 from the WHITFORD. Plan is to do about 60 km with a tea/coffee stop. All welcome, we will try to go at the pace of the slowest rider, re-group after hills etc. Please ensure that your bike is adequately prepared for winter road …

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The next term of swimming will begin on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th January at 8pm. This will be a 12 week term, taking us up until 25th/26th March (inclusive).  The cost for the 12 weeks remains at 70 EURO. The aim of this block is to concentrate on building up our endurance so that …

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On Saturday 8 December I went up to Dublin to meet Olympic Medalist and World Cycling Champion Wendy Houvenaghel at a training day organised by Cycling Ireland Development Coach Paddy Doran with the Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland. Houvenaghel, née McLean, from Upperlands near Magherafelt Co Derry, is Northern Ireland’s most successful racing cyclist. During …

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Well done to Neal O’Grady who won the hamper race last Sunday 16th December 2012. He may have been in Wheelers colours, but it was the triathlon training that paid off as he shot off on his own and time-trialled the 40 km to arrive minutes ahead of the bunch! Here is the YouTube Link …

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Well done to everyone who showed up sporting fancy Santa hats to run on the quay this evening. Especially well done to Enda O’Sullivan who was the first club member to cross the finish line and claim the Christmas hamper. Thanks to Suzanne  Wylde for preparing the hamper.

Congratulations to Kate Kelly who completed the Dublin City Marathon on 29th October 2012 in 3:40:31.

Thursday 1st November 2012 @ 7.30pm Murrintown Community Centre, €Free Neal O’Grady will be giving a basic bicycle maintenance demonstration, including mending a puncture, tyre and wheel care, tuning gears and brakes. This is essential knowledge if you plan to go on any group ride. The demo will be held at 7:30 pm in Murrintown …

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Congratulations to our own Alan Ryan who took third position in his age category at the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii on Saturday 13th October 2012. The Race – Ironman World Championship (13 October 2012) The early morning weather forecast suggested relatively cool conditions and low wind. Instead they got a swelteringly hot and …

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