TriLaois 2015
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Well done Dena on a great win. Serious times. Jarlath well done also. Peter couldn't find your result. Did you do it?
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No I didn't race frank, was dying of a cold / flu.frankb wrote:Well done Dena on a great win. Serious times. Jarlath well done also. Peter couldn't find your result. Did you do it?
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thanks guys
small report
So was on the waiting list for this one as left it till the last min to enter, got the email tue to say i could have a spot. Which i was really glad to take as i think its the only triathlon I'm going to get in before the European Championships.
On the road for 6am to be registered and attend mandatory race brief at 8:15am, now only 4 hours to kill till my wave, shopping it it is pop over to TK max, and a pre race tea and scone.
So id been a bit ambitious and put down 12 min for swim, but i wanted to make sure i was in a fast lane and hopefully reap the rewards of a drafting off a fast swimmer. I had been chatting to the 4 men i was sharing the lane and decided to go 4th in the pecking order, finished the swim with alot left in the tank, hard to know could i have gone a whole lot faster or did i make the smart choice of being on your mans feet and saving myself?
Head out on the bike, great rolling course nothing too savage and perfect weather made for great race conditions, very happy with my bike time, maybe im not a runner that dabbles in a bit of biking after all
Run was a gentle down hill 2.5k round a cone and a gentle up hill back. Its great because got to spot my frenamie Lizanne making ground, gave me a little push on.
Great start to the season, Well done Jarlath i know that hard work in the pool is paying off shaving over 2 min off your swim time!
small report
So was on the waiting list for this one as left it till the last min to enter, got the email tue to say i could have a spot. Which i was really glad to take as i think its the only triathlon I'm going to get in before the European Championships.
On the road for 6am to be registered and attend mandatory race brief at 8:15am, now only 4 hours to kill till my wave, shopping it it is pop over to TK max, and a pre race tea and scone.
So id been a bit ambitious and put down 12 min for swim, but i wanted to make sure i was in a fast lane and hopefully reap the rewards of a drafting off a fast swimmer. I had been chatting to the 4 men i was sharing the lane and decided to go 4th in the pecking order, finished the swim with alot left in the tank, hard to know could i have gone a whole lot faster or did i make the smart choice of being on your mans feet and saving myself?
Head out on the bike, great rolling course nothing too savage and perfect weather made for great race conditions, very happy with my bike time, maybe im not a runner that dabbles in a bit of biking after all
Run was a gentle down hill 2.5k round a cone and a gentle up hill back. Its great because got to spot my frenamie Lizanne making ground, gave me a little push on.
Great start to the season, Well done Jarlath i know that hard work in the pool is paying off shaving over 2 min off your swim time!
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Someone said (Possibly Shocks?) that you always learn something from reading a race report. I never knew you could draft in the pool! 
Well done Dena and Jarlath.
Well done Dena and Jarlath.
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Super start to the season Dena, looks like it will be a great season based on that time. Spoke to Jarlath this morning and was very happy to knock 2 minutes off swim time. Perseverance reaps benefits. Well done to the Coulahan's as well, the future is bright.
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Thanks for the report Dena and well done on the win
Fair play Jarlath, very nice to see a big time jump like that
Fair play Jarlath, very nice to see a big time jump like that
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Huge Congrats Dena fantastic to start the season off with a win, well done too Jarlath , great race and a super swim time. Well done Max and Zoe those early morning trips to the pool are certainly paying off.
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Thanks guy's. I suppose I went into the event to see if there was any improvement one year on, particularly in the swim. Good news is that the early Tuesday mornings in the Waterfront appear to be working. So ya, very happy with an improvement in all three disciplines and transition. Looking forward to the next one already.