ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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Hi All,

The 3D Triathlon Club Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for October 20th at 7:30pm and will be held in the downstairs room of The Stags Head Bar, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2.

All members new and old are very welcome to attend and we would encourage as many of you as possible to do so.

An agenda will be circulated in advance and there will be an opportunity for all members in attendance to present any other business they wish for discussion and to ask questions.

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible in attendance.

Regards,

Eoin

 

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Ironman Dublin 70.3 2017

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The big day is nearly here! For the 20 club members ( that's right, 20!) doing the race its time to start thinking about packing your transition bag, giving your bike a quick once over and deciding where the post race refreshments are going to be.
So, I would like to wish the very best of luck to:

Martin McCaffery #118
Andy Kinane #147
Jason Corbett #225
Robert Nagy #226
Lukasz Szwed #423
Sameer Rane #424
Dean Savery #425
Simon Befort #426
Sean Rooney #427
Giannini Vito #428
Ronan Flynn #429
Peter McGoey #430
Thibaut Lust #431
Iwan Harmsen #432
Kevin Coughlan #433
Adrian Rutledge #434
Ian Devlin #435
Alan Dilleen #436
Karina Murray #738
Emma McMenamy #795

for the rest of mere mortals, we have our job to do as well, namely cheering, making lots of noise and making our presence felt on the course.
In other words 3D CORNER!
Location is shown on the attached image. By standing there we get to see everyone twice on each lap of the run.
Just to give you an idea of timing, the REALLY fast guys should be entering the park on their bikes roughly between 9:30 and 10:00, so Im planning on being there from about 10:00- 10:30 ( depending on how much of a lie-in I need on the day), but we can fine tune the schedule closer to the time.
So, grab everything orange that you can, feel free to bring something noisy (cowbells, rattles, your voice), prepare some healthy snacks and get ready to spend Sunday morning cheering on your clubmates and also several hundred total strangers.

3D Abu!!!

Club Time Trials

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Everyone should be fully into their stride at this stage in the season so we are organising a few time trials so that everyone can see where they are. 

For those who did these last year this can be used to measure your progress.

For those new to the club or TTs, this is an opportunity to set a benchmark from which your progress can be measure.

The course is fairly flat, with two roundabouts to negotiate just outside Dunboyne. Please note that these are on open roads so rules of the road and basic common sense apply. 

Check out the training calendar for details of dates, times and location.

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Open Water Swimming Sessions

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Now that the water is (marginally) warmer it is everyone s favorite time of the year - open water swimming season!!

This year these sessions will be lead by Carmel Farrell and Claire Jones

The first session will be on Monday 1st May  at 7pm at the 40 foot

The dates of the rest of the sessions are

Sunday 14th May - 2pm Ladies Shelter, Bull Wall,  Clontarf

Tuesday 23th May - 40 Foot, meet at 7:20 in the water at 7:30

Thursday 1st June

Tuesday 6th June

Tuesday 13th June

Sunday 18th June

Tuesday 4th July

Keep an eye on our Training Calendar  for updates on exact location and time.

Please also bear in mind that tides and weather can effect time and location so if in doubt just ask!!

These sessions are wetsuit mandatory. However, if you reckon you're made of sterner stuff, the Masters section of the club go swimming without wetsuits. 

If you have any questions just email hello@3dtri.ie 

Women in Tri Leadership roles

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At this year's Triathlon Ireland AGM there was a seminar dedicated to discussing the topic of women in leadership roles in triathlon in Ireland.

The TI Board had noticed that excellent female participation levels of 35% do not translate into similar levels of female involvement in other areas of our sport.  For example only 10% of the board, club chairs and race organisers are female while the figures for TOs and coaches is 25%.

Jean Wallace and Derval Cromie attended the event on behalf of the club

Click the button below to read some of the notes that were taken.

If this is something you have ideas about, want to get involved directly in or think we could be doing things better we want to hear from you. Just email us at 3dtri@gmail.com

 

 

Brick Sessions

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The brick sessions will run at 9:30am on Saturdays,  meeting at the Pope's Cross, with dates from 22nd April to 17th June inclusive. The sessions are open to all club members, will last from 9:30-11:00, and will include advice on transitioning effectively. Tim Downing will be running these sessions.

They will take place half-way up the Khyber Pass, bar 22nd April due to the pesky Belpark duathlon the same morning and location.

A brick session consists of a short cycle with a rapid dismount followed by a short run, repeated a few times. This simulates the second transition in a Triathlon and gets you used to the switch in effort from one muscle group to another. 

 

Welcome to the 3D Club League 2017!

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Welcome to the 3D Club League 2017!

The racing season is almost upon us, with an excellent pool based opener Portlaoise Try-a-Tri and Sprint almost upon us - 8th April 2017

Entry details: http://www.active.com/portlaoise-laois/triathlon/races/tri-laois-2017

This year the club league will allow our athletes to compete on the national stage by taking part in the Triathlon Ireland National Series whilst competing in our 3D club league.

Both will follow roughly the same format in that four events will count, with a requirement to complete in at least one Sprint and one Olympic distance.

A few distinctions between the Club League and the National Series:

  •  3D Club league will attract bonus points (10 points) for those competing in a distance for the first time.
  •  Bonus points (five points)  will be awarded for a number of specific events listed below.
  •  A number of additional events have been added to the Club League not listed on the National Series.

Have a great year, most importantly enjoy and encourage each other along the way.

 

3D Abu!

 

TriLaois

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The start of the racing season is upon us and possibly the most beginner friendly race will kick off on 8th April in Portlaoise.

This race consists of a pool swim (750m for the sprint and 400m for the Try-a-Tri), a 19km cycle and 5 km run.

This is a great race to cut your teeth on and 3D have always been well represented, both in the race and among the spectators. Even if you are an experienced triathlete there is no better way to kickstart your season.

Entries close on 31st March so don't miss out.