Upcoming Events and Training News
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- Last swim session of the year/ Xmas Drink
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This Friday will be the last swim session for 2008.
It will return in 2009. The first session of the new year will be on the 16th of Janurary.
We will be having a few drink for Xmas after the swim this Friday in Dillons. Everyone is of course welcome if you came to the swim or not. The more the merrier!
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- Successful Athletics Workshop
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Today we held our first Athletics Workshop. Fourteen current (and hopefully newly joining members) turned out in full Winter run training gear at Ballina Sports Center for 9am.
For the first hour of the Workshop Sean Gallagher gave us a very comprehensive presentation (together with slide show) on the elements of run training. Many of us learned new terms such as Fartlek, Tempo, Cruise, and Equivalent Performance. Sean had us all then make our way in cars and on foot to Belleek Woods where he brought us through a hills training session. The morning was dry and frosty with no wind and Belleek Woods showed off its mid Winter colours.
Everyone who participated found the training very beneficial.
On behalf of the Club and everyone who participated a big Thank You to Sean Gallagher for giving the Workshop and also to Conor for the use of the Ballina Sports Center.
Hopefully we will organise a monthly run session over a set course from the end of January to allow us all to determine our training progression.
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- Niall Mellon Township Trust
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Hi All,
Just a quick note from Cape Town in South Africa to say that we (all 2000 of us) finished our building blitz today, and met our target of building 250 houses for the people of Khaylitsha township in Cape Town.
The work was extremely physical and tougher than any triathlon I have ever attempted, but very rewarding, if anyone needs some plastering done in the new year, I'm your man.
Thanks to the Liquid motion club and all those people who made private donations, if you competed in the Salmon Run triathlon, that includes you.
Merry Christmas from Mick and Louise
