In Ireland the water conditions are rarely near or above the limits set by ITU governing the requirement of compulsary wetsuits in the swim leg, so inevitably you must wear a wetsuit in triathlon racing in Ireland.
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March 14, 2013
What's a triathlon wetsuit?
In Ireland the water conditions are rarely near or above the limits set by ITU governing the requirement of compulsary wetsuits in the swim leg, so inevitably you must wear a wetsuit in triathlon racing in Ireland.
January 7, 2012
1st swim of the year. #pethate (4th January)
I managed to find a little time just before lunch so I pointed myself in the direction of the pool.
Knowing that there would be some 'serious' lunchtime swimmers I wanted to get in early to avoid any pressure. There was one guy in the fast lane who was obviously in the middle of a set and a chap breast-stroking the full width of the second lane, taking him time doing his says-aerobics or whatever he was at.
I sat in at the top of the lane, feet in the water gauging the tempo of the faster swimmer when the other lad finished up. Grand, I'll slip in to the slow lane and have an easy session.
I was aiming to do a 1500m session with a mixture of technique drills and straight forward swimming just to break the duck and get back after 3 weeks off.
With yer man ploughing up and down the next chap joined my lane after 250m and proceeded to push off just in front of me.
A group then arrived in to the fast lane, obviously a regular crew of stronger swimmers, and they did their thing.
Then aqua-man appeared.
This guy was fully kitted out; snorkel, fins and paddles. What does he do? Yep, bales into the easy lane and bates his way up and down weaving in and out between myself and this other chap.
I had no plans to knock myself out staying ahead of him so I stuck to my guns and stayed steady for a while. He was with the other group and was pacing with them so should have been in their lane.
Eventually in frustration at his ignorance of common manners I got out. I wasn't there to get stressed! I learned afterwards about the aqua-man moniker and his reputation for ignorance precedes him. Must be nice to be known for being like that ...
All in I did 1100m some of which was quality, the rest was crap with no real rhythm.
Note to self: laminate 'Pool Etiquette' in A3 and leave at head of lane.
Knowing that there would be some 'serious' lunchtime swimmers I wanted to get in early to avoid any pressure. There was one guy in the fast lane who was obviously in the middle of a set and a chap breast-stroking the full width of the second lane, taking him time doing his says-aerobics or whatever he was at.
I sat in at the top of the lane, feet in the water gauging the tempo of the faster swimmer when the other lad finished up. Grand, I'll slip in to the slow lane and have an easy session.
I was aiming to do a 1500m session with a mixture of technique drills and straight forward swimming just to break the duck and get back after 3 weeks off.
With yer man ploughing up and down the next chap joined my lane after 250m and proceeded to push off just in front of me.
A group then arrived in to the fast lane, obviously a regular crew of stronger swimmers, and they did their thing.
Then aqua-man appeared.
This guy was fully kitted out; snorkel, fins and paddles. What does he do? Yep, bales into the easy lane and bates his way up and down weaving in and out between myself and this other chap.
I had no plans to knock myself out staying ahead of him so I stuck to my guns and stayed steady for a while. He was with the other group and was pacing with them so should have been in their lane.
Eventually in frustration at his ignorance of common manners I got out. I wasn't there to get stressed! I learned afterwards about the aqua-man moniker and his reputation for ignorance precedes him. Must be nice to be known for being like that ...
All in I did 1100m some of which was quality, the rest was crap with no real rhythm.
Note to self: laminate 'Pool Etiquette' in A3 and leave at head of lane.
September 15, 2011
HIM - Day: The Storming of Ladies Beach
Pre-dawn on Sunday 4th September, the alarm toils like the watchman's bell.
Looking out. A sky that hints of promise, a sky full of threat. What will the day bring? All I know is there'll be 2000 fellow athletes and peers on the prom in Salthill within the next short while, full of eager anticipation.
Looking out. A sky that hints of promise, a sky full of threat. What will the day bring? All I know is there'll be 2000 fellow athletes and peers on the prom in Salthill within the next short while, full of eager anticipation.
August 20, 2011
Caroline Kearney Triathlon (13th August)
It was another brutal night lacking in sleep that led to me rising at 5.30am to prepare breakfast and to pull myself together in some form of order for racing today.August 17, 2011
Loughrea Aquathon (9th August)
Tuesday evening saw us back at the lake in Loughrea for another shot at the aquathon. 750m swim followed by a 'quick' transition and 5k run up the hill past the graveyard and back.
June 7, 2011
Sunday (5th June) Swim
Inspiration for my swim this morning came from the June edition of Triathlete Europe magazine. The drill of the month is a race specific interval set.
June 5, 2011
Another lake spin / swim / spin, this time with sunshine!
Friday afternoon (3rd June) again saw me keen to get out for an open water swim in Loughrea. I had been tempted by Renville a couple of evenings on the way home, but just didn't seem to make time for it.
Anyway this time crunched triathlete is enjoying the doubling up of training sessions where possible so a cycle out and back was on the cards.
Anyway this time crunched triathlete is enjoying the doubling up of training sessions where possible so a cycle out and back was on the cards.
June 1, 2011
Maybe not such a great idea after all
On Friday, having missed a longish spin on Thursday I aimed to get the TT bike out to firstly cycle into the shop but then to actually get out in the afternoon and do a little rectification of my lacking leg power.
I wanted to practise some intervals I'd been reading about that promised to "build serious power in your pins" the idea is to work in intervals 10-20 seconds on of really stomping through the pedals to fire up the big muscle fibres and then recovering over 2-5 minutes or whatever is necessary to recharge the legs.
I wanted to practise some intervals I'd been reading about that promised to "build serious power in your pins" the idea is to work in intervals 10-20 seconds on of really stomping through the pedals to fire up the big muscle fibres and then recovering over 2-5 minutes or whatever is necessary to recharge the legs.
May 30, 2011
Missing a spin
Thursday normally sees us (Edel & I) getting an opportunity to get out for a long spin together. Unfortunately the weather was very much against us, so for safety we slung our plans to get out.
We brought the kids to the pool and enjoyed seeing the progress our little girl is making in swimming. I captured a little video clip of her kick for analysis later :-)
She has her mum's affinity for the water and should make a great little swimmer when she gets going.
Hats off to the Kingfisher Club in Renmore keeping a good pool in tip top shape. The facilities are great and very family friendly.
We brought the kids to the pool and enjoyed seeing the progress our little girl is making in swimming. I captured a little video clip of her kick for analysis later :-)
She has her mum's affinity for the water and should make a great little swimmer when she gets going.
Hats off to the Kingfisher Club in Renmore keeping a good pool in tip top shape. The facilities are great and very family friendly.
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