Training

Running

  • Wednesday Track Session 24th June
    Looks like it will be a warm evening on Wednesday so bring your water bottle. It’s back to 800s this week, 6 x 800m with 400m easy recovery jog. Session Easy warm up Dynamic stretch Strides 6 x 800m with 400m easy recovery jog Cool down Usual arrangements, session starts at 7:00pm on the track…
  • Track is back! Wednesday 14th January
    Hopefully people have been keeping some running going over the Christmas/New Year break. We are back with track sessions this coming Wednesday at 6:00pm on the Sonia O’Sullivan track in the UCC Sports Complex on the Mardyke. Usual notice to everybody at this time of year, for most people they will still be in the…
  • Wednesday Run 30th July
    Slight change to the format this week in that we will be doing a mixed distance set. It may seem easy at the start but by the end if you have paced the set correctly you will be working hard, So as well as being a good speed session it is also an exercise in…

Cycling

  • 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️ Intro to Cycling — 7th Feb 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
    Join us for a friendly intro to group cycling where we’ll cover the basics of riding together, pacing, and bike handling. It’s all about building confidence, having fun, and enjoying the ride as a team! Don’t forget your helmet (safety first 🚨), plenty of water (hydration = happiness 💧), and your runners—because we’ll hop off…
  • CTC Spin Classes
    Group spin classes are starting at Leisure World Bishopstown on Thursday Jan 11th.  These classes will use “Stages flight” experience https://www.stagesindoorcycling.com/stagesflight There’s a large screen at the front of the class displaying the session profile and each bikes individual work effort. Users can create a profile online for more detailed data analysis etc. The bikes are…
  • Junior training session 16th Dec
    The next planned junior training session is this Saturday 16th Dec @2pm. Due to poor numbers showing up, the session plan will be the same as last time. There is a lot of work gone into this series, and if numbers continue to be low, we will have to cancel the training. Mark is looking…

Swimming

  • Night Swim Thursday September 27th
    We are holding our night swim around Sandycove Island next Thursday 27th September.  This is a very popular swim and it can be an absolute magical event.  The weather forecast for the week looks very promising with high pressure centered over Ireland for the bulk of the week.  This should mean calm seas but possible…
  • Thursday Morning Swim Session at Churchfield Cancelled (March 1st)
    Tomorrow’s Swim Session Cancelled Sorry folks but given the location of the pool the safest thing to do is to cancel tomorrow mornings swim session.  Chances are people would have extreme difficulty getting to Churchfield
  • Leisureworld Swim Sessions Starting Tuesday
    The Leisureworld swim sessions are restarting on Tuesday (Thursday in Churchfield). Be sure to build on the good work you have put in over the winter, before the season fully kicks into gear. The Churchfield session is almost full, but there is still a good lot of space available for the Bishopstown session. Register for Tues…