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Thanks.  What about swimming, I understand swimming in the pool is far easier than swimining open water but what kind of lengths should I be aiming for in a session and how should I build the number of lengths up - any good sites for training schedules?

Heard swimming is the best of the 3 to get the weight down, would this be right? 

Which is the quicker way to get fit/lose weight - long distance + slow pace or short distance sprints i.e 60-100m sprints?

Also does cycling shorten the hamstrings?  I heard this from our football coach and so he told us not to be doing too much cycling for training?

Thanks again.

Having read an article by Paddy Heaney in the Irish News last Thursday (I think) about an amatuer triathlete, I am thinking about doing a sprint triathlon myself, I have never done, however any road running (I use the treadmill a lot for pre-season training though) or cycling and have only swam in the pool- about 10/15 lengths is my max.

Any suggestions about how to go about this, are they any thriathlon clubs that would be willing to take a novice?  I would rather go there and get a taste for it, rather than go and spend a lot of money on a decent bike and swim gear etc to find out that it's not for me!

What kind of preparation/times/distances need to be covered to become better?

Also, are there any sprint triathlons coming up in our wee country?  From the limited searches I've done on the Internet it suggests that you need to take a 13 week program. 

Thanks in advance for any hlep, and I apologise if this topic has come up before on the forum.

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Anyone got any recommendations for hilarious books and/or DVDs?

The Snapper springs to mind.

Anyone any ideas on places to go for a lads weekend somewhere in Ireland? 

We're thinking of water sports - never tried it but looks like good craic - any good places to go for water sports?

Any other good activity based centres throughout the country?

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Saturday looks brilliant altogether.  Pity you can't camp overnight.  I suppose everything costs an arm and a leg-  any cheap accomodation around there?  I'll be flying over - what's the nearest airport and is it easy to get to from the airports?

Has anyone been to the London Feis before?  Thinking of going this year but not totally sure yet.  Is there a good atmosphere or quite reserved and gentle clapping?  Christy Moore is playing and would love to see him in an open air concert.