Official Summer Training Schedule
Following discussions with members for feedback and have agreed the
following schedule of official club training sessions. Please attend
and support these sessions if possible. You can always send a text or
place a note on the club facebook page if you plan a spin outside of
these organised sessions...
Tuesday:
MTB - Adventure Race Session 7pm @ O'Connors in Cong.
Details: MTB Session to Mount Gable - Run Gable 1/2 times. MTB back to Cong. This session is geared towards anyone with an interest in Adventure racing or Mountain biking and is demanding.
Wednesday:
Road Session 7.30pm @
O'Connors in Cong - Aimed at Beginners and improver's both male/female.
Under 14 and Under 16's only accompanied by a club coach.
Distance 10 to 25 Miles dependant on the group/ weather etc. Experienced coaches will be on hand to assist/ advise.
Thursday:
Road Session- 7pm @ O'Connors in Cong- Open to everyone - Structured road training.
Pace 18 to 20mph average. Distance 25 to 40 Miles.
Saturday:
Road Session 10.30am @
O'Connors in Cong - Aimed at Beginners and improver's both male/female.
Under 14 and Under 16's only accompanied by a club coach.
Distance 10 to 30 Miles dependant on the group/ weather etc.
Experienced coaches will be on hand to assist/ advise on certain days.
Sunday:
Road Session- 9am @ O'Connors in Cong- Open to everyone - Structured road training.
Pace 18 to 22mph average. Distance 30 to 70 Miles.
Cunga CC News
Club Social
The next club social event is planned for the month of August on
Inchogil Island with a Family BBQ and Mini Duathlon on the Island! It
should be good fun for all the family...
More details to follow from event organiser Dermot O'Connor.
Coach Education and Training
A group of 6 club members recently completed the Irish Sports Council's Child protection in Sport Awareness Workshop.
Attendees:
Damien O'Malley, Gary Collins, Sinead Collins, John Lydon, Dermot O'Connor, David O'Loughlin.
Continuing coach education and training is a vital part of the
clubs goals and anyone wishing to assist with coaching please contact
the club secretary as courses are on going.
Cycling Ireland - Mountain Bike Leader Award Course
Gary Collins and David O'Loughlin both recently completed this two day course and are now preparing for the final exam.
High Performance
Club member Charles Prendergast is currently taking part in the '
an Post Ras' We wish Charles all the best in this tough 8 day
International Race.
Keep track of Charles on the race website...
Who knows maybe next year we can field a club team!!!
Underage
Underage members are encouraged to take part in some of the clubs organised club training sessions. See above schedule.
Experienced club coaches will be on hand.
We plan on having a team prepared and ready for the up coming Errigal International Youth tour. http://errigalcyclingclub.com/
More information on this or to register your interest please contact cungacc@gmail.com
Dirt School
Following a successful introduction of our underage mountain biking
programme we will be rolling out phase two of this during the schools
summer holiday period.
More to details will be published in due course.
If any one has any suggestions or ideas for club events please do not hesitate to contact the committee.
Happy Cycling
David O'Loughlin
