Ironman triathlon 70.3 -Dun Laoghaire
A group of us had signed up for the relay of the Ironman triathlon 70.3 in Dun Laoghaire (a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run). We had 5 teams and...
The Clonakilty 4 mile
And so to Clonakilty, or as it is more popularly known, the Land of Pudding. I’ve been training for the Berlin Marathon and with a few weeks to go now I was looking for...
Frank Duffy 10 Mile
The morning of the eagerly anticipated Frank Duffy 10 mile dawned, and no more waiting. Well, when I say “eagerly anticipated”, I mean that I was awake before the 6:30am alarm. On a Sunday....
Sportsworld 1500m and 4x400m Relay Championships 2018
It was the first of September, a day I’ll always remember: that was the day that my Sportsworld singlet died…
The Venue: Tallaght Track.
The Event: Sportsworld Club Championships.
The Races: 1,500m individual men and women, 400m...
The Lakes 10k – 2018
Lured here by the promise of scenery and muffins we arrive to the Lakes around 10 am. The rain has cleared and we’re left with a watery grey morning, a cool 16 degrees and...
Castlebar Greenway 10 Miler
It’s now Thursday afternoon and I have a gnawing sense of guilt regarding a Gareth text at 8am Monday morning looking for a race report.
Figuring it would take me as long to write my...
Berlin Marathon 2018
This past weekend whilst most of us were partying the night away the Berlin 6 were having a sleepless night before they took on the 26.2 miles on a memorable world record breaking day....
Charleville Half Marathon
When I heard "International", I had something else in mind....
I did okay in my second ever half. It was the 2017 Dublin Rock n’ Rock (finishing in 1:39, a number which would haunt me),...
Rathfarnham 5Km 2018
It was cold and dry. The perfect morning for a race. After a nice warm up we gathered on Springfield Avenue near Tesco for the start of the race and shortly after we...