RÁS 2013 – Days 5 and 6

Morale in the camp is good. No complaining and we have a ‘let’s get it done attitude’! We are getting the same treatment as the professional teams. That’s all to do with Dominic, Cuirithir and Aimhirghin, Pat, Gro and now Ray. We are able to...

RÁS 2013 – Days 3 and 4.

  This RÁS thing is getting legs. By all accounts the country is hooked, friends are hooked, friends that wouldn’t turn Eurosport on for the Giro (bike race) if it was the only channel working. I’m having a blast. The craic is 90 and the company is...

Lanzarote Ironman – In at the deep end!

I’m in lanzarote. 6 more sleeps until I try and ad a new distance to my CV. Lanzarote Ironman. 3.8km swim- 180km bike- 42.2 km run. I race on Saturday 19th. For my debut IM(Ironman) I really have picked a dinger. Thought as one of the toughest around, this...

Pre Mallorca 111

It’s  Race week again and that means I start my preparations for TriStar Mallorca that is being held  on Sunday 15th April. The race distance is 1km swim 100km bike and 10km run. I did this distance in Estonia last year and finished 2nd in a good field. This...

Adu Dhabi Buildup

I didn’t think I was superstitious but I kinda might be. A one blade all over in the Works Barbers has been the routine for a while. My Mother gasps every time I walk in the door of the jewellers after it is done. She will spend the day asking why I did that and...

SA 70.3 – HOWSIT!!!

Lesson 1- South Africa is hot. I was here 13 years ago to the day with Ireland youths and remember playing in the heat. I was like Steve Staunton walking out in the Giant Stadium against Italy with my pale glowing face. I can definitely say that it took until the day...