Nationals and more nationals

Last weekend saw my home club Cuchulainn CC host the national Irish time trial and road race championship.  The ladies, vets and mens seniors all were  fitted into a packed weekend full of racing. They did a fine job and i was proud to wear the club colours. Thursday...

Post RAS legs.. And chocolate!

An event that takes your focus will creep up ever so slowly but when it is over it disappears as if it were never there. Was it a dream?  I feel like a Garda suddenly retired who has no power or authority… ‘we are equal’ ..Reminded me of the football...

RAS 2013 Day 7 & 8

picture is of Rodger Aiken. credit Brendan Slattery.   How do they do it.. Waking up in the morning you assess the ‘hurt’..walking to the toilet you say…’how the **** am I going to ride a bike today. But somehow you do.. Day 7 The day was...

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...

RÁS 2013 – Days 1 and 2

I’m on a journey; one of pain and suffering. An Post RÁS, where men are men! I can’t boast like some to say I grew up watching the RÁS but it’s something that has interested me greatly since I changed sports. I want the t-shirt and I want to tell my...

New Year Update

With letters after my name this time last year, P.R.O,  I was excited- I raced South Africa 70.3 in January, Abu Dhabi in march, Mallorca in April, Lanza in may, the list goes on. My pockets looked so deep people referred to me as the jet setter. Things this year will...

2012 wrapped up

As myself and my ‘mechanic’ Pat were about to head to Challenge Barcelona my doc called Time on my season. He told me ‘you aint getting on no plane’ Its a pity as I was really looking forward to another Ironman. I feel a bit like a drunk man...

GAGA Galway..

Photo Credit- Darach Glennon Im a little behind, Ive jumped up to the most recent race Galway 70.3. Estonia 111 is delayed.. I raced one of my A races yesterday. Galway 70.3. I was ready to offer more than I did last year. Weather made it impossible for me to perform...

Antwerp 70.3

  Antwerp 70.3 Patience, hard work, dedication, commitment, focus, the will to succeed. These are all the things that I would advise new comers to the sport if I had my coaches hat on. Putting my athletes hat on I have found it hard to take that advice onboard. I...