by dn_admin | Apr 14, 2012 | Featured, Race Previews
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...
by dn_admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Race Reports
No Race is too small for a report. Setanta Tri Club staged yet again another faultless race. The club had to really pull together for marshals as a strong core of the lads(and lassies) were off for some warm weather training(and gossiping!!..;-).. ) We have to thank...
by dn_admin | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
I hoped to be hurt but happy. Sitting on a bed in the medical tent was a good place to be after 7 gruelling hours. I wasnt that bad,I just needed a snooze. The little lady I met that after my training day in around the rock told me I shouldn’t do that to...
by Bryan | Feb 29, 2012 | Featured, Race Previews
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...
by Bryan | Jan 24, 2012 | Featured, Race Reports
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...
by dn_admin | Jan 11, 2012 | Featured, Race Previews
Santa arrived and brought a bike. One fit for a 2.5 year old. He is up to 4 miles a week now. We are going to practice our brick sessions next month. Dismounts are second nature at this point. ‘I winning daddy’ are words we hear a lot around the house as...
by dn_admin | Dec 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well the off-season didn’t last too long!.. Why do we crave the ‘off’ season and then once into 1-2 weeks of normal living the gutties and Lycra start to call. I ended the season on a slight high and it has given me the incentive to press on for...
by dn_admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Featured, Race Reports
Ocean lava, Puerto Del Carmen lanzarote was the last race on the calendar. One that was substituted for tristar Sardinia 222 that never got off the ground. It worked out well and a family holiday was thrown into the mix so we combined the two.. It was a win win all...
by dn_admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Since Galway I have continued where I left off. Back at work and training as normal (maybe normal for a triathlete). Because Galway didn’t go to plan I trained that wee bit harder towards the end of the week and buried myself in one or 2 sessions.. I quickly...
by dn_admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Theres nothing like a bit of Blog therapy..There are 2 types of reports/blogs. One, a ‘blow’ or should I say ‘show off’ blog and two ‘the tail between the legs’ blog. Mine is the latter..but theres always another race to sort out...
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