This just landed in my inbox. It’s from parkrun, and is a great story on several levels. It’s one athlete’s journey (and let’s be fair; one of Ireland’s elite), and a very positive news story for parkrun. And it has wider positive ramifications for exercise and mental health, though that is not the main message of the … More A shout out for parkrun!
I was just perusing the web, as you do, looking for inspiration on fueling strategies when I came upon this, and had to share… Check it out… Cheers
I’m not sure how many personal benefits there are to my fire service job, though giving one perspective on life would definitely be one of the knock-on positives. It’s been a really rough week for us and the next brigade in the neighboring town. We have had several particularly bad call outs, and, as the … More Life’s what happens…
Nobody told me there’d be days like these Nobody told me there’d be days like these Nobody told me there’d be days like these Strange days indeed – most peculiar, mama ‘Nobody Told Me’ John Lennon I haven’t really been following a programme for this long distance triathlon. It’s an odd thing how, as the … More Strange days
And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild With foam and glitter, and inland among stones The surface of a slate-grey lake … More The Flaggy Shore Beckons
IN WHICH SAOIRSE COMPLETES HER TRIATHLON AT BELVEDERE HOUSE IN MULLINGAR, WE HAVE AN ODD INCIDENT WITH HANDCUFFS, AND WE PUSH THE BOAT OUT ON THE BIKE (IN AN AWFUL MANGLING OF METAPHORS…) Another week closer to the off. Another week’s training. The big news this week was that S did her Triathlon in Belvedere … More I can see your house from here…
IN WHICH THE MIGHTY VIKINGS* FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE EUROS, WE GEAR UP FOR SAOIRSE’S TRIATHLON NEXT WEEK, AND ROUND OFF THINGS WITH A DECENT, IF SOMEWHAT BRUISING SESSION… I have no doubt most Icelandic folk have a pain their holes with the world’s (largely) lazy media descending on their country (if not actually … More Good week, bad week…
Well, this is a short post. I have just bought my One Day Licence which is required to race in the Hardman Long Distance event this August. There’s something rather exciting about that. Maybe I need to get out more often… Anyway, in other news, Iceland have been officially adopted by, oh, just about every … More The last piece of the puzzle
I read somewhere in some triathlon book that this whole triathlon lark would give you the body of a Greek god. I can’t recall which book it was, otherwise I’d go back and re-read it, and maybe email the author with a piece of my mind. Just out of interest, I did one of those … More Greek gods and sleeping dogs
IN WHICH THE LONGEST DAY HAS COME AND GONE, WE FALL OFF THE WAGON(ISH), AND WE TRY TO GET SERIOUS WITH THE TRAINING, GIVEN THAT THE CLOCK IS TICK-TOCKING AWAY (BUT LET’S AT LEAST GET THE FOOTIE SORTED FIRST…) It’s Friday. I don’t quite have that Crunchie feeling. It’s been an emotional week, what with Ireland … More It’s downhill all the way…
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