Author Archives: @killianbyrne

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About @killianbyrne

I'm a 40 something husband and dad who has lost lots of weight, finished a couple of marathons & triathlons and learned to enjoy life in the last few years.

Do yourself a favour…

We all have friends that are annoyingly positive and we all know people who are constantly negative. They both have their uses but for wildly differing reasons…

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Danger, Man at work…

Another year, another blog post another injury. But this one is planned, kind of!

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Out with the old and in with the new…

It has been a whirlwind few weeks here with work, being laid out in bed with my sore back, the massive response to the #concussion blog post (over 140,000 views here, not including the massive amount of shares) and of … Continue reading

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Vodafone Dublin City Triathlon 2014 – Race report

This was the one I was looking forward to most, my ‘home’ triathlon and the opportunity to prove to myself that completing TriAthy wasn’t a one off. I’d missed entry to this in 2013 because I hesitated and the event … Continue reading

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Is it just a bang on the head?

Update – I’ve linked this post to the top page due to its popularity Yesterday, my son Keith took to the rugby field like he always does every Sunday, full of enthusiasm, energy and ready to be the next Brian … Continue reading

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Athlone 3/4 – Race report

It’ll be fine they said, its a great race to prepare for the marathon. No one mentioned the hills!

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Dublin Half Marathon – Race report

13.1 miles or 21 kilometers – that should be just fine thanks very much…

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Dun Laoghaire Bay 10k Race Report

Current 10kPB – 50:49 (Fingal 10k 2014) Target – 49:59 (8:03min/mile) This race is on ‘my’ turf so to speak, I occasionally run with a group around this area but this was my first time running this race, or this … Continue reading

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Why do we do this to ourselves?

I remember back in April 2013, thinking, Why? why do I continue to do this when it clearly isnt fun?

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Dublin Race Series, Fingal 10k – Race report

I’m an early riser so woke before the 7am alarm called me from my slumber, I felt good despite a very un-race like preparation of a large BBQ dinner the night before. But there was no going back now,

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