Do yourself a favour…

Posted on March 6, 2015 by @killianbyrne

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…

Posted on January 20, 2015 by @killianbyrne

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

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Out with the old and in with the new…

Posted on December 16, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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 course being in a house with 2 children while preparing for Christmas. Continue reading →

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Vodafone Dublin City Triathlon 2014 – Race report

Posted on December 3, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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 sold out so there was no missing it this time around. Registration opened and I was probably first in the queue.

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Is it just a bang on the head?

Posted on December 1, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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 O’Driscoll or Sean O’Brien. They were playing away, in Greystones RFC and the format was as it always was, a couple (4 this week) 20 minute games. I wasn’t there, I was on hockey duty with his sister so Maureen was the driver and No.1 supporter.

Nothing untoward happened for the first three games but early in the fourth, Keith clashed with a teammate. Continue reading →

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Athlone 3/4 – Race report

Posted on November 14, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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

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Dublin Half Marathon – Race report

Posted on November 14, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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

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Dun Laoghaire Bay 10k Race Report

Posted on August 4, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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 course even. The build up was relaxed and casual, maybe too much so Continue reading →

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Why do we do this to ourselves?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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

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Dublin Race Series, Fingal 10k – Race report

Posted on July 21, 2014 by @killianbyrne

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, Continue reading →

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