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Its not all Rock & Roll

The Rock & Roll juggernaut drives back into town next August for an expanded weekend extravaganza of running races. 5k, 10k, half marathon and family fun run are all on the schedule along with the event being designated as the … Continue reading

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Thanks!

Thanks! To everyone that took the time to message me, tweet, text or call… Continue reading

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Athlone 3/4 Marathon – Race Report

A second visit to the beautiful setting of Glasson and Lough Derg for this key part of Dublin Marathon training was on the agenda for my 2015 plans.  

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Committed to paper…

I’ve a reputation for going ‘gung ho’ into decisions and setting targets that I then have to work hard to achieve. Marathons, times, targets, Half Ironman triathlons and god forbid Ironman distance races!

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Kinvara 10k – Race Report

I like routine and if I find something that works I tend to do it the same way again and again. In fact, on a recent visit to the Zoo, a friend joked that we would go round and visit … Continue reading

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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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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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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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