Tag Archives: Triathlon

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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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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Back to the long runs…

So Triathlon fever has subsided and its back to the grindstone of marathon training, I thoroughly enjoyed the training mix with tri, splitting time in the pool, on the bike and out on the roads. But one of the questions … Continue reading

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An early start, but a late finish (TriAthy Race Report)…

I like to be prepared, it irks my wife when we arrive at the airport with enough time to spare to not only catch our flight, but the flight before us, it’s just the way I am. Being prepared is … Continue reading

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This is going to be epic… T-5 days to TriAthy

Rain, rain, go away! – It’s May, nearly June and that’s summer in most peoples books. With the heat on at home the motivation to go training is difficult when you’re lacing up damp shoes or facing a downhill spin … Continue reading

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Faster, Higher Stronger. T-19 to TriAthy

Like most men out there, I’ve been given out to many times by my wife for starting a project, getting about half way through it and the enthusiasm slowly wanes as something else comes along.

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Jelly Legs are not sweets. T-33 to TriAthy

In the second instalment of my series for Triathlon Ireland, training clicks into place, work gets in the way and I begin to build towards TriAthy with some brics. 5 weeks to go and all is well. Since we last … Continue reading

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Training fights back with the first BRIC session! – T-40 to TriAthy

Last weeks poor effort, whether enforced by injury or through my own inaction wasn’t the best of starts to my first Olympic Triathlon. Well, Easter week 2014 will be the week forever known from now on as the week that … Continue reading

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