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Build-Up About the time I was getting back into proper training after winter it seemed to start with me witnessing an accident with someone knocked off their bike in front of me and being seriously injured. This played on my mind for a long time thinking do I really want to get into major cycling outdoors again. However the dice…
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11th September 2016 Full distance Ironman was never in the plan this year, but as the season progressed it began to appear in discussions while out on training spins. This was only possible for a number of reasons. Firstly, I married a wonderful understanding partner in crime 27 years ago, and it was partly her idea!!! Background… But let me…
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Challenge Roth Challenge Roth, “the world’s largest long distance triathlon” or as I’ll remember it, the race Jan Frodeno stole from me. It is an incredible event in a small town. In the days leading up, I met people from Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand who had all flown across the world just to take part in Roth. Weather…
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Me, Myself and Triathlon: I’ve completed a few triathlons over the years with borrowed wetsuits/bikes and even runners but last year (2015) I finally bought a road bike and had signed up for the Dublin Half Iron and our very own Dublin City Tri (I hadn’t joined Piranha yet). I think the half went so well that I decided then…
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There is no mention of a bike in the writing of this Report! So what is this Swim Run? Breca Buttermere is an epic swimrun race across some of the UK’s most stunning and rugged wilderness – the Western Fells of the Lake District. Over 17 consecutive legs, teams of two will complete a total of 6km of lake swimming…
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June – I’m an Ironman 70.3er. Before I knew it we were there. Race weekend was upon us and I was walking towards the Ironman Expo & Registration at the end of the beach. TI licence, passport and waiver in hand I got my race bags and hit the Expo. I didn’t want to buy anything until after the race…
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Getting to the start line in Kona is hard..finishing it is even harder. I love Ironman training. I wouldn’t be in this sport if I didn’t. I have had some great race experiences over Ironman and some not so great ones too… that’s what keeps making me want to come back to it. There is just so much to learn…
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Where it started It began with the classic do one race, get addicted, do lots of races, oh shit the season is over, what next. Rewind back to a windy winters rainy night in sandymount, club run session, great craic as you can imagine. Well it was this night when I got talking to some more experienced members (hint: impossible…
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Background Had broken my collarbone and started training in Febuary. Did a lot of half Ironmans but didn’t seem to be going as good as in training. Then did IM UK and never really got going I think due to how cold it was. Then did Dublin 70.3 and had a break through here with a really good bike and…
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It all started a few years ago when I first saw a YouTube clip of Ötillö. My excitement was immediate…what is this crazy race? People running in wetsuits with pull buoys tied to their legs and then immediately jumping into swim with their runners still on? A bit more digging and I discovered that Ötillö was a Swim Run event…
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