Since last posting I’ve had another race. On Sunday past I got up at a horribly early hour (5:30am) to drive to Derry to take part in the Liam Ball/ Northwest Sprint Triathlon. My “taper” for this race consisted of … Continue reading →
This week was a busy one. I had a cold, travelled for 40 hours to the west coast of the states and back, had jetlag from hell and kicked off my triathlon season. Not the easiest of weeks! While over … Continue reading →
Now that was a good training week.Longest run: 2 hoursLongest swim: 2 hoursLongest ride: 2 hours 10 hour week in the bag. Did my first 5k swim on Friday. Which I completed in under 2 hours. Then the next day … Continue reading →
This week was pretty rough. Monday I flew from Dublin to New York thenon from new York to Miami. 2 flights totalling more than 10 hours.Once I arrived I met my work colleague, we had some dinner and I wentout … Continue reading →
Before I start her I would like to take a brief second here to mention something non-training related.Its amazing how much technology has developed over a few years. I was having dinner with my boss and some colleagues the other … Continue reading →
An opportunity has arisen that may allow me to cycle from one side of Ireland to the other. Looks like we might be getting away for a few days to Donegal over easter. It also turns out that Ireland is … Continue reading →
Actually it hasnt really been that long.. but for some reason that line from a song by Staind just jumped into my head as I opened blogger. There’s a band I havent heard in a long time.Todays blog post is … Continue reading →
Just a quick blog post… This month has been pretty damn good for training. I did my first century on the bike. Which, incidentally, was also more mileage than I had ever done in a week. I checked that.. I … Continue reading →
Just a quick blog post… This month has been pretty damn good for training. I did my first century on the bike. Which, incidentally, was also more mileage than I had ever done in a week. I checked that.. I … Continue reading →
Ive 2 themes to cover in this blog.. Learning and mental toughness… There are lots of things I like about training. I like the fact that it calms me, centers me, keeps me fit and will hopefully let me live … Continue reading →