Month: August 2008

OH… MY… GOD… I’m in so much trouble! Saturday did the usual disappearing act this weekend but I managed to grab hold of Sunday afternoon and got stuck into the 6 miles it took to cycle the long way to the Curragh (via Athgarvan). I arrived tired but determined to push this weeks running distance…

I haven’t run in such a time long… and I’m getting fat! That’s not true, I ran the Adidas 10 mile race last weekend, but no escaping the getting fat bit!! I finished Friday great intentions for Saturday; up early, light breakfast, running gear on, out for a 13 miler, home, shower, potter in the…

I’ve just realised that this morning’s race is my first 10 mile race ever… so an automatic PB for me!! Last year my crappy car let me down and sat in the driveway, forcing me to miss the race (secretly I wasn’t too upset, 10 miles is a long way). I ran the 10 miles…

This was my first training run in weeks and it showed. It was a really hard run and I was way out of my comfort zone for the entire run. We ran a little over 4 miles in a little under 40 minutes on grass in an effort to reduce impact on knees and ankles.…

This is an annual tour and my first time taking part. It’s a 100K cycle which starts in Naas, travels North to Maynooth, then West to Kildare town, then East towards Newbridge and finishes back in Naas. I arrived in Naas early and wheeled my bike through the crowd to get to the registration desks.…

The key word here is Ouch! I love the new bike; it looks great, works well and is very fast but why… OH WHY do racing bikes come with a saddle that resembles the thin edge of a stick. After a few hundred meters I’d had enough… but kept going in the hope that the…

Myself and my mate Joe have been talking about buying road bikes for weeks. Since the burden of ownership of his mountain bike was relieved when a couple a scallies nicked it last week we decided it was time to bite the bullet; not literally of course although our destination (Belfast) could be the place…