<<Sponsorship Proposal>> I don’t suppose I can leave it at that. I got close but not close enough. Its time to start making decisions about next season and see if it is feasible to have another crack the World Championships. If I do, it’s going to take more effort than last year. It’s not going…
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October 16th: Thanks everyone for your well wishes. It means a lot to me. It was also great knowing a lot of you were following our progress on line into the small hours of Sunday morning. It has been an incredible experience and I am delighted with how it went (3rd Age Group, 9hrs 33).…
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Just how do you prepare to race flat-out for ten hours in temperatures that could well exceed 35°C and it might also be humid – very humid? That’s the problem facing local Ironman Alan Ryan who is gearing up to compete in the Ironman World Championships inHawaiithis October. After a very pleasant swim of just…
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A Perfect Swim There is something about swimming, something intangible. Many times I have come back from a great run or training bike ride, all fired up and invigorated. Even my rampant enthusiasm for life, post a sunny spin over the hills of Kerry, can never quite match the tremendous buzz I get from,…
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Situated on the most northerly bend of the Danube, the beautiful Old Town of Regensburg with its intricate network of shaded cobbled streets and squares is a wonderful location for an Ironman race. The town is overlooked by the twin spires of the magnificent Dom a 600 year Gothic Cathedral. Parts are 600 years old…
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With all the dismantling, mantling and washing of my bike over the last few years, all marks indicating optimal saddle, stem, aerobar height, position etc have long since been removed. Consequently my fit on the bike has suffered from a bit of position creep. Perhaps Ferg and Peter you might take a look at this…
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My second ever duathlon and I managed a second place overall. Waterford Triathlon Club put on a great little event on a nice testing course in Fenor, an interesting little hamlet near Tramore on the South coast. With my big race in Regensburg in June I need a few real race experiences in the lead…
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Had a great three days cycling over the steeper hills of Cork and Kerry at the weekend. We pedalled our way along, up and over 400 tough but very enjoyable kilometres and all in glorious Irish spring weather. Always a great weekend away the Tour Tailteann is organised every year by an old college friend who…
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