Lough Derg Sprint Race Report So I decided to enter this race a week before it was on, with a bit of gentle encouragement from Mariead and a belly full of nerves for my lack of race prep for
Rita Boland – Lough Derg Sprint race report
Barcelona 70.3 – Race Report
Barcelona 70.3 – Race Report by Diarmuid Griffin Fail to prepare, prepare to fail – Roy Keane. This is a race I entered while drinking on holiday in Lanzarote last year after seeing the guys walking around with the finishers
Why we race and why we train? – GFW Training Weekend 2017
Why we race and why we train? A peek into the world of adventure racing with GoTri by Philip Purcell It’s the 21st of May and after saying goodbyes to my training companions (from the last 2 days) l begin
Ennis Duathlon 2017
Ennis Duathlon 2017 In fantastic weather that rivalled the Spanish costa bravo or the italian Rivera the Ennis Tri club duathlon took place in its new setting in Barefield just outside Ennis. Mother’s Day is a special day in Irish
GoTri Adventure – Art O’Neill Race Report
It all started in Dunnes Stores on Thursday night, November 3rd 2016. I was wrestling with my groceries trolley, trying to steer it through the freezer section, jamming in as much as I could for the twenty kids coming to
GoTri Update
You know it was Bruce Lee that said ” its the daily decrease, not the daily increase that the most important” …….. With committing to racing we need to focus on the important stuff and not cloud the journey
Greg Maloney Kenmare Race report 2016
A report from out the back: Lost Sheep 2016 For this season, the Lost Sheep half Ironman in Kenmare was my main goal. After a DNF in Mallorca last season, I had a lot to prove, especially to
Castleconnell “Worlds end” Race Recap – 3rd Place
I just love racing, I love pulling on the club trisuit, I love the nerves, I love the race day pains and the post race fatigue. I love the banter with race mates, I love trying to figure out how
The Deel swim race report
2.5km river swim ala skins …. Maeve the brave I used to call her. Me being a Mako wetsuit loving, water hugging baby in the eyes on the die hard open water swimmers. Slowly but surely I’m being dragged into
The 7 Stages of Open Water Swimming in Skins
1. The absolute fear while driving to said location. • weather check • water temp • hats • Vaseline • 2 cups of coffee ( one in thermo flask for after ) 2. Getting ready • normally as a wetsuit