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
Castleconnell “Worlds end” Race Recap – 3rd Place
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
Clare Time Trial Championship Preview
With just over a week to go we take a look at the top 5 favourites for the Clare time trial championships. Taking place under Cycling Ireland affiliation for the first time in many years, we thank the bike to
The Top 10 Things to do for Kilkee
We could have a very long list …….. But here’s a few tidbits 1. Show up 🙂 • a lot of you will be taking on Hell for the first time. No matter your training demons, if you have the
Kona Kilkee
It rises the waters of the soul. Waves of emotion crash against the hearts call. To complete or chase victory only those who have suffered on the legendary roads around west clare will truly know the greatness of HELL The
BMOH 10k – Race Report
BMOH 10k – Race Reportby Declan Murphy BMOH (Bridge Milers Olympic Harriers) hosted their annual 10K road race Friday June 3rd – To say the club have been blessed with good weather for this race is an understatement with conditions akin
Cleaning the kitchen, mopping around, drinking copious amounts of coffee, back to experimenting with hob roaster. Drinking sipping swallowing hard. Too hot I don’t care as I read about one of my favourite riders. A real hard ass in your
Coaching Topic – Openwater Swimming
Coaching Topic – Openwater Swimming Openwater swimming, what do I do when I get into Openwater season? Like the great Paul O Connell it can put the fear of God into you. Even the greatest of swimmers in pool history
Week 4 & 5 on the Road to Kilkee
Week 4 & 5 on the Road to Kilkee I’m deleting my emails after the weekend. The irony of the kudos emails from strava rock my boat. The lovelies give you a thumbs up for riding your bike, while strava