Tour of Flanders Sportive 175k 6th April 2019 OK, It’s a long time since I wrote a blog so if you have 5 mins to spare, please read on below to get a good idea of what the Flanders experience is all about. If you’re stuck for time then here’s a brief synopsis: Did tour of Flanders sportive 175k, went well, felt great, amazing experience, pro race next day was epic, beer went down well, will deffo be back for more! Full Story: I have just returned from my 4th trip to the legendary Tour of Flanders or De Ronde Van Vlaanderen as it is known locally. The purpose of the trip is threefold. Firstly to take on and...
Last weekend I took part in Naas duathlon. Race distance: 3.5km run-20km bike-3.5km run. I must be getting older, it's the first time in a race that I've been shocked by the initial pace set out by all the eager juniors! "Young fellas getting carried away" - that's what I told myself anyway, maybe I'm just slowing down as a result of the middle distance training. Duathlons are tough events, tougher than triathlons perhaps, I ran sensibly and came into transition on the tail of the leading group of five athletes. I settled into a good rhythm during the early stages of the 20km bike ride, Marc Flavin & Paul Carroll were riding very well and by the turn around...
Introducing Chris Mintern, 24 years of age, from Cork. Chris has been an active member of the Irish High-Performance Squad since 2010. He's achieved an enormous amount in a small time and is a multiple Irish National Champion. Chris has raced at ITU level for the last few years and now makes a bold move to 70.3 Ironman racing, and we're excited to see if this move pays off. How did you first get into triathlon? I was a swimmer originally and in 2007 I did Youghal Triathlon as part of a relay team. I was 12 years old and I didn't have wetsuit. I got such a buzz from the swim that I wanted to try and complete the...
I’m not the type of person who should run Ultra’s ……2 knee arthroscopies, more than 10 cortisone injections over the last 10 years and multiple PRP injections under both kneecaps, crappy biomechanics and flat feet. Yet I do…. Why? I just seem to really enjoy running for hours and seem to have a diesel engine, once I get the pace right 😊 My first race of 2019 was last Saturday 9th February; The Donadea 50km. The 9th edition of the event. Held in Donadea forest on a 5km loop, 10 laps in total. You have 5 hours to complete it, no exceptions. As the race director says ‘Do 10 laps then fook off’It is a relatively flat course with only minor drags...
