“I don’t want a good General, I want a lucky one ” Napoleon once said. Although I was feeling good in the battle of TriAthy 2009 luck deserted me at kilometer 5 on the bike course

Ill be in the usual Athy restaurant on Friday night - it serves a great plate of pre race pasta

There’s good news and bad news.
The good news is that I am now a ‘2 sheet’ Origami Expert. The bad news

Everyone in triathlonteam raced last weekend except (which is unusual) the brownest man in Scotland Fraser Cartmell. You know I was at Swim Athy 2009 and of course you know from reading triathlonteam.org (and being a virtual facebook fan etc etc) that:

It was after this photograph in O’Neills Pub in Drumcondra that I forgot to switch my camera off - so the next day when I went to take some shots the battery was brown bread.
I was home in Ireland at the weekend to attend Swim Athy

Maybe I should keep my opinions to myself or at least between myself and “shadow”  - but last night during the BBC News I said to Maccers
“surely not Maccers !!  surely the British can’t do that ?!”

 SHIRE 19/05/09  8.30pm
ADAPTALITE GLASSES - SPECIALIZED ARC II
 ADAPTED FOR THE SHIRE HELMET
RAINBOW - POT OF GOLD FOUND AND SPENT

Luckily I haven’t had to ask my Men this question, but if needs be, I will !
I currently work with 6 athletes from deep within the Wicklow mountains and so far

The air freshner hanging from the rear view mirror paints a picture of how British Champs went today…

Gavin finished in 6th place at Strathclyde Park.
18:40 swim (12th)
1:02:06 bike (7th)
32:09 run (6th)
1:53:55 total
Full results here.

I took it in the ass 3 times in 3 days this week . . .

I am a Sports fan. I love watching any sport live. I’ll watch, chat and debate about every sport. Hull City are on the slide in the Premiership. Should women get equal prize money ? (thats my favourite chat with Catriona Morrison, its pushes the watts up on a steady ride !). The Ras starts [...]

If you run without sacrifice, congratulations you just jogged.
Running hurts. It always has. Wolley Mammoths didnt just roll over on a plate and serve themselves up to Prehistoric Man with a portion of gravy chips (loveabitofgravychipsme) and a cola. They had to be caught - and supposidly catching a Wolley Mammoth was a bitch !

A few weeks ago I had posted that Irish Runner Magazine was now available in the shops - and this month had some Triathlon features - it seems I jumped the gun a bit as it only hit the shops at the end of last week . . . .
check it out

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Have you visited the TRIATHLONTEAM.ORG yet?
Can you help me with : ‘I do not know what Triathlon Team is but I know its not a racing team . . .’
Do you know why the lady at the new swimming pool in Stirling lets us through the door at 5.57am, stares at the large electronic clock [...]

“You’d wear anything” I was once told
But are you ready for these legs ??
what about that sexy wee frill on the bike shorts ?
No ?
Thats ok because I am not sure what to think either !
It was maybe just aswell not many people turned up to the Tuesday night ride here in Stirling as I [...]

Heres my Boy Conrad Stoltz on the all new Triathlon video section of i-am-specialized . The video takes

“The piper, millers, judges and entrants meet at the famous bridge for a complimentary ‘dram’  to toast ‘The Porridge’ before proceeding to the Village Hall where the competition commences” goldenspurtle.com.
Nell Nelson is going to be there - I dont know who she is but she has blonde hair and is passionate about cycling and food. Theres mountain [...]

Racing out of the back of your car on a rainy day in Scotland isn’t great darts but sometimes you have to suck it up. If you asked me whether Swimmers, Cyclists or Runners attracted the stronger breeds ? Id tell you

Whos awesome?
Conrad Stoltz and Dan Hugo  are (they both stood on the Xterra podium in Las Vegas over the weekend - read more on conradstoltz.com and dghugo.com.
Whos not awesome?
Scottish Cycling - I was not allowed to race this morning in Balfron.
After taking my entry money and 2 emails from the organisation confirming I could race by [...]