ITU Guatape World Cup


November 12th, 2011 by

Did you know that Pablo Escobar had a house with a zoo and was said to have spent up to $2500 per week on rubber bands ….. as he needed to be able to wrap his money !? ‘ Some Craic him’ I replied to the barman.

I asked him what happened to the small plane that had crashed on an island opposite the swim start … he did not know.

Moving along

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Cowboy Up


October 15th, 2011 by

We all got pieces of crazy in us, some bigger pieces than others:

(The following story is not based on fact but cowboy sayings – some characters are real and most discussions did take place albeit between 1 man and his inner voice)

I stopped off in a saloon today in Arizona, walked up to the bar and said “whiskey for my men, beer for my horses”

There was a long silence.

“Just a bottle of water please”

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Training In Florida


October 6th, 2011 by

Big cars, cheap gasoline, sidewalks, alligators, trashcans, capsicums and zucchinis. I had a great massage the other day and when I went to pay I was told it was 39$ “but the real value of that massage is somewhere between 65$ and 95$”. I am not the sharpest tool in the box but surely it would be easier just to set a price without the guilt or faffing about ? Can you imagine for example getting your haircut at the butchers in Ireland and then it’s the done thing to pay more than advertised ? It would be like tipping the Ryanair staff instead of clapping when they arrive 30mins ahead of schedule on a 2hr flight that in reality only ever takes 90mins. Don’t get me started on adding tax to my bag of sweets when I reach the counter with an exact handful of change.

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