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Bama Banter

Monday, September 27th, 2010

My favourite Driver and I  It’s 4.30am and I am checking out of Alabama: “Are you from Actual Ireland ?” “Yes Sir, Actual Ireland” “How long would it take to drive there ? “ “Quite a long time mate, but it would be worth it ! …… even if for just a day . . [...]

ITU Tuscaloosa – USA National Elite Championships 2010

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

In another very exciting pre race briefing there were some very exciting questions asked . . . I think. They should serve tea and coffee at these things, maybe some finger food. Ooh a finger food briefing, that would be classy. My question was going to be ‘what happens if you get into Transition 1 and [...]

Irish Triathlon Interview

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

“Am I the only Irish Triathlete left whos hero growing up was John Madden from Ballycastle !?” A recent interview with Triathlon website www.irishtriathlon.com  “from an MRI, physiotherapy and a cortisone injection to hyperbaric therapy and buying a bag of ‘weeds’ (not weed) from a Chinese herbalist on Henry Street “ “There is no secret [...]

Kilrush Tri3 Triathlon Series

Monday, September 6th, 2010

It is a great start to a day when you hand the cashier a 20 euro note for a bottle of Lucozade, a pair of scissors, some elastic bands and a muffin for the road and he hands you back a 20 euro note and some change for the toll road

220 Magazine – The Rise of the Irish

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The new issue of 220 Triathlon Magazine has a good piece on Irish Triathlon ‘ The Rise of the Irish’ ” As Athlone prepares for July’s European Champs and against a backdrop of sold-out events, Matt Baird investigates why tri Ireland has exploded “

I brought the Sun back to the Shire

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

From sunny South Africa - sunny Spain -  sunny Milton Keynes – to the sunny Shire. I arrived back in Scotland on friday after 7 months away