Back into the running buzz.
Well it’s been a while since I updated. However having just read my last post it mentioned something about getting the weight down. This is something I’ve been targeting and whilst there is still a long way to go I have lost 4kg since the last post. I’m down to 85kg however in recent years [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffTo Hell or Bray.
Well it’s been a while since the Ironman. When I came back from the Ironman I didn’t want to see another bike again. Just had no interest in the bike, I wasn’t that keen on swimming but for some bizare reason I was loving the running. So much so that I thought about giving the [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffThe Race Report.
What a couple of weeks it’s been. Four weeks out had a great old piss up in Edinburgh, 3 weeks out had a good old piss up in Castle Durrow, 2 weeks out my son is Hospital with Mennigitis not ideal preparation for an Ironman. Anyway I was due to fly out on Friday morning [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | 2 Comments »Bags packed ready to roll.
Well Jonah has gotten much better. He is still in hospital but fingers crossed should be coming out on Saturday (the day b4 ironman). Kelly has been with him pretty much the whole time. I’ve been in a good bit also trying to get into the shops as much as possible and minding Gracie our [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffBecoming a cliche
Whenever I read other peoples blogs it generally starts off really positive as in everything is going really well they are hitting all their training sessions and then suddenly two weeks before the event disaster happens, they are usually knocked off the bike or get a tropical disease or something. Well training wasn’t going amazing [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | 2 Comments »Stag Weekend and Wedding.
Well I’ve got through the Stag Weekend and Wedding and I’m still alive. The Stag was great crack we went to Edinburgh on The Friday and got back on the Sunday. It was heavy drinking from start to finish we started in the airport. Reckon prob had about 40 beers over the course of [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffHow far behind am I?
Hey I’m never going to be up the front of the field but in the last two weeks I’ve really found out how far off the pace I am. Went for a cycle with Mick Bolger about two weeks ago, now Mick is going to do a lot better than me but he has [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | 1 Comment »Hurt.
I’ve just started to do some speed sessions as it says on the programme that now is the time to introduce some speed sessions. Up until now I have been going extremly slow just keeping the heart rate low and feeling comfortable in everything i do. I haven’t been out of my comfort zone at [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffNo Word from Stephen Roche this year.
Last year when I was doing this blog I had Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly wishes me good luck now this year not a dickie bird. It just goes to show you that you’re only as good as your last result and when that result is a DNF no one wants to know you. Anyway [...]
Posted by damian under Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments OffI cursed myself with that last blog post.
I really messed up saying “I haven’t missed the long run yet” Cause I missed it last week. I got all my swims in got in a good long (but very slow) bike, up the three peaks Brown mountain, Slieve maun, and Shay Elliot and then came out to laragh and back through the sally [...]
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