Marathon Man to Ironman challenge 2017 This was the second part of my Marathon Man to Ironman challenge in aid of Make A Wish Ireland. My step up from Olympic distance to half distance couldn’t have been harder. I had picked Mallorca for my race because I wanted my wife and kids to get a […]
The Day I took Sonia O’Sullivan out (of it) For some odd and primal reason we have a morbid fascination with prisons and more to the point getting out of them. We immortalise criminals putting aside their heinous acts and revelling in their incredible ability to leg it out of the clink. Escape from Alcatraz, […]
I was standing outside a portaloo when my wave started. I was actually facing the wrong way and hadn’t even realised as I was waiting for a friend to relieve some last minute nerves. She emerged and we turned to find the entire street empty. We jogged up to the start line, had a quick […]
Facebook Messenger 12 months before Frankfurt ‘Morning boys, little chat amongst ourselves, Ironman Frankfurt!! You guys signing up tomorrow?’ David Sayce 5/7/2015, 8.09am ‘Lads I won’t be registering I’m in France. Considering a full Ironman but I’m not sure Frankfurt is the one. For starters, today non-wetsuit swim (yikes)’ Darren Kearney 5/7/2015, 9.58am […]
Triathlon Internazionale Cittá di Bardolino 2016 – The Meaning of a Number (this is a translation, the original article can be found at tifaverona.net) A report from Eamon McGinley, written on the occasion of the 33rd edition of the Triathlon Internazionale Cittá di Bardolino, in 2016. On Saturday, June 25th 2016 I arrived in Bardolino […]
Since the last update I am now an IRONMAN! I completed Ironman Frankfurt in July which was my first long distance race. I was extremely nervous the morning of the race, but as soon as I stepped into the water the nerves vanished and I got focused on the task at hand and literally took […]
I did few races this year. I started with try a tri in Athy that went well, then I did my very first half-Ironman distance in Meath in July(06:27:01). I found it tough as I had Gastroenteritis the week before the race and it cost me the run leg, suffered numerous episodes of cramping, few […]
Since my last update I raced 3 more National Series races. Hell of the West was the National Championship race for Olympic distance and also a Super Series race so a lot of great athletes were down in Kilkee for it, which is also the Pulse annual club race & a great weekend! The race […]
Ironman Lanzarote Part II…… (The Hangover) It has taken me a long time to get around to writing this race report, what with work & kids & holidays, so here goes… Well, little did I think after racing Ironman Lanzarote in 2013 that I’d be back so soon, but Barry O’Sullivan had been on to me […]
The Road to Ironman Frankfurt … I always wondered why so many people refer to their Ironman experience as a “Journey” in their race reports. Sitting here writing this now I get it and now this feels like the right time to share mine. Buckle up it was a bit of a bumpy ride! Up […]