Faster, Higher Stronger – A History of Ireland's Olympians is the essential guide for anybody who plans to watch the Beijing Olympics. Researched and written by two of Ireland’s leading sports journalists, Lindie Naughton and Johnny Watterson, it illustrates vividly how Ireland, for such a small population, has a substantial history of Olympic achievement, going right back to 1896 when tennis player, John Pius Boland, won Ireland’s first Olympic gold medal.
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This was the first time in about 10 years that the event has been held in Cork. Eagle had no ladies competing, which was unfortunate, given that the event was held in our homebase. We did have five men competing; Tony Kelleher, Dave Muldowney and Pat Power in the M35 Category and Pat Murphy and John Quigley in the M50 bracket, and they brought home a haul of 10 medals; four Gold, four silver and two Bronze.
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This book is for the sports fan - but also for the weekend warrior, the ambitious, the curious, for parents, coaches, managers and athletes who strive to better understand the workings of body and mind, seeking answers to questions such as...
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Book Review – “Again To Carthage” by John L.Parker, Jnr
ISBN: 987-1-891369-77-3
Published by Breakaway Books, New York in 2007.
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Runways in Parnell Street has been set up as a partner shop to Cycleways (est. 1984.) The aim of the store is to provide excellent customer service, and a line of high quality and durable running shoes and apparel for runners of all types.
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I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this book. A friend of mine had been reading it and telling me what the author was talking about having done and it was really up my street.
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Published by Bantam Books in the United States and Canada in September 1980
ISBN 0-553-01275-4
For the last few years I’ve collected books on running. What started as a passing interest has by this stage developed into something only a little short of an obsession, although I suppose that shouldn’t surprise me.
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