Hell Is A Lonely Place
...from Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner.
Most people I spoke to found it entirely appropriate that the day of this year's Connemara Ultra...
Solid in Salamanca
When we planned out our competition plan for this year, the Olympic preparation basically fell into two phases. In June I planned...
COPE Training day 1
Let's do it again We had our first training session last night. The Cope Triathlon is coming soon, and there are only few...
5 5k’s You Won’t Want to Miss in 2019
Are you bored of running or, does the mere thought of running bore you? Fear not, here are some of the most exciting 5k's...
In at The Deep End
Running My First Ultramarathon at The Connemara 100 - Oliver Clare ran his first marathon last March in Connemara. On August 11th,...
Catherina McKiernan ChiRunning workshop in Galway
Galway Workshop on April 2nd 2011 Unique opportunity with Catherina Mckiernan one of the world’s best ever cross country runners, 1992 and...
Catching up
Week starting 27th January Monday was a 4-mile recovery effort – 12-minute pace type of thing. I jogged 2 miles with my wife...
World records highlighted at National Masters Indoor Championships
National Masters Indoor Championships
Anne Gilshinan (Slaney Olympic) and Tommy Hughes (Termoneeny Running Club) set new masters world indoor records* at the Irish Life Health...
Chlorine Poisoning !
chemical Pneumonia Most people know I suffered from chlorine poisoning from the 24h swim in Waterford in April 2011 which jeopardised my...
Anxiety and Sport Performance
Sports Psychology
Why is it that some athletes accept the decisions made during a game or race and continue to compete with the same determination...
