Born to run Ash

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Thanks again for the massive crowd who joined in the Wed. night RunClub. While the rain held off, the evening was quite humid – perfect for running.  Some of the runners started with us from the shop at 6:30 [...]

Wednesday’s was usually the achillies heel for runners, but now with the casual running group coming together we have been enjoying doing a short 5km loop in the Docklands.  I’ve been seriously impressed by some of the runners, who come with all levels of abilities. One lady was back running 11 weeks after giving birth, [...]

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Mosquitoes, Live Reindeer raffle prize, Swedish Massage, Forests, Mooses, 24-hours Daylight, 9 hours of Rain, 100 km.

Before the Ultramarathon in July I had an excellent leadup with my last marathon a month before the start. I had also spent a week on [...]

Trying your hand at a marathon off-shore is a great way to boost your motivation in training, and to experience a whole new country. Stockholm in Sweden is a safe place for your first marathon outside of Ireland, with most Swedes speaking perfect English and the climate fairly similar to Ireland.Stockholm is also rated one of the safest cities in Europe. Stockholm Marathon had some [...]

Flights: Dub/CDG €100, train to Paris (D’Nord) April 8-12.

Accommodation: Hotel Monterosa (Pigalle/St.Germain) €110 per nights incl breakfast

Run: 4:30 hrs. Ran with friends from America (Greg Tice/ Rick Privratsky)

Beer: €1-8

Photo: Finish line at the Arc De Triomphe – with Harriette Lynch

Expo: Huge and Impressive. A massive Triathlon section, with an temporary indoor-pool, bikes and treadmills. There [...]

Every December comes around and catches us by surprise, and this year was certainly no exception. Despite dreading the sub-zero temperatures, the snow brought a smile to my face as it provided the perfect canvas for running. I am pretty sure that I wasn’t the only one who enjoyed getting [...]

One of my favorite ones from Howard Stern. True Classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHMvdBP2RQ

Bike is packed – now its just the rest – like wetsuit, goggles, bottles bike gear, run gear and the rest….

Oh man….where do i start…?