85KM 3 STAGES 3350M ELEVATION - COSTA BRAVA STAGE RACE After the success of our 6 day stage run in Corsica last October, I ventured into the unknown again last week and headed off to the glorious Costa Brava, approx 2 hours north of Barcelona for another stage run event. There were 2 options to chose from; 85km with 2800+m elevation or 125km and 3800+m elevation. I originally signed up for the 125km but some injuries forced me to drop down to the 85km. The distance was split as follows; 23km 900+m on the Friday afternoon, 32km 1000+m Saturday morning and 30km 900+m Sunday morning. Stage 1 - Blanes to Tossa de Mar -23km Stage 1 took us through...
85KM 3 STAGES 3350M ELEVATION - COSTA BRAVA STAGE RACE After the success of our 6 day stage run in Corsica last October, I ventured into the unknown again last week and headed off to the glorious Costa Brava, approx 2 hours north of Barcelona for another stage run event. There were 2 options to chose from; 85km with 2800+m elevation or 125km and 3800+m elevation. I originally signed up for the 125km but some injuries forced me to drop down to the 85km. The distance was split as follows; 23km 900+m on the Friday afternoon, 32km 1000+m Saturday morning and 30km 900+m Sunday morning. Stage 1 - Blanes to Tossa de Mar -23km Stage 1 took us through...
Last weekend I took part in Naas duathlon. Race distance: 3.5km run-20km bike-3.5km run. I must be getting older, it's the first time in a race that I've been shocked by the initial pace set out by all the eager juniors! "Young fellas getting carried away" - that's what I told myself anyway, maybe I'm just slowing down as a result of the middle distance training. Duathlons are tough events, tougher than triathlons perhaps, I ran sensibly and came into transition on the tail of the leading group of five athletes. I settled into a good rhythm during the early stages of the 20km bike ride, Marc Flavin & Paul Carroll were riding very well and by the turn around...
I’m not the type of person who should run Ultra’s ……2 knee arthroscopies, more than 10 cortisone injections over the last 10 years and multiple PRP injections under both kneecaps, crappy biomechanics and flat feet. Yet I do…. Why? I just seem to really enjoy running for hours and seem to have a diesel engine, once I get the pace right 😊 My first race of 2019 was last Saturday 9th February; The Donadea 50km. The 9th edition of the event. Held in Donadea forest on a 5km loop, 10 laps in total. You have 5 hours to complete it, no exceptions. As the race director says ‘Do 10 laps then fook off’It is a relatively flat course with only minor drags...
