Tough course set or Run Forest Run Summer Edition

Run Forest Run – June 6th – Ballinrobe Run Forest Run Summer Edition (Mayo’s answer to Hell and Back) kicks off on the 6th of June at 4pm in Ballinrobe, the 10k obstacle course is set out on 250 acres of grass and woodlands. With an evening start, we are expecting large numbers. There is a … Read more

Goats gazelles and the monster

Goats gazelles and the monster (By Barry Loftus 3rd overall from Crossmolina strand fitness ) The booster must be akin to what women experience with childbirth and wanting more children. Ya forget about the pain. And that pain does not get any easier. In 2013 I was in awe of con Doherty and David sands … Read more

Bootcamp training review – Week 3

Week three of the Castlebar Adventure Duathlon Boot camp training kicked off with a 5 min warm up, we used our bikes starting with easy gears at high cadence slowly moving up to heavy harder gears while trying to maintain a cadence of about 95 rpm until we were ready to do our intervals. After … Read more

No softies in Ballinrobe

The Irish weather can’t be used as an excuse when training is scheduled, when goals have been set it takes mental perseverance to push on regardless of the obstacles. Saturday morning’s Ballinrobe boot camp Trainee’s got all four seasons in 90 minutes, rain, sleet, wind and sun were all part of their workout. After a … Read more

Altitude madness

On Sunday morning seven years ago sitting at my kitchen table hung over and stuffed from a full Irish breakfast I read a feature in the Sunday paper about an event in Strandhill, Co. Sligo called the Warriors Run. I patted the pot belly I was sporting at the time and decided that would be … Read more

Boot camp training for Castlebar Adventure Duathlon

Just four weeks to go to the Castlebar Adventure Duathlon on March 14th Every Saturday morning we have a Bootcamp starting at 8.30am sharp from the cycling centre at the Kilmaine rd Ballinrobe. Last Saturday we had 12 hardy souls who turn up for cold foggy start. We warmed up for 1k doing some light … Read more

Ballinrobe duathlon race report

The most successful Ballinrobe Duathlon to date was held on a beautiful spring morning in early February, participants traveled from near and far to take part in the first run/bike/run event of 2015. For many it was their first time to take part in an event like this and the anxiety was clearly shown on … Read more