Corofin man Derek Joyce believes the huge level of fitness and entrechat preparation required to complete the 8 stage An Post Ras stood to him well in Duathlon racing, even though both disciplines are as different as chalk and cheese in terms of duration and terrain. The Galway man was a complete novice when he … Read more
Summer conditions greeted the participants at the Ballinrobe 5 &10k events last Saturday evening. The weather was that good that sun bathers came from lying on the beach to running in the event. Even though the temperature were warm a stiff breeze took the speed out of the course with some of the faster athletes … Read more
Derek Joyce gives us his insight on why he turned to Duathlon racing (Running & Cycling ) After spending years cycle racing on the Irish road racing calendar which included Ireland’s biggest and best known events like the 4 day Ras Muhan, (Killorglin co Kerry), Tour of Ulster 3 day Omagh and the An Post … Read more
Runners, joggers and walkers will have a big evening out on Saturday April 8th, teaming up with Ballinrobe Smarter Travel awareness campaign, organisers have come up with a classic flat course taking in the Ballyglass Rd, Carnelecka, Liskillen and Cloongowla roads with a Finish in the town at Abbey St. We expect fast times and … Read more
The Ireland West Duathlon series has proven a big hit with over 700 athletes participating in one or more rounds, a total of 183 athletes have taken part in more than 2 events which is double the numbers of the 2016 series. IWDS athletes showed well at the National Duathlon championships with quite a few … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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