Good training ground for the adventure race runners in Ireland

Adventure race preparations in Ireland ...... good opportunities for runners to get good training in preparation for multi-sport big day events around the country....... check out: bootcamps in Ireland

Its never too late to ...................

Hopelessly unsporty as a child, Rosie Swale Pope never made the hockey team. But at the age of 57, in 2003, she ran around the world.

Raised in Limerick Ireland, she set off from home in Tenby, UK and returned four years, 10 months later, having run 20,000 miles

Matt McKerrow, Triathlon Ireland...... on tour

Anything new from Matt's tour around the country currently in progress? Should we all flock to his next meeting?

Good to have the new CEO meeting us all............

Cork – Thu 29th April at 7:30pm @ Gresham Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Limerick – Sat 1st May at 10:00am @ Jurys Inn Limerick, Lower Mallow Street, Limerick
Dublin - Thu 13th May at 7:30pm @ Jury’s Inn Custom House, Custom House Quay, Dublin City Centre
Castlebar, Mayo – Thu 20th May at 7:00pm @ Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar, Co Mayo Tel: 094 928 6200
Belfast – Wed 26th May at 7:30pm @ The Olympia Leisure Centre, Boucher Road, Belfast, BT12 6HR Tel: 028 9091 8746

The future is now: Adventure racing

Another successful adventure race event recently, the Wicklow Adventure Race on April 17th with 800 entries enjoyed fantastic weather conditions, etc. This sport is clearly going from strength to strength, growing in popularity for the adventurous Irish adrenalin endorphin seekers.................... and lots of other choices coming up too if you don't want to miss out.

But definitely not in these shoes!!!

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He ran 1,000 miles – 43 consecutive marathons – followed by a motorised rickshaw (with the camera crew) and an ice-cream van (with Flake 99s)

Last year, Eddie Izzard more used to 6 inch heels than runners did 43 consecutive marathons and finished in the unremarkable unknown welsh town of Builth Wells (pop. approx 2,000). More here....

An Ironwoman cometh.............

She's Ireland's top adventure racer - Fiola Foley finished an impressive 16th in the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge with team Irish AR Galtee. But she's now turning her attention to an Ironman and the Powerman (Long Distance Duathlon World Championships). See more.......

Run Ireland Run: Aahhhh ...........A little romance story

Run Ireland Run: Aahhhh ...........A little romance story