Challenge Roth 2019
There are a few races which are bucket list races and Challenge Roth - a big race with a long traditions - is definitely one of them. And most importantly, it lived up to those expectations. But first things first… ...
Ending the Season on a High Note
After my Ironman I got a little bit of the post-race blues. Everything I had worked for for months was over and it took a while to get back into training. Three weeks ago, I was at the Ironman 70.3 Dun Laoghaire to watch a...
Ironman Hamburg aka Langdistanz Duathlon Hamburg
Just after I had done IM70.3 Rügen two years ago, Ironman announced the full distance race in Hamburg for the following year. Since I was busy with my master last year, the inaugural race was beyond question, but I had my ...
Finally I’m back racing
When looking ahead at the year in January, I thought I would document my journey to the Ironman in Hamburg only to realize a few months into the training that none of that happened. I generally switched on my laptop to wat...
Hello 2018
... and hello Ironman. After my IM 70.3 Rügen in 2016, Ironman announced a full race for Hamburg. Last year was the debut of the race and since the it close to home, it was just a very tempting race to do. Due to my maste...
Dancing with Jellyfish
After a summer of training last weekend was finally my big race – the Ironman 70.3 Ruegen. Over the last weeks and months I spent countless hours on the bike or went running in Phoenix Park because I did not want to run ...
Last Test up in Castlewellan
Early on Saturday morning I headed up to Northern Ireland for my last triathlon before my big race in 2 weeks' time (at this hour everything will already be over and I might sit in the car sleeping while my mum is drivin...
Caroline Kearney Memorial Triathlon
Initially Caroline Kearney was supposed to be the last race before heading over to Germany for my 70.3 in September. But first things first… The weekend after Two Provinces I headed over Frankfurt to meet my family and to...
National Sprint Championship 2016
Eight weeks after my first try in Carlow, I headed over to Lanesborough for the National Sprint Championship. Not that I ever had any chance of winning it but I knew that it would be a great race with a lot of other Belpar...
Making it through the Hell of the West
Last Friday I headed over to the other side of the emerald island right after work. With the Rosie-Project read by Robert Stadlober the long hours were not that bad. Once in Kilkee I registered and got everything I nee...