An Ultra-Distance event on the sun drenched most southerly of the Canary Islands; Gran Canaria. No better place to top up on your Vitamin D requirements in the middle of a dull, dreary and everlasting Irish Winter. 2013 would see the TransGrancanaria celebrate its tenth year in existence. In this edition 2170 people from 30…
For those wishing for a challenge that takes them the length and breadth of the Irish countryside the best way is to tackle the five mountains that make up the Irish Mountain Running Championship. Courses are usually not marked so recces and a spot of navigation are usually necessary. The title of ‘Irish Mountain Running…
Alan O’Brien, middle-distance runner from Crusaders AC, was a relative late-comer to the sport but rose quickly through the ranks of the sport to represent Ireland five times at full International level. As a late call-up to the European Team Championships in Slovakia, he was instrumental in securing Ireland promotion when he out-kicked the field…
The IMRA season starts tomorrow, weather permitting, at Howth, so let’s have a look under the hood of the “IMRA calendar 2013″. For IMRA runners, the 2013 calendar may have been more hotly awaited than Christmas, so what did the committee have in store this year? IMRA calendar 2013 Calendar facts and figures This…
“If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.” That’s unfortunately the mindset I need to bring into my review of the Newton Distance running shoe which I purchased during a trip in Singapore a few years back and used on and off for a period of time following that….
Our review of the text-book of choice of the “Lydiard Foundation” – Keith Livingstone’s “Healthy Intelligent Training” is coming up here shortly. But let’s ruin the suspense in the meantime: this is one of the most authoritative resources on how to train for running you will read and if you trust our word, don’t wait…
The Trail League is two races in and this Wednesday coming awaits the series final race: the memorably named “Devil’s Glen“. I cannot in good faith review this race as I laid out the current course and so am in many ways its architect. You do not review your own work! However, I feel I…
Walking around Dun Laoghaire before travelling to the Snowdon International race, I browsed a local bookshop and picked up hardcover book with an interesting looking sepia cover. Two runners were on the picture: Arthur Newton and Peter Gavuzzi, perhaps the fathers of modern ultra running, and this was their story, written by debutante author Mark…
Since we specialise in coaching on injury free running through natural movement, it’s only fitting that we try to review some of the options on the market that purport to meet this requirements. In the second instalment since our initial review of the VivoBarefoot Breatho and Aqua Lite shoes, we’ll look at perhaps the most…
We began our race preview/review series with Trooperstown Hill, last week and continue with another race on the Irish Mountain Running Association’s calendar, the final installment of the Wednesday night Leinster League. Titled the “Sugar Bowl BBQ” because of the traditional end-of-season festivities in the Glencormac Inn, Kilmacanogue, afterwards, the name “Sugar Bowl” first came in use to distinguish it from…
