What's this? A race review on my blog? How long has it been? It's actually been a whole 28 months. May 2018 -- that's when I did my last race review here on my personal blog. I've done a few short event recaps for RunIreland in that time, as well as a few Tough Mudder … Continue reading Corrin Hill
My first double race weekend of the year went reasonably well, coming away with a third place and a fourth place, though it did leave me a little dented afterwards. Next up now was the first of my midweek MMRA race sof 2018 -- Ballycuggaran Woods outside Killaloe Ninjafit I had a relatively easy week … Continue reading Killaloe
After a bit of a poor performance at Brandon Hill, I had only a week to prepare for my first double race weekend of the year -- an OCR in Offaly on the Saturday, followed by a trail race on the Sunday in Clonakilty. Croghan Hill I hadn't really planned to do the Croghan Hill … Continue reading Croghan Hill and Clonakilty
The race at Slievenamon wasn't really a race for me, nor would I have been able to compete properly at it if I had tried to. The next race on the calendar for me, Brandon Hill in Kilkenny, would be a normal race again. Training I had another two week break after Slievenamon, but this … Continue reading Brandon Hill
After my adventure all the way up to Annagh Hill the previous weekend, it was time for Slievenamon, a mountain visible right from my family home. My local mountain I've climbed Slievenamon more times than I can remember, especially over the past two years. It's a proper mountain climb -- a constant incline all the … Continue reading Slievenamon
After finally getting my first ever IMRA win at Woodstock Trail, I once again had a two week break until my next race on the Easter bank holiday weekend. Initially, I had planned to run the Knockmealdowns Half Marathon on the weekend, but the next South East league race at Annagh Hill had been rescheduled … Continue reading Annagh Hill
After Ballinaboola Woods, the next race would be in Inistioge in Kilkenny, and would be the first South East IMRA league race since Crohaun. Because of the nationwide snow in Ireland, many races were cancelled, leading to a four week gap in the South East league calendar. Luckily though, I used Ballinboola Woods from the Munster … Continue reading Woodstock Trail
As I said last time, my third place finish at Crohaun meant a lot to me. It was the type of route that would have caused my a lot of bother a year ago, but it seemed I was finally adapting to hill climbing now. Next up was Ballinaboola Woods, part of the Ballyhouras in … Continue reading Ballinaboola Woods
After another second place finish at Carrigbyrne, the second race of the IMRA South East league, it was finally time to brace myself for my first proper race of 2018. Corrin Hill came a week before I was race ready, and so I never considered it as a true test. Crohaun in west Waterford though … Continue reading Crohaun
After that nice second place at Castlecomer Discover Park, I had a two week break until my next race. I was too early into my race year to know if that was a good result due to my performance, or due to the race and opposition suiting me. This next one would go a little … Continue reading Carrigbyrne Hill
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