Tri Talking Sport
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsTri Talking Sport, the podium podcast for Athletes, Adventurers and Endurance Enthusiasts presented by Joanne Murphy.
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Lucy Gossage, Nikki Bartlett & Bex Milnes: Inside the Montane Spine Race
March 06, 2024 15:12 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBLucy Gossage, Nikki Bartlett and Bex Milnes share wonderful insight into Lucy's recent remarkable Montane Spine Race achievement which she conquered in January of this year during one for the worst periods of weather the UK got this winter. Professional triathlete Nikki and her partner Bex Milnes supported Lucy's endeavours with Bex capturing images and updates of Lucy on the Pennine Way, meanwhile, Nikki turned the images and information received into an exciting socials storyb...
Aichlinn O'Reilly: Professional Triathlete: From Westport to Western Australia
January 17, 2024 14:50 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBIrish professional triathlete Aichlinn O'Reilly, set a new Irish IRONMAN record in a time of 7:59:04, finishing in 6th place at IM Western Australia in Busselton in early December of last year. The young athlete from Mayo has been involved in the sport of triathlon on and off since he was a teenager. Moving to Perth just seven weeks before his IRONMAN race, with his committed return to the sport and his professional licence secured he is dedicated to keeping his passion for tri...
Bob Babbitt: Trailblazer, Innovator, Storyteller, IRONMAN
December 20, 2023 00:23 - 1 hour - 114 MBBob Babbitt, is an icon and legend of the sport of triathlon, he fell in love with the sport when he completed his first IRONMAN in 1980 in Oahu, that day literally changed his whole life, for the better and he has never looked back. A member of the IRONMAN Hall of Fame, USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, Co Founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Bob has been involved in the sport of triathlon for almost five decades and shows no sign of stopping or hanging...
Lucy Charles-Barclay: IRONMAN World Champion, On Top of the World
November 08, 2023 14:56 - 1 hour - 104 MBBritish triathlete Lucy Charles-Barclay last month completed a hat trick of World Titles in three years by becoming the 2023 IRONMAN World Champion, finally earning a World Title that had eluded her four times since her pro debut on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2017. Lucy has finished in second place in Kona every time she has raced there before finally breaking the tape as the IRONMAN World Champion in a World's best time of 8:24:31 last month, on a day that will be remembered in ...
Helen Murray: Triathlete and Adventurer, Inside the Inside Tri Show
October 04, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBHelen Murray is the voice behind the hugely popular podcast Inside Tri Show, she has been involved in media for many years fulfilling her goal of working for the BBC covering both the London and Rio Olympics and The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Gold Coast. She has been podcasting since 2014, going solo on her own weekly show since 2019, which has been a huge hit with her listeners across the globe. Athlete, adventurer and all round awesome human, Helen has a special wa...
Anna Grealish: Overcoming Grief and Healing Through Triathlon
July 12, 2023 13:59 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBAnna Grealish is the Women in Sport and Youth Programme Lead with Triathlon Ireland, she has been involved in the sport of triathlon for many years, initially as an athlete and for the past nine years as an integral staff member of the Governing Body in Ireland. Returning to racing last year following the birth of her youngest child she shares lots of insight into her role within Triathlon Ireland and some of the many projects she has been involved with. Coach, coach developer ...
David Gillick Olympian: Life in the Fast Lane
June 07, 2023 14:44 - 1 hour - 84 MBOlympian David Gillick is the Irish 400m indoor and outdoor record holder and two-time 400m European Champion who has dedicated a huge portion of his life to his sport on the running track, representing club and country on the world stage. His sporting career as an elite athlete saw him make history when he won Ireland's first sprint Gold Medal in 76 years at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. He retained that title in 2007 and in 2008 he fulfilled his dream of becoming an O...
Shane Williams MBE: Triathlon, I’m Hooked, It Makes Me Feel So Good
May 03, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBShane Williams is a household name in sport worldwide, the former Welsh International rugby player is regarded as one of the greatest wingers and players of all time. With 87 caps for his country and multiple British and Irish Lions tour appearances, it is no wonder he is a World Rugby Hall of Fame Inductee and a winner of the World Rugby Player of the Year award. Embedded in sport for most of his life, when he retired from professional rugby in 2015 his love and passion for sport c...
Ben Goodfellow Triathlete: Swapping A Gaming Addiction For A Successful Life in Sport
April 19, 2023 13:50 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBBritish triathlete Ben Goodfellow took up triathlon in 2017, since then he has gone from strength to strength in the sport. In 2022 he had an incredible year of success, winning IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire outright, he was the overall age group winner at IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea before being crowned the Mens 25-29 Age Group World Champion at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Utah last October. Stepping up to full distance racing at IRONMAN UK in Bolton last year he finished in...
Indie Lee Professional Triathlete: Goals, Gumption and Self Belief
April 05, 2023 14:20 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBBritish Professional triathlete Indie Lee recently kickstarted her 2023 season with a podium finish at IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote finishing in second place, securing her slot for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland later this year. No stranger to podiums or winning races, Indie is a three-time IRONMAN 70.3 Champion, taking the win in Weymouth in her first outing at middle distance racing in 2018, she went on to defend her title in 2019 after breaking the tape at I...
Paddy McLaughlin: Challenging Your Comfort Zone
March 22, 2023 15:28 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBPaddy McLaughlin of Podiumfit.ie has embraced a life in triathlon and sport as both his profession and his passion. Working in sport and fitness for over 20 years with a variety of qualifications, he is a Level 3 Coach, a physical therapist, Bikefit® and Gebiomized qualified Bike fitter and an athlete who has tackled some of the toughest triathlon races in the world. Not shy of taking on a challenging race he has completed multiple extreme events including the Celtman on three...
Tricia Strelioff: Finding My Tribe Through A Life In Sport
March 08, 2023 15:26 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBTricia Strelioff from Canada has spent the last 20 years in Ireland embracing a life in sport. A chartered physiotherapist working out of her practice, Maple Motion Chartered Physiotherapy in Galway, she has embraced many adventures over the years through her love of cycling and triathlon. With her appetite for a challenge and travel, she took up triathlon just before she turned 40 and has raced at five IRONMAN events and a multitude of middle distance races since then. She ma...
Rhys McClenaghan: Olympian & World Champion Gymnast
February 22, 2023 16:25 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBIrish Olympian and World Champion Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has been blazing a trail in gymnastics since first taking up the sport as a young boy, and despite the lure of swimming and football, he knew from an early age that gymnastics was the sport that would capture his heart and his mind. He has had huge success in the sport and his star continues to rise as he performs intricate, technical and fast paced routines on the pommel horse. With a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams...
Caitriona Jennings Olympian: The Reluctant Ultra Runner
February 08, 2023 15:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBTen years on from the London Olympics she has certainly come into her own as a force to be reckoned with over ultra distance running as one of the best Ultra Marathon runners in the World. Securing the bronze medal in the IAU 100km World Championships last year she also added a gold in the 50km European Championship to her name. She completed her 100km race in 7.07.16 and set a new national record for the distance whilst also setting a new 50-mile record too! She has previously fin...
Ellen Vitting: Rising To The Challenge of Ultra Endurance Adventures
January 25, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBWinner of the 2022 Seven Sisters Skyline in Donegal covering 55 kilometres and 4,000 metres of climbing in a time of 8:37:20 she won the race with a thirty-six minute gap over her nearest rival. She was also the winner of the 200km Kerry Way Ultra and was also one of only three participants out of twenty-eight in the fourth season of RTE's Ultimate Hell Week who passed the gruelling week-long test of mental and physical endurance. In addition to a successful year in 2022, she won ...
Chloe & Judith MacCombe Para Triathletes: The Tandem Twins
January 11, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBRacing with their respective guides Anne Paul and Catherine Sands the girls had some great results in 2022. Some highlights for Chloe include; 2nd at A Coruña Para Cup in June and 4th place at the Turkey Para Cup in October, rounding out her season with a 5th place finish at the Abu Dhabi World Championship in November. Judith was 1st in The National Championship in May, 3rd at A Coruña Para Cup in June and 4th at the Alhandra Para Cup in September. The sisters have a form of...
Shauna Doellken O'Shea Triathlete: Being an Athlete Is Part of My Identity
December 28, 2022 15:33 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBWinner of the Joey Hannon Triathlon, TriAthy Sprint, Hell of the West, Blackwater Olympic and Worlds End Triathlon, she was 2nd female at IRONMAN Ireland 70.3 in August, finished 3rd Elite Irish female in the National Sprint Championship and took home the silver medal in the Standard Distance National Championship as well this year. With a background in football she took up running in her late teens, excelling in cross country and track running however, it was an injury to her...
Ciara Wilson Elite Multisport Athlete: Sport Is A Way of Life
December 14, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBTaking on a middle distance triathlon for the first time this year, Ciara came away with the bronze medal in the National Middle Distance Championship at Tri Tyrone and, in a fine display of her running ability she also took home the silver medal in the National 5k and 10k Road Racing Championships this year. She has also represented Ireland at a variety of multisport events in recent years. Considering she couldn't swim when she took part in her very first triathlon in 2013, she ...
Ailbhe Carroll Elite Irish Triathlete: I Simply Love Triathlon
November 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBTaking up triathlon at the age of sixteen, the now thirty-one-year-old has successfully raced triathlon at home and abroad and despite the rollercoaster, she has been on in life and sport she has picked herself up, dusted herself off and kept going when the going got tough. Battling physical and mental struggles with food and her health it is a wonder she is still training and racing, however she simply loves triathlon, it is part of her DNA as is sport. Grit, stubbornness, determi...
Craig Alexander OAM: Passion and Purpose in Sport
November 16, 2022 15:01 - 1 hour - 134 MBHe was the first athlete to win both the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in the same year in 2011, is the recipient of an Order of Australia Medal for service to sport and the community and earlier this year became an IRONMAN in Australia Hall of Fame inductee. One of the greatest ever triathletes, his softly spoken and gentle manner give no indication of the level of tenacity, commitment and determination it took for him to reach the top of the sport and stay there for...
Cherie Gruenfeld Triathlete: I Will Never Quit
October 19, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBAn incredible achievement for the author, advocate, coach and all-round inspirational athlete who has achieved more in sport than many of us can only dream of. In addition to her fourteen IRONMAN World Champion titles, she is a four-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, a WTC Female Athlete of the Year, A multiple USA Triathlon Female Grandmaster of the Year, An Inductee to the USAT Hall of Fame and in 2020 was inducted into the Port Angeles High School Athletic Hall of Fame for her s...
Nathan Forde Triathlete: The Fight Goes On
October 05, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBIn August 2021, Nathan was leading the British National Triathlon Championships when he suffered life changing injuries in an accident during the cycling portion of the race. The injuries sustained were so severe it was touch and go on the side of the road immediately after the accident and indeed it was touch and go for Nathan for the first few weeks in hospital as he embarked on an incredible journey of recovery and rehabilitation. Told by doctors he would never walk again t...
Tom Rigby Triathlete: Breaking The Tape
September 21, 2022 14:51 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBTom was the third fastest age group athlete at IRONMAN UK last year and in 2019 he was fifth fastest overall and second in his age group at IRONMAN UK earning him a hard-earned and coveted slot for the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona. Taking up triathlon seven years ago or so, he raced IRONMAN UK in 2015, as a 'one and done' but he is far from done! He did take a bit of a break from racing triathlon to focus on cycling in recent years, where he has also had significant succ...
Mike Reilly: You ARE an IRONMAN
September 07, 2022 16:01 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBAn outpouring of love, support and gratitude was shared across the world for Mike after his announcement, much deserved for the man who in Kona, Hawaii coined the phrase, YOU are an IRONMAN, four words that have become synonymous with triathlon, endurance sport and of course with IRONMAN. Mike has called thousands of athletes across the finish line across a multitude of triathlon and endurance events around the world over the past 40 years but the four words that mean the most ...
IRONMAN Ireland: Insight From The Fastest Irish Age Group Athletes
August 24, 2022 15:43 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBIn this episode, the athletes share some of their backgrounds in sport, from GAA and athletics to swimming, badminton and hockey. They give us some insight into their race and experience in Cork, from their individual highlights to the epic nature of Windmill Hill to advice for people taking on either the 70.3 or Full Distance event in the future. All four athletes have been successful in the sport of triathlon from race wins, to overall age group podiums, World Championship ...
Patricia McGinley: Cycling Saved My Life
August 10, 2022 14:01 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBTaking up cycling and indeed ultra-cycling in recent years, she has completed the Joe Barr 200 twice and the TJB Coastal 330 as well as taking on the Wicklow 200. She took part in the Donegal Ultra 555k as part of a 4 person team so was no stranger to hills, hard cycling and long days in the saddle for this challenge despite only taking on her first solo ultra event in 2018. Similar to the hills of Donegal, Patricia's training ground; her life before cycling was filled with mas...
Gabriel Walsh: Embracing a Life of Adventure, Freedom and Fun
July 27, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBGabriel's curiosity and fascination with exploring and adventure has seen him take on an Arctic Circle Expedition as well as an epic 3,200 km cycling adventure on the EuroVelo this year. His enthusiasm and cando attitude, along with his genuine interest in people and helping them succeed will have you signing up to your own adventure before you have time to say the words freedom and fun. Humble in his approach, taking adversity in his stride, he is one of the good guys and, if ...
Becky Woods Triathlete: Never Standing Still
July 13, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBWorking as a speech and language therapist in the NRH in Dublin, sport is not only her passion but it's also her outlet for fun, socialising and delivering some standout performances including; runner-up placings in the Triathlon Ireland National Series in 2018 and 2019. She went on to win the Triathlon Ireland National Duathlon Series in 2019 and was runner-up in the Duathlon National Championships that year. Winner of the Hardman Bantry Middle Distance race in 2020 and Hardman Wa...
The Inside Track at Mondello24: Featuring The Cycling Ireland Women’s Commission Team
June 29, 2022 13:27 - 1 hour - 128 MBWith 24 hours of cycling around the 3.4km (approx.) track, riders could race as a solo, two, four or eight-person team for the event. I was thrilled but apprehensive to have been selected as a rider for the Cycling Ireland Women's Commission who had entered a team of eight riders from across a diverse background of ability and experience into the event. In this episode you will meet our team riders: Emma, Keela, Sharon, Hannah, Dearbhlá, Laura and Grace along with our team manag...
Katie O’Brien Para Rower: Galway Girl, Going for Gold
June 15, 2022 14:01 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MBHer journey has ebbed and flowed along the way, but Katie has powered through each obstacle, winning multiple medals and accolades, Katie represents Ireland in the PR2 W1x category and is a member of Galway Rowing Club, she previously rowed for UCD, whilst studying to become a Vet, her second passion in life, rowing being her first. She took up rowing in 2013, after successfully rowing for a number of years she took a break during her college years and upon her return has once aga...
Annalise Murphy Olympian: Life on the Water
June 01, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBA European and World Champion and in 2016 at the Rio Olympic she secured Ireland's first medal in sailing since 1980. She became the Female World Champion at the Moth Worlds in July 2017 and later that year joined the ' Turn the Tide on Plastic Team, for an adventure of a lifetime in the Volvo Ocean Race. In recent times, Annalise has been tearing up the tarmac, trails and gravel on her bike taking podium spots across a variety of bike races, she is one to watch as she has alr...
The Tri Commute: IRONMAN World Championship Special
May 27, 2022 09:06 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBThis is a special edition and bonus episode of Tri Talking Sport where Helen Murray, host of The Inside Tri Show and I collaborated on a special one-hour live show called the ' Tri Commute' on Friday 20th May, celebrating some of the fastest long-distance triathletes in the world! Our guests on the night were; Kat Matthews, Ruth Astle, Laura Siddall, Fenella Langridge, Nikki Bartlett and Hilary Hughes. This is a supercharged power hour of insight, inspiration, entertainment and grea...
Hilary Hughes Triathlete: Going All In
May 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBOther notable results include National Middle Distance Champion 2019 and 2021, National Duathlon Champion 2021, Individual Pursuit Champion 2018. At the Ironman 70.3 World Championships held in St. George last year she placed 3rd in her age group and has had multiple Age Group Wins across Ironman Lanzarote 2021, Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote and Ironman 70.3 Dublin in 2019. Coupling her passion for medicine and her love of sport Hilary has been on a journey of juggling time, training a...
Mick Clohisey: The Joy of Running
May 04, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBA two time National Marathon Champion, taking the 2018 title at the Dublin Marathon and the 2021 title at the Belfast Marathon whilst also winning this race outright, he is no stranger to being crowned a National Champion. He has 11 national titles to his name, the most recent of these, his second at the 10k distance at the Great Ireland Run in March 2022. Hampered by a niggling injury over the past few years, the pandemic brought about an opportunity for Mick to step back and...
Oliver Harkin Triathlete: Going Long & Living The Tri Life
April 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBEmbracing the tri life, sport has become a huge part of his every day. He has raced nine IRONMAN events since first dipping his toes into long-distance triathlon in Mallorca in 2014, his so-called ' one and done' plan quickly put to the back of his head after enjoying the challenge of going long. Catching the IRONMAN bug he has gone on to race in Lanzarote, Wales, Barcelona and raced at Kona in 2017 finishing sub 10 on the Big Island. In just a few short weeks he will race in Lanza...
James Edgar Elite Triathlete: Edging Out The Competition
April 06, 2022 14:10 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBThe 2018 Commonwealth Games athlete has had some superb results since taking up triathlon in 2010, including being crowned the National Sprint Distance Champion in 2016 at just 17 years of age. He finished 3rd U23 male at the 2019 ETU Aquathlon European Championships finishing in 6th place overall in the ELITE men's race on the day. It's not just triathlon that James has excelled, his swimming and running results are also very impressive. From a young age he has shown great depth...
Damian Browne & Fergus Farrell: Project Empower – The Big Row From New York to Galway
March 23, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBTaking on the mammoth task in May of this year they are each no stranger to uphill battles be it in sport or in life. Damian, a former guest on the podcast is an avid extreme adventurer, and explorer whose fascination with exploring the world has seen him embark on quite a few life-changing adventures. Listen to his episode (No 12) on the podcast to get a glimpse into his life of adventure and ability to push his boundaries to the extreme. Fergus has bravely fought a battle for his ...
Alice Sharpe & Mia Griffin: Irish Cyclists Going Full Gas
March 09, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBMia, a former Kilkenny Camogie player came to cycling through the Cycling Ireland Talent Transfer programme and swapped her hurley and sliotar on the GAA pitch for a bike, fast racing, an indoor track just five years ago and has never looked back. Alice is a swimmer, turned triathlete, who took to crit racing before trying her hand at track racing. Both cyclists now race as part of the Irish Track cycling team and as part of team IBCT on both the road and the track. Alice a forme...
Erin McConnell: Elite Irish Triathlete Making Waves on the International Stage
February 23, 2022 15:21 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBIn June of last year she raced in the Europe Triathlon Aquathlon Championships where she took home a bronze medal in the Elite Women's race and a silver medal in the U23 Women's race, an important result for the then 20-year-old Newtownards athlete who is hoping to secure a start at the Commonwealth Games later this year and has her eyes firmly set on Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. Other impressive results include Sprint Triathlon National Champion Elite and Junior Women i...
Eoin Keith: Ultra Endurance Runner, Going the Distance
February 09, 2022 15:34 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBOther accolades held by Eoin include being crowned the 24 hour and six-day Irish running champion. As well as placing fifth in the World 24 Hour Running Championships, he has also finished fourth in the European Championships. In May 2017 he set a world record by running the entire length of Ireland, 555km from Mizen Head to Malin Head, in three days, three hours and 47 minutes, taking 12 hours off the previous record held for this feat. From mountain running to adventure rac...
Going to the Extreme: Tales From A North Channel Relay Swim
January 26, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBThe team of Ger Kennedy, Dave Berry, Declan Bradshaw, Vincent Donegan, Colm Morris and Niamh McCarthy share their tales from the epic expedition in this episode of the podcast. With insights on the intensity of their training and preparation for the event as well as sharing stories from the swim and the adventure that unfolded as they made the crossing. Starting in the dark at 06:56 on the morning of the 14th January, they made land in Scotland as the Flower of Scotland boomed f...
Mark Coady Triathlete: Going All In For A 24 Hour Triathlon
January 12, 2022 15:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBWhilst most of the rest of us were wondering if it was still ok to eat a selection box before lunch or if it was too early in the morning at 11am to have a Baileys coffee, Mark was embarking on personal challenge to complete 3 hours of swimming, 12 hours of cycling and 9 hours of running to give him a total of 24 hours moving time in 27 hours across swim, bike and run. Following the disappointment of the cancellation of IRONMAN Cork in 2021 due to Covid19 and on the back of a canc...
Pat Cooke: Rogers Endurance Athlete: Faith, Love and A Life in Sport
December 29, 2021 15:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBTaking up triathlon in her early 40s, the mum of four has been participating in triathlon and adventure sport for over 20 years. Embracing triathlon she has completed over 11 full distance and at least 20 middle distance races, raced at both the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships and the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona and has in more recent times ventured into the world of extreme sport completing the Yukon Arctic Races on foot and by bike on multiple occasions. In 2015 she wa...
Nicolas Roche Professional Cyclist: Life on Two Wheels From Racing to Retirement
December 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBBased in Monaco, he is the son of one of Ireland's most prolific and accomplished cyclists Stephen Roche. Nico carved his own way in the sport of cycling, with natural talent, a tenacious attitude, determination and hard work, he has had an incredible career on two wheels and enjoyed lots of success on the bike at home and abroad. In October this year Nico retired from professional cycling and is now venturing into the next chapter of his career. Since this episode was recor...
Cormac Ryan: Achill to Athens The Biking Adventure of A Lifetime
December 01, 2021 15:12 - 1 hour - 91 MBCycling however isn't Cormac's first love, no as a GAA mad sports fan it was life with a sliotar and hurley that Cormac had envisaged for himself, with dreams of playing for the Dublin Senior Intercounty team. Whilst well on the way to achieving that goal playing on the u18 Dublin team, life dealt him a cruel blow in the form of a heart condition that saw his GAA sporting dreams shattered at the age of 18 when he was fitted with a pacemaker. After some time he was able to retu...
Robson Lindberg Triathlete: Defying The Odds To Prove Anything Is Possible
November 17, 2021 15:07 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBHis injuries from being body checked included 8 brain bleeds including an 8mm bleed. Robson had to relearn how to complete some of the most basic tasks we take for granted including writing, talking and simply moving. Classified as having a traumatic brain injury, Robson vowed to become the worlds' best TBI patient with aspirations to race at the IRONMAN World Championships. It was a difficult journey physically, emotionally and mentally and despite some of the medical profess...
Karen Cassidy Endurance Cyclist: Going Solo and Soaring to Success
November 03, 2021 15:11 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBHaving originally planned to participate in the Race Around Ireland Ultra in 2021, when this event fell victim to Covid she jumped at the chance to race in Mondello. No stranger to endurance racing events she has completed multiple, sprint, olympic and middle distance triathlons and has also completed IRONMAN Barcelona. In recent years she has been fascinated with endurance cycling and has been chomping at the bit to complete a solo endurance cycling race. The catalyst and dri...
Shannon Kelly Triathlete: Reaching for the Stars
October 20, 2021 13:58 - 1 hour - 86 MBA cardiac scan as part of a requirement to race with a triathlon team in France saw her sidelined when it was discovered she had a blood clot and was facing some scary health issues. Navigating her way through the journey back to full health, dealing with the implications of her condition and the loss of sport was not an easy road. However, she has come out the other side, guns blazing with a can and will do attitude, that has seen her on seven podiums in seven triathlon races thi...
Seán Hernon Ultra Cyclist: Going Long & Embracing Adventure
October 06, 2021 14:41 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBKickstarting his ultra-cycling career with the Race Around Ireland in 2009, it has been a roller coaster of a ride with many mountains and kilometres climbed to get to where he is today in his ultra-cycling career. Toeing the start line of the Race Around Ireland on numerous occasions since his first attempt at the event he has dealt with the lows of a number of disappointing DNF's and the highs of finishing on the podium in both the Full and Ultra distance events. With a 2nd &...
Maeve Gallagher Triathlete: When Three Sports Are Better than One
September 22, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBIn 2019 she represented Ireland in three separate European Championships across cycling, triathlon and cross country running, which is quite a remarkable achievement. She has a long list of racing accolades and success to date, from racing at the European Youth Olympics in cycling to competing in Rás na Mban twice, winning the best Irish rider green jersey on both occasions. Not to mention the long list of success in athletics and cross country running at home and abroad as well as ...