Caitriona (centre) celebrates with fellow Killarney Adventure race finishers Edele and Chris Corkwoman Caitriona Hegarty is one of the new breed of adventure racers. Female, avoiding head-to-toe lyrca and fancy gadgets, she simply loves the buzz from competing. Adventures races usually … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - bicycles this week Twitter: #womencycling Twitter|: @ellacyclingtipsPIC: Twitter @UCIwomencyclingPIC: Twitter @Thomas_MaheuxMore Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Retiring from sport isn’t the end says boxer Caley Reece
PIC via Caley Reece FacebookWhen is enough? How do you decided it’s time to end the love affair with competitive sport? One of my favourite MuayThai fighters took that huge decision this weekend.Australian Caley Reece was one of the most successful and inspiring MuayThai fighters around, male … [Read more...]
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
I know traditionally St Patrick's Day is celebrated with green alcohol and parties, but let's put that to one side for a minute. While everyone else is partying tomorrow, some Irish women will be donning tracksuits and getting down to training. Just another day at the office. This is just a small … [Read more...]
Triathlon becomes an emerging sport
Triathlon was approved earlier this year as the latest sport be added to the NCAA's list of emerging sports and it will begin its trial period in fall 2015. It had strong support from schools very interested in adding the program and was also bolstered by the existence of club teams already in … [Read more...]
Triathlon becomes an emerging sport
Triathlon was approved earlier this year as the latest sport be added to the NCAA's list of emerging sports and it will begin its trial period in fall 2015. It had strong support from schools very interested in adding the program and was also bolstered by the existence of club teams already in … [Read more...]
The Moment is NOW by Erica Quam @coachquam
FEATURED ARTICLE by Erica Quam The moment is NOW! Tomorrow. Next week. Next time. When will I ever get there? One day. Sometime. I should do that. In 5 years... That's on my bucket list. I am going to do that someday! Too often we live in the past or in the future. We are obsessed … [Read more...]
Lauren Fleshman: Ironman 70.3 Worlds. A Tribute.
Photo taken by Jaybird Sport I’m sitting on a too-firm sofa in the living room of our hotel suite, drinking a glass of some kind of illegible French white wine, thinking about my husband. He went to bed 30 minutes ago, and is dutifully doing his night time stretching routine on the other side … [Read more...]
Mud running, masochism and (some preliminary remarks on) the ethics of suffering [GUEST POST]
Tough Mudder. Spartan Race. Warrior Dash. If you yourself have not participated in one of these events I am sure that you know someone who has. Endurance mud running events have become all the rage recently feeding into our Western tradition of Protestant/Puritan work ethic … [Read more...]
Byline to Finish Line: The process of making a fresh start
This year, she is part of the back to school rush. That’s something she never saw happening. Nervousness and excitement mix in her eyes as she sips her Saturday morning coffee and talks about starting her degree program at the community college. By the end of three years she will be … [Read more...]