Dun Laoghaire Harbour Swim via Leinster Open Swimming FBFans of women's sport had too much to choose from in Dublin weekend - harbour swimming, rugby 7s, camogie, MuayThai and lots more all hitting the headlines.I saw a great women's fight on Saturday night, pictures to come for this week's … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Why do the Liffey Swim
Lorna Farren in action Liffey SwimSwimming is one thing, swimming down the Liffey river in Dublin along with 400 other people is quite another. The 95th outing takes place in just over a month. Lorna Farren (Twitter: @lfarren36) is one of about 150 women racing this year, and she shares … [Read more...]
The Games have Begun! Masters and Teens CrossFit 2015
The silence before the storm has finally ended. Wednesday morning, the Official CrossFit Games will begin for the individuals at Hermosa Beach in the ocean and on paddle boards. The Masters (40-60+) and the Teens (14-17) have already begun to show the World what they are made of. Champions and … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - fishing gear spotted after a (cold!) swim More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - holidays in the West of Ireland with windsurfing, running and laughter! More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Wetsuit Revival Project
Some of the "revived" wetsuits in action for a Dublin youth group Windsurfer Rose Barrett is somone who acts on her ideas. When she heard a youth group in Dublin had their wetsuits stolen last year, she instantly thought of the old wetsuits being cast aside by her friends in the water-sports … [Read more...]
Pink women’s sports clothes
Just some of my Pink Collection You know when you’re running and your mind drifts off into random thoughts? Sometimes it’s work, grocery shopping, pay the bills – this morning for me it was pink. I suddenly realised I was dressed almost head to toe in pink; right down to my supposedly … [Read more...]
Irish Paralympians Road to Rio
Sometimes I get to mix my love of sport with my actual job. Yesterday I had a story in the paper about four inspiring sports people from the world of Paralympics.Irish Mail on Sunday PHOTOS Thomas HonanThe road to the Rio Paralympic Games 2016 starts this summer for would-be Irish contenders.The … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - or who needs a gym when you have this? … [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...]