Training songs, running songs, workout music whatever you want to call it most of us need all the encouragement we can get to go out training and it is often some tunes that will get you pumped up for and during exercise.  We are going to share our favourite training songs on a weekly basis.  Hopefully the beats and lyrics of the music can give you that extra kick you need ! Week 5 The Cardigans – My Favourite Game DJ Fresh ft Dizzee Rascal... 

So here we are with my second training blog, and admittedly it has been a little slow in coming. However, that doesn’t mean I have been slacking with the challenge. When we last spoke, I had outlined my “Challenge for 2012″ as being the successful completion the 2012 Connemara Adventure Race in a time of 3 hours and 15 mins, 30 mins quicker than my 2011 Personal Best. I had targeted the running section of the race as an area I could... 

In 2011 I competed in my first ever Adventure Race; the Connemara Adventure Challenge, a 31km multi-discipline race. While I had always been interested in team sports, I had a deep-seated hatred of running, had a bike that weighed a ton and had never sat into a kayak before the race itself. Through 4 months of training I remained motivated by the determination that I would succeed in finishing the race, nothing more and nothing less. WORDS: Kev Storrs... 

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WAR Powerscourt Race Report It was an early rise on Saturday morning to organise the last few items of kit for this gruelling 65km adventure race. Most kit items were packed the night before. Last few afterthoughts:- Puncture repair kit; CHECK Camel back; CHECK Energy Bars; CHECK Bike loaded in the back of the car and it was off to pick up my fellow “weekend warrior”. We arrived earlier than most and even with just... 

Gaelforce West Race Report My Race, 2011 Let me start this race report with a brief description of my pre race evening, it is essential in understanding how my race went. We are based Dublin and took a half day to travel down relatively early. Bikes were loaded up and we arrived in Leenane at a respectable enough hour, signed up and hit for Delphi. On arrival at Delphi it was quickly evident that my bike was not right; my front wheel was almost... 

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