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larsist
Jul 306 min read
Alpe D'Huez Triathlon 2024
Keep Pedalling - Don't Look Up In the build up to the race and even when discussing since, the comparison to an Ironman or 70.3 is...
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larsist
Sep 12, 20236 min read
Lost Sheep Triathlon 2023
Lost Sheep Found I waded in to the still calm water, the sun rising behind me, and paddled towards the mass start area. From amongst the...
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larsist
Jun 1, 20236 min read
I want to quit - Xterra Lake Garda 2023
It just keeps getting steeper and steeper. We wind our way between houses along narrow lanes. Loose gravely singletrack links some of the...
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larsist
Sep 28, 20227 min read
My First Ironman - Cervia - Sept 2022
As the first bars of ‘Thunderstruck’ echoed from the PA system I finally felt a stir of emotion. We inched forward on the cold sand, in...
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larsist
Sep 25, 20225 min read
70.3 Ironman Italy - 2021
I thought about my uncle Brian on the start line of Ironman 70.3 Italy. Brian passed away due to Covid in August 2021. After struggling...
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larsist
Sep 25, 20225 min read
First Post-Covid Race- Connemara Adventure Challenge 2021
Six kilometres in and finally leaving the bog, there was a water station. It was a self supported event, so there was no water stop in...
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larsist
Sep 24, 20226 min read
One of the 0.5% - Dublin Marathon 2019
The renewed sense of optimism I felt after completing GaelForce North had me in a positive mood as I switched my focus to the Dublin City...
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larsist
Sep 24, 20222 min read
Gael Force North- 2019
A week after Quest Lough Derg came GaelForce North. Having committed to sharing a room with Ed, I made my way up to Donegal on the Friday...
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