The Annual Lacey Cup is scheduled to be held on the 28th of February. The 75 K route travels from Tralee to Camp, Annauscaul and Inch and back into Tralee and will kick off the munster competitive season. Sign on is on in the KDYS Tralee and the race is starting from Poff Motors on the Dingle Road, Tralee and the race starts at 12:15pm sharp. For more information and details on previous winners visit the Tralee Bicycle Club Website
Archive for January, 2010
January29
The Lacey Cup
January25
Winter persisting
A winter's morning in Killarney
This image was taken on Sat 23rd of January looking down on the town of Killarney. It was a morning that was filled with frost and also fear due to the bitter cold weather. 5 of us were cycling and decided to stick to the main roads for safety reasons. We stopped at this point for the usual half way banana and mis-truths about how many miles we have done in the past week, even though the training miles usually show in the legs well before the half way point, especially on the road from Faranfore into Killarney which is up and down and fast. We were all glad to have headed out despite the weather and arrived safely back in Tralee.
January23
Cork Harbour Cycle 2010 Sun 24th Jan
Enjoy a Beautiful Cycle and Raise Sponsorship.Your help is needed to support the aids orphans and street children of Africa. Cycle the Waterfront for 25 miles on Sunday 24th January 2010 (Originally scheduled for the 3rd and 10th of January but both postponed due to bad weather).
- Cycle with a friend at your leisure.
- Free Ferry trip, soup & sandwiches.
- Cycle across 7 islands !! Beautiful scenery.
- Great views across the loughs, lots of birdlife.
- Take breaks enjoy the waterfront scenery.
January22
FBD Insurance Rás 2010
The 2010 FBD Insurance Rás route has been announced and looks to be one or the toughest for some years.
2010 FBD Rás Route
January15
Currow -> Scartaglin -> Currow
This 14 Miles/22 K route is probably the most famous cycling route to anyone who has cycled in Currow, especially seeing as it is the route for the John Drumm Cup race held in June annually. It is known as being a very tough route with combinations of short and sharp climbs as well as fast descents and rolling roads.
The Annual Blarney Memorial Sportive, scheduled for the 17th of January, has been postponed until Sunday 7th of February due to uncertainty of the weather and road conditions.
For more details on the rescheduled event click here.
January11
Jimmy Duffy RIP
I have learned from the Chain Gang CC website that the legendary Jimmy Duffy has passed on.
I first came to know of Jimmy in a Currow CC leisure cycle some years back. He had a very old bike, was cycling on bermuda shorts and had a ragged leather Jacket. Every one there found it difficult to size him up, he had a body that looked like he had worked a hard life and at times he seemed very out of place, that is until he sat up on the bicycle. After the leisure cycle was over and after eating his fill he announced that he still had some miles to go as not only had he to cycle back home to Blennerville but first he had to cycle in the direction of Killarney to get duck eggs. A character and example of determination of old, the likes of which I don’t know can be seen again. May he rest in peace.
Funeral Details can be found here.
January8
Indoor Training Tips
Having recently bought an begun to use an indoor trainers I have come to the realisation that it is probably the most boring activity that there can be, however I am a convert and given the fact that weather is akin to Siberia at the moment I am grateful that I can get some mileage done and keep the fat man within me at a distance. This guide to indoor training will give you some insight into the different types of indoor trainers that you can buy as well as some preperation and training tips to make every minute that you sit on the indoor trainer effective and how to break the motony of indoor training.
January5
Malin to Mizen: Apr/May 2010
I will be cycling from Malin to Mizen beginning April 29th. Over five days, the proposed route is:
- Day 1: Malin Head to Bundoran
- Day 2: Bundoran to Athlone
- Day 3: Athlone to Limerick
- Day 4: Limerick to Killarney
- Day 5: Killarney to Mizen Head
Click here to browse to the dedicated area of the site to this chellenge which will include detailed info on routes, preperation and updates.
January5
Shedding the pounds
Shedding the pounds
Ok so one of my goals for 2010 is to loose weight. I’m not that overweight, I estimate that I am probably 10 pounds too many which may be a small amount for others to loose but I have struggled to shed these pounds over the years. Anytime I try to loose weight I can loose three or four pounds with a few weeks effort but then I seem to loose momentum and it goes back on in a number of days. I wouldn’t say I am a binge eater but I do have some bad habits: I love cheese, chocolate, biscuits and all of those things that give doctors wrickles on their browlines. All of my excess weight is around my mid section.
So this year as a promise to myself and thinking about all of the climbs that I will be struggling up in the coming year, the weight is going! Sounds pretty decisive? Well I hope to make it so. As well as an exercise regime which I always try to maintain i have got to make changes to my diet as i don’t eat too much but the quality of the foods I eat has to change. Since the beginning on the new year I have begun implementing the following changes:
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