In memory of Ian McKeever.

Give me Shelter by Luan Parle.

Benbaun, Galway June 2006.

100 Hr Challenge

This day back in 2006 I was halfway through a challenge with a team from Ulster Bank which involved climbing the highest peak in every county in Ireland in less than 100hrs and in doing so set a new Irish record for this challenge.  The original record had been set by two Australians back in 1999 and stood at168hrs.  Our attempt started on the morning of mid summer’s day June 21^st2006 in the Hag’s Glen below Carrantuohill in Co. Kerry and finished after the descent of Mount Errigal in Co. Donegal 96hrs 55mins later. 

The Hag's Glen

Summit of Carrantouhill, Co.Kerry.  Ireland's Highest Mountain.

Summit of Lugnacoille

Car Park below Mt Errigal Co Donegal.

Running is hard but not running is harder.

I've 38 days to go until my first attempt at a road 100K which also includes a week of Tapering and I'm injured. There were times when it was an effort to put on my running gear and leave my house for a 1 or 2 hour run on a cold winter's evening and sometimes I convinced myself not to go out. But now that I'm injured and I can't go out I don't have that same lazy feeling and it's killing me not to run now that I don't have a choice. My injury is nothing serious but it's enough to knock me back a small but still significant bit in my schedule. The attached photo was taken after successfully climbing to the highest point in every county in Ireland in a record breaking 96 hrs with a team from Ulster Bank. I injured my knee while descending Carrantouhill the first peak of our challenge and had to improvise a knee support using a pair of boxer shorts and duck tape.