I’m still doing a lot of running and so far in 2016 I have completed 8 marathons starting with East of Ireland Stapelstown on January 23rd, Tokyo, East of Ireland Howth, East of Ireland Longwood, Belfast, East of Ireland Clontarf, Rock n’ Roll Liverpool and the Walled City marathon in Derry along with Portumna 50K […]
My main aim this year is to complete Ironman Frankfurt on 3rd of July and still be able to walk – might be asking too much here! Hopefully I will enjoy it. So far this year I completed a duathlon in the Park, the Gauntlet in Lough Cultra (the half distance race) and the Double […]
My Story – An Ironman First Timer 26th June 2016 “Here’s where we’re staying, so no turning back now”. That one line text from my good friend, Pulse member and multiple ironman, Shay Brady, was the trigger to one of the best adventures of my life. And so it began. The self-doubt, the online blogs, […]
My racing focus for 2016 is to come top 3 in the National Series, get some PB’s and to complete a sub 5 hour 70.3 distance. I’d like to come first in my age category overall (30-34) in the National Series, and possibly win the overall National Series (given most of the top girls are […]
Tell us about yourself I am 38 and work as a firefighter with Dublin Fire Brigade where I have been working for the past 11 years. Before this I was an instructor in Westpark Fitness. I live in Templeogue with my husband Fearghal and our 2 kids, Cian who is 9 and Aoife who is […]
May 7th 2016 On 21st August 2015, a mere 3 weeks after a brilliant Dublin 70.3, we started floating the idea of heading to Lisbon for another Half Ironman distance. The course appealed to us and logistically it was going to be very doable with very little fuss. Ironman Mallorca was on the same […]
Tell us about yourself I’m 37 and I work for Dublin Fire Service as a firefighter & paramedic. I have a degree in leisure management and prior to joining the fire services I managed the gym at SPORTSCO in Ringsend for 7 years which is where Pulse had its first ever open day. What are […]
Tell us about yourself I’m Chris Donohoe, I’m 32, and I work for a market research company called Research your Markets where we resell market research. I grew up in Drimnagh where I have lived all my life. What are you passionate about? Triathlon is my main passion at the moment which leaves very little […]
Tell us about yourself I grew up and went to school in Tallaght, I work as a civil servant in Rathfarnham and joined Pulse in 2015. What are you passionate about? Triathlon has become a new hobby since joining Pulse which I enjoy. I also play the clarinet in in a concert band do the […]
The idea and awareness of this thing called an IRONMAN kicked off at the end of 2012 just after I finished my first (and still only) marathon. Having gone from not being able to run 5km to completing this iconic thing called a “marathon”, I thought I was invincible and could take on any challenge. […]