Ras lumni,

I raced ras lumni this weekend, went down on the sat night and raced sunday morning. If nothing else came of it the crack was had, stayed in the maldron in southhill, probably not the most pleasent spot in the world but with a twin room bigger than something off mtv cribs i wasnt complaining. it could have been paranoia but i just wasnt fully confident about the condition of my achilles, all i could do was stretch relax and focus on the race the following day.

Attack, Attack, Attack....... thats all i remember, i was as aggressive as a fox forced into a corner and a shotgun in his face. i followed every move that my legs woud possibly allow me to, in the end i missed the one move that stayed clear, but after a savage effort i managed to bridge the gap and make my way to the break.... problem being i arrived with 5km to go, in a bodybag, and cramping like a mad dog. sprinted my eyeballs out but in the end all i could muster was a 6th place. i wasnt particulary happy with the result but what can i do..... TRAIN HARDER... RACE SMARTER. ras mumhan this weekend and im expecting big things, that is if the pain in my achilles goes, it was on one of the small inclines in limerick that i may have done some damage, i tried accelerating after a wheel in a large gear and found my achilles paying the price.

The new bike seems to be meeting all the challenges it has faced so far, and the campy is a dream come true, so smooth, so easy, and never fails to meet my requirements when the pressure is on.

with the days till the ras getting lesser and lesser i find my self asking the question will i be ready in time, my injury has been a major set back, one of which i cant find words to express the situation, but all athletes suffer injuries, they are part and parcel of sport, what makes the difference is the ones that take some thing away from the scenario and apply it to prevent a reacurance.

may ras mumhan have mercy on my legs!!!

Nearly there...

My leg is now near fixed, well fingers crossed. went out for 3hrs today ith captain planet and our newly named Spock. leg stood up to the challenege of following the lads pace as they preformed there efforts, spocks idea of race preperation was short lived when we started out so we addopted teh simpler method of UP AND OVER PEOPLE, ended up in castlebar by the time we were finished.
BIG NEWS!!!!
i raced this weekend, attempted to lay the smack down but in the end had it layed on me. suffered like a dog for every second that i was in the saddle, my leg didnt feel 100% but i controlled my efforts and rode solidly in the bunch in sligo, i did a bit of riding at the front to make the most of the raceand ended up hopping across into the break. finished up pretty ok in the group so im happy with how the day went,
All i will say about Donegal is "DONEGAL IS ABSOLUTE HELL" bog, hills, cross winds, bad roads, and lactic acid in quantities that would kill majority of men.

Boredom...UGHHHHHH!!!!!!

When i was in school, college or sitting at the side of the pool in waterpoint, lying on my sofa watching sum random garbage seemed like a godsend. But the truth is so much different, since my injury all i have been doing is laying of the sofa watching Heros, and waiting for my next meal, it sounds depressing because that is what it probably is, ive been of the bike and away from quality training for quite sum time now, its been close to a month since ive strung together a solid week of training and in the run up to the season there cudnt be a bigger disaster.
Good new is that im of to the specialist tommorow to get my leg checked and if there is sign of improvement i might not be under lock and key for much longer. Keeping in shape when all you do is ride 5hrs in the saddle and eat plenty of food to power you on your way is preety easy, but when the tables turn and your burning about as much calories as a dead man in a grave eating plates of pasta and bowls of porridge can have preety adverse affects on the numbers you clock up on the scales, its been a killer the last while since my training dipped, before it all struck i was in good shape, body fat was low, i felt strong and looked lean but once injured i pilled on weight, it took a few days to get a level head back again and now that i have adapted my diet i am now on the up again and regaining my good physique.
like wat the hell does be on day time T.V like i have over 400 channels on the NTL but like not 1 programme that would interest me, actually i was graced with been able to watch ALBERTO CONTADOR smash the oppisition in paris nice and if that wasnt enough i was blessed with more action as tom boonen outclassed all the competition it tirrano - adriatico to take victory and seal victory.

Its been a while.....

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