When I met Oliver Harkin from Primed Coaching back in January of this year, I set out three goals for the year. The first one was to complete Hell of the West in June, which I did successfully, competing with the Howard brothers. The next goal was to complete the Galway Ironman 70.3 on September 2nd. This was actually my main goal for the year and the one I wanted to achieve most.
As I mentioned in the previous post, my training in the month leading up to Galway was incredibly inconsistent and I didn't get anywhere near the targets Oliver had set out for me. However, I am happy to say that I completed it and have the teeshirt to prove it. I did have a crash and a split tire on the bike leg after about 40 miles that cost me about 25mins, but I still got through the 1.9km swim / 90km bike / 21.1km run in a time of 6hrs 20mins. The breakdown of the three parts were:-
There were a few Irish celebs competing for ‘TEAM DUFFY’ to raise funds for Irish Autism Action. Most of them did one leg as part of a relay team and you can see from the times that all of them beat mine...I'll get them next year!! Last year Keith Duffy raised €40,000 for the charity through competing in Galway, so hopefully with more celebs helping him out this year he'll raise even more.As I mentioned in the previous post, my training in the month leading up to Galway was incredibly inconsistent and I didn't get anywhere near the targets Oliver had set out for me. However, I am happy to say that I completed it and have the teeshirt to prove it. I did have a crash and a split tire on the bike leg after about 40 miles that cost me about 25mins, but I still got through the 1.9km swim / 90km bike / 21.1km run in a time of 6hrs 20mins. The breakdown of the three parts were:-
| Name | Time | Swim | Cycle | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Cooney (IRL) | 06:20:41 | 00:49:45 | 03:21:45 | 01:57:51 |
| Keith Duffy (IRL) | 06:42:19 | 01:00:05 | 03:17:10 | 02:11:06 |
| Matt Cooper (IRL) | 03:04:15 | |||
| Kathryn Thomas (IRL) | 03:20:23 | |||
| Rosanna Davison (IRL) | 01:55:45 |
Next up is my third goal for the year, the Dublin City Marathon on October 29th. Training has been going fairly well for this so far, so here are the stats for the month of September 2012:-
* Bike: 56 miles (3hrs 23mins)
* Run: 178 miles (20.5hrs)
* Swim: 0 yards
