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The Form Guide – Quest Glendalough

The Quest Glendalough 2023 Form Guide   We are used to spending half the year Adventure Racing up and down the Wild Atlantic Way but come April there is only one place to be…Laragh in Co Wicklow for Quest Glendalough…the East Coast Grand National in the garden of Ireland…an absolute must do event. After the [...]

Gaelforce West: The Reek is Back!

The Reek is back! That's right Croagh Patrick is back after a 4 year hiatus! It was off and then it was on, then it was off but finally it's been confirmed, with huge thanks to all the wonderful work carried out by the Croagh Patrick stakeholders. Major renovations have/are been carried out on reducing [...]

By |2023-02-21T20:18:06+00:00February 21st, 2023|Categories: Race Previews|Tags: , |0 Comments

The Celtman! Extreme and Celtman! Solo Point Five

Ask and you shall receive! We often are asked about adventure racing abroad and creative alternatives to the standard triathlon. So, we have been scouring the internet, Youtube and every other means at our disposals and have come back with an awesome event happening in Scotland on June 17th & 24th. It's called "The Celtman! [...]

By |2022-11-02T21:57:25+00:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: XTRI World Tour|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Quest Killarney ’22 – Important Race Information

After a 3 year hiatus...it's back! Quest Killarney. 2500 signed up. A full house. New routes. New Challenges. All the same fun. With only a handful of sleeps left, you should be starting to get your game plan together. Your strategy. Familiarizing yourself with the new lay outs is key. Brand Spanking New Routes [...]

Paraguay Prepares to Host the 18th Adventure Racing World Championship

The 18th Adventure Racing World Championship begins in Paraguay on Saturday, September 17th, and teams from around the world will be arriving in the capital city of Asunción in the coming days. The race will be hosted by Expedición Guaraní, which has been a member of the Adventure Racing World Series since 2016 and is [...]

By |2022-09-12T15:02:36+01:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Adventure Racing Ireland, Team Adventure racing|0 Comments

ARI National Solo Adventure Race Series Form Guide: Dingle Adventure Race ’22

And finally after a 3 year wait, we finally get to take on Dingle. This has been a particularly hard one to predict, but sure here we go. Expert In the mens, Sebastian will be hard bet. Garry Carroll, after a race up Carrauntoohil during the week, will hopefully turn his running form [...]

Competitor Spotlight – Team West

The Why? How did the idea of forming a team come around? Is Team West the brain child of one person or like a lot of the best ideas, created on the back of beer mat between friends? Team West was formed in the main in 2021 by a group of athletes in the Mayo [...]

By |2022-05-06T10:04:03+01:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Spotlight|Tags: , , |0 Comments

ARI National Solo Adventure Race Series Form Guide: Quest Glendalough ’22

And so on Saturday in Wicklow as we head back for Quest Glendalough 2022. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected? We are not sure about that but we are sure that our predictions are getting worse and what was once unreliable predictions based on unrepeatable analysis of irrelevant statistics has now become a [...]

Quest Glendalough – Guide for Beginners

Quest Glendalough. For many, it will be their first exposure to adventure racing, it was mine. And looking back now at photographs and remember some of the rookie errors I made, I can only laugh. It was all part of the fun. Part of the learning curve. Football socks, the shorts, and carrying enough kit [...]

By |2022-03-30T13:01:25+01:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Quest Kenmare – Race Report

Quest Kenmare last weekend, for many, marked the start of new beginnings. A new dawn. Closing of a tiresome chapter that spluttered on and off for too long. It was 2 years and 1 week to the day, that the last Quest Kenmare was one before the country shut down due to the pandemic. Although [...]

By |2022-03-18T21:38:36+00:00March 18th, 2022|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: |0 Comments

Quest 12 Beara – Push Your Limits

Are you looking for something unique and challenging in 2022? Quest 12 Beara might just be the event to get you to push your limits! Quest 12 is a one-day individual unsupported adventure race across the uncharted territory of the Beara Peninsula in West Cork. You will run across the Caha Mountains and the Beara [...]

Inside Track – Quest Kenmare

We are only a couple of sleeps away from the kick off of the solo adventure race season in Kenmare. It also marks the start of the Adventure Racing Ireland Solo Race Series And as has been the form for the last few years, the weather gods look like they will be stirring it up [...]

By |2022-03-09T16:35:14+00:00March 9th, 2022|Categories: National Adventure Race Series, Race Previews|0 Comments

Competition Time: Gaelforce Giveaway

What better way to kick off the season than a pair of entries to one of Irelands longest running Adventure Races, the Gaelforce Connemara and also a pair of entries to Gaelforce Kippure 10km trail race, a part of the Gaelforce 10km Trilogy. To enter, Head over to our Facebook page, and simply Like and [...]

By |2022-03-04T10:07:56+00:00March 4th, 2022|Categories: Competition Time|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Team Adventure Racing – All You Need to Know

Getting into Team Adventure Races - All you need to know! So have you ever wondered what is needed to compete in a Team Adventure Race. We spoke to seasoned race Lorraine Horan of the Crafty Divils and she gave us the low down on what you need to get started as well as [...]

Continental National Adventure Race Series Form Guide: S.C.A.R. West Cork

And so we head to West Cork for SCAR21, the penultimate event in the 2021 Continental Tyres National Adventure Race Series . 3 out of the 4 titles still have several people in contention of winning the series and plenty are still in with a chance of a top 3 overall result. We expect a [...]

Worlds End Triathlon – Race Report

Last weekend, was a busy one. Padraig headed to Fearmanagh Adventure Race and I to The Worlds End Triathlon in Castleconnell Rowing Club, Limerick. Why Castleconnell you may ask? Well after months of coaxing from the brother, an exiled Dub rower, now living in Killaloe, I'd never hear the end of it if I didn't [...]

By |2021-09-29T11:32:09+01:00September 29th, 2021|Categories: Race Reports, Triathlon|Tags: , , |3 Comments

Continental National Adventure Race Series Form Guide: Fearmanagh Adventure Race

The Continental Tyres National Adventure Race Series has returned and this week we head to the Lakeland’s and FEARmanagh for round 3 of 5! The cobwebs have been blown off at this stage and looks like a mighty day of racing ahead…although of course for some of us not at the front of the field [...]

Quest 12 Beara – Race Report by Shane Herlihy

5 am, the alarm was off!  I had a reasonable night’s sleep, so was feeling ok for the mammoth task ahead.  Makeshift breakfast followed by stretching and last minute packing of the hydration vest for the day ahead.  Final check at the car (I must be forgetting something!) and off to the race start. There [...]

By |2021-09-09T11:09:16+01:00September 9th, 2021|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Knock Me Down Adventure Race – Race Report

At Kayathlon, we are lucky enough to get invited to some of the most beautiful, scenic parts of the country, to take part and savor these great events that take place. In a full, no Covid year, you can imagine there is barely a spare weekend over the season. Pre 2020, there was up to [...]

By |2021-09-03T13:21:31+01:00September 3rd, 2021|Categories: Race Reports|0 Comments

King of Greystones 2021 – Race Report

Back in the day, my younger days, my football days, I used to relish the hard slog in training. Muck up to my ears, in the cold dark winter nights, the boring repetitive laps and routines to build up the baseline strength and fitness. I used to love the regimental aspect of it. I believed it [...]

By |2021-07-28T13:48:50+01:00July 28th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series – Final Overall Standings

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series Points Tables Well folks that's a wrap for the Virtual Race Series. We have gathered all the latest times and points and dropped them into overall tables. As the series points are calculated by adding your best 6 results, we have added an extra column (pink) at the end of [...]

By |2021-03-30T11:00:43+01:00March 30th, 2021|Categories: Virtual Racing|0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series

What a journey it has been! The final week has arrived - Week 8 - The Duathlon! The Breakdown 5km Run 15km Cycle 3km Run Your Options You have 2 options to complete the Duathlon Option 1: Do all 3 activities as separate activities and upload/email times as normal. Option 2 [...]

By |2021-03-23T20:07:40+00:00March 23rd, 2021|Categories: Duathlon, Virtual Racing|0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series – Week 5: Mystery Challenge

4 weeks gone and we have seen some brilliant results week after week, pbs every weekend...we have 3 hard final weeks with an 8k, a 6k and a final duathlon...so for week 5 (this week) we are doing a mystery event as promised....it’s a bit more light hearted but still have a nice competitive edge...and [...]

By |2021-03-02T21:47:48+00:00March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Virtual Racing|0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series

Finally, the week a lot of you have been waiting for is upon us. Week 4 - The Duathlon! The Breakdown 4km Run 14km Cycle 2km Run Your Options You have 2 options to complete the Duathlon Option 1: Do all 3 activities as separate activities and upload/email times as normal. [...]

By |2021-02-24T11:39:27+00:00February 24th, 2021|Categories: Duathlon, Virtual Racing|2 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series – Week 2 Results

Week 2/8 Results What a great weekend of running! The snow and the storms certainly didn't deter, with participants matching previous weeks numbers. So a huge well done to everyone, you earned your Valentines chocolates there ;) On a competitive end of things, more PB's set. Ryan Mulroy, keeping up form in the men's [...]

By |2021-03-08T08:05:16+00:00February 15th, 2021|Categories: Virtual Racing|2 Comments

Triathlon to Adventure Racing…all you need to know

So maybe you are a triathlete and wondered what was all this adventure racing malarkey about. Is it the same as triathlon and what do I need to make the transition, even just to try it out. Main Differences In no particular order, the disciplines. On the surface of it, they are quite similar, you [...]

By |2021-02-16T20:14:12+00:00February 15th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series – Week 1 Results

Week 1/8 Results What a weekend! The numbers of participants far surpassed our expectations when we originally came up with the concept. We want to thank each and everyone one of you for making it such a success. The general vibe and feedback was great, even if a few are feeling the effects of [...]

By |2021-03-08T08:40:40+00:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Virtual Racing|0 Comments

Kayathlon Virtual Race Series

About the Series It's time to dust off the cobwebs of your favorite onesy, oil that bike chain and get racing once more! We are delighted to announce the Kayathlon Virtual Race Series. With actual races still a few months off, we have created a racing series to help keep you fit and ready [...]

By |2021-03-19T09:54:02+00:00January 31st, 2021|Categories: Virtual Racing|0 Comments

2020 – Year in Review

2020 Year in Review By now, we would have had our review long written and posted but trying to sum up 2020 has been quite the task. It has been a year full of turmoil, change and upheaval. A year of self discovery and resourcefulness. A year truly like no other. Usually our end [...]

By |2021-01-08T21:25:37+00:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: |0 Comments

Simulate Your Favourite Adventure Races on Zwift

There are only weeks to go till you try and knock lumps out of your time from last year. You are training away, hard, trying to prep yourself as best you can for it. But what if there was a way you could actually do the course or chunks of it without actually having to [...]

By |2020-11-27T11:29:08+00:00November 25th, 2020|Categories: Cycling, Tips & Tricks, Virtual Racing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Adventure Racing Ireland – A New Dawn

Last Sunday evening marked the start of an exciting chapter for sport in Ireland as Adventure Racing Ireland (ARI) was officially formed! ARI was conceived over the past 6 months by a group of outdoor enthusiasts and avid adventure racers who felt passionate about AR and want to grow, promote and develop the sport on the [...]

By |2020-10-22T12:42:19+01:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Adventure Racing Ireland|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Top 10: Race Jersey’s

A topic which will surely cause more ripples than the lakes of Killarney in the first week of October. We opened our extensive race jersey collection and after much debate have ranked our top 10 in order of preference...hold on tight...this is going to get messy... 10. Killarney Adventure Race '15 [...]

By |2020-10-12T16:06:38+01:00October 12th, 2020|Categories: Equipment, top 10|Tags: , |0 Comments

Time2Rewind: Gaelforce West

Stone walls and the grass is green!!! We all have rituals of some shape or another. For me, it's car packed, Spotify on, Gaelforce West awaits, that can only mean one thing...the Saw Doctors and the "N17" will be the first song of choice as I leave home. Stupid I know, but it is what [...]

By |2020-09-03T19:29:43+01:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Time2Rewind: Quest 12/24

With everything that's going on at the moment and with not much racewise to look forward to we thought we would use this opportunity to remember the great days out we had in the past. First up, Quest 12/24. Why this race? Well this weekend marks exactly one year from its last running. For those [...]

By |2020-08-23T01:35:10+01:00August 22nd, 2020|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: , |0 Comments

Quest Geo: 9 Locations – 2 Days

It's a couple of sleeps before race day. Usually by now, I would have game plan or something that resembles a game plan in place. The route would be checked, the vert calculated, the tough sections noted. But not this weekend. This weekend something new is on the horizon. Quest Geo. The Killarney crew, Elite [...]

By |2020-08-05T20:18:34+01:00August 5th, 2020|Categories: Event news|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Gaelforce Connemara 2020: Important Pre-race Information

We are days away from Gaelforce Connemara. The good folk at Gaelforce have been working hard trying to keep the event alive and within the parameters of the ever changing Covid 19 Government restrictions. So, we have put together a quick list of important points that every competitor needs to adhere by. Each of the [...]

Continental National Series 2020 Announcement

dsa It’s good news Friday!!!! We are delighted to announce the recommencement of the 2020 Continental National Adventure Race Series!!! Little did we think when we crossed the finish line at Quest Kenmare on 7th March that 118 days later we still would not have toed the start line at another race!!! It’s been [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:30:36+01:00July 3rd, 2020|Categories: National Adventure Race Series|0 Comments

Check Out Our New Adventure Racing Tshirt Range!

By |2020-05-21T21:54:24+01:00May 21st, 2020|Categories: Shop|Tags: , |0 Comments

Strava…There are changes on the horizon

Well all good things... For the avid Strava fans out there, you will probably have seen an email land in your inbox over the last 24 hours or so. There are changes afoot with what features those on the free subscription can use. You will no longer be able to use the compare segments section [...]

By |2020-05-19T11:04:09+01:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: Equipment, Training|Tags: |0 Comments

To Zwift or Not to Zwift…That is the Question!

We recently ran a poll on our Facebook page to see how many of you were on Zwift. Results indicated that about 30% who replied were using it. A lower figure that actually surprised us due to the sudden hype around it and growth in global numbers. There has been a massive spike in numbers [...]

By |2020-05-04T14:03:11+01:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: Cycling, Virtual Racing|Tags: , |1 Comment

Go Virtual Adventure Racing!

As we have all seen, a lot of our staple adventure races are getting cancelled or postponed to a later date due to the Corona virus. Are you left with that empty feeling? The longing for the challenge. The trails. The bike. The craic. The comradery. Even with the latest guidelines Leo & co have [...]

Virtual Cycle in Support of TheGreenWave.ie

As a show of solidarity for our frontline workers and our commitment to #stayathome direction we are getting behind The Green Wave and the great work they are doing. They are providing social and emotional support to those fighting this battle in the trenches and working with small coffee shops and local businesses to bring [...]

By |2020-04-02T17:04:18+01:00April 2nd, 2020|Categories: Covid-19 Updates, Cycling, Event news|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Event Updates

With everything going on with this fun spoiling Covid-19, events are dropping faster than me with mid race cramp. But it's a necessary precaution as the health and safety of competitors, friends and family nationwide will always take precedence over the events. We will be working along with event organizers nationwide to keep you abreast [...]

By |2020-03-23T17:15:34+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Covid-19 Updates, Event news|Tags: , , |0 Comments

How to Run Alone!

With all that is going on and races being cancelled/postponed left, right and center, all our best laid plans, training schedules have been thrown out the window...right? Well not necessarily... It's a strange title for a blog but it's something that may be a foreign concept to a lot of people out there. Like every [...]

By |2020-05-07T10:20:10+01:00March 20th, 2020|Categories: Running, Tips & Tricks, Training|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Continental National Adventure Race Series Form Guide: Quest Kenmare

The excitement has been building and finally the 2020 Continental National Adventure Race Series kicks off this weekend at Quest Kenmare! We are delighted to have Continental Tyres Ireland as the title series sponsor for 2020 and there are some fantastic prizes on offer again this year, Adidas trail runners, bike tyres, BestDrive vouchers…and of [...]

Bike Theft – Secure your Strava

We have all seen/heard of the recent rise in bike theft from homes, workplaces and more scarily out on your favorite routes. This has been largely put down to the bad guys becoming tech savvy and using the tools we use everyday training to follow our movements. Technology like Strava. Did you know, if you [...]

By |2020-02-08T11:42:29+00:00February 8th, 2020|Categories: Cycling|Tags: , |0 Comments

Art O’Neill Challenge 2020 – Review Video

We headed to Dublin Castle to take on the Art O'Neill Challenge in aid of Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team. The AON is a 53km(ish) self-navigated foot race from Dublin Castle through the Dublin/Wicklow mountains to Baravore Car Park in Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow, Ireland that starts at midnight. Dave & Greg and 198 other nutters took [...]

By |2020-01-29T08:29:03+00:00January 28th, 2020|Categories: Race Reports, Videos|Tags: , |0 Comments

Time to MTB

If you follow us on Instagram, you’ll no doubt have seen our mountain bike escapades at some point. If you haven’t, go check it out, our pics are awesome Mountain biking takes you to some pretty epic places and the views can be breathtaking. Now before anyone else says it, I’m the first to admit that [...]

By |2020-01-24T13:30:30+00:00January 24th, 2020|Categories: Cycling, MTB|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Triathlon to Adventure Racing…all you need to know

So maybe you are a triathlete and wondered what was all this adventure racing malarkey about. Is it the same as triathlon and what do I need to make the transition, even just to try it out. Main Differences In no particular order, the disciplines. On the surface of it, they are quite similar, you [...]

By |2020-03-09T13:34:29+00:00January 14th, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

Stop That Runny Nose!

EIR - Exercise Induced Rhinitis Do you suffer from a continuous runny nose every time you go out for a run or spin on the bike. No matter how much Vitamin C you pump into yourself, it just won't stop. In 2019, I was in the middle of the second cycle of Quest Killarney (Expert route). [...]

By |2020-01-15T18:51:08+00:00January 14th, 2020|Categories: Injury Prevention, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , |0 Comments

Continental National Adventure Race Series 2019 Review

Back in February we were delighted to share the exciting announcement that premium tyre manufacturer Continental had agreed to be title partner of the Irish National Adventure Race Series in conjunction with Series founders Multisport Adventure Ireland and promotion partner Kayathlon. This was a huge boost for our sport and there were brilliant prizes up for [...]

Competitor Spotlight – Shane Herlihy & Caroline O’Rourke

Our next people to go under the spotlight are a husband & wife team. They show that having a can do attitude, nothing is beyond the realms of possibility. Oh and they have some awesome kids too! We got chatting to Shane and Caroline at Quest Killarney, and already knowing most of their backstory, [...]

By |2020-01-05T10:22:09+00:00January 5th, 2020|Categories: Spotlight, Yoga/Pilates|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Ollie Kirwan – From the Race Directors Chair

We are accustomed to looking at events from the participants point of view, we do ‘competitor spotlight’ feature, we look at the experience they had doing the event, the moments that have brought them to this point, what impact the event may have had on their life, reasons why they choose this sport etc.... So [...]

By |2020-01-03T12:26:09+00:00January 3rd, 2020|Categories: Spotlight|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Our XMAS Bumper Special is Now Out!

Our Christmas Bumper Issue is now available. In an action packed edition, we have another wedged issue with articles including The Continental National Adventure Race Series 2019 in review… Competitor Spotlight: Shane Hurlihy & Caroline O’Rourke Ollie Kirwan: An insight from the Race Directors chair Gadgets, Gear & more: We checked out the latest gear to [...]

There aren’t too many people out there who look at Irelands toughest Adventure Race (The Race in Donegal – 250km of running, cycling and kayaking in 24hrs) and think “I wonder if I ask nicely will they let me do 2 back to back loops of the course”…It takes a certain type of athlete/gobshite to [...]

By |2019-12-18T16:58:11+00:00December 18th, 2019|Categories: Race Reports, Spotlight|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Continental National Adventure Race Series 2019 Awards

Continental National Adventure Race Series 2019 The 2019 Continental National Adventure Race Series winners were officially presented with their trophies by Tom Dennigan of Continental Tyres Ireland at a presentation hosted by Series sponsors Continental Tyres Ireland, MultiSport Adventure Ireland and Kayathlon. Huge congratulations to the winners, it was a brilliant year of racing, the [...]

By |2019-11-19T13:57:42+00:00November 19th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Continental National Adventure Race Series Form Guide: Sea 2 Summit

It’s looking like cold and wintry conditions as we head to Westport Sea2Summit for the last Expert and Sport races of the 2019 Continental National Adventure Race Series. This is probably the most difficult race to predict for a variety of reasons….With 2,700 people talking part and being sold out for months there are a [...]

Continental National Adverture Race Series Update – Round 8

We traveled south to Skibbereen for the second last event in the 2019 Continental National Adventure Race Series and after a sunny days racing the final tables are starting to take shape?...we are in for a serious day of adventure racing in 9th Nov in Westport at the final race Sea 2 Summit! In the [...]

National Series Form Guide: SCAR: Skibbereen Charity Adventure Race

Adventure Racers are heading to the southern coast this weekend for the Skibbereen Charity Adventure Race SCAR to battle it out in the penultimate event for both Expert and Sport categories in the 2019 Continental National Adventure Race Series. Expert While the expert series title was settled when Shane Scully recorded his 5th [...]

How Exercise Can Help Beat Depression!

Unfortunately, suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50 in Ireland and the UK. In the UK alone, 100 men take their lives every week with young males three times more likely than women to commit suicide. And it’s a growing problem to men in their 40s. But thankfully now, what [...]

National Series Form Guide: Quest Killarney

We are off to the Kingdom of Kerry with 2,000 fellow adventure racers for Quest Killarney, the last event in the Quest Adventure Race Calendar. Sport In the women’s sport series so far we have had 6 different winners so every point counts in the remaining 3 events! Niamh Garvey has lead from [...]

Gear Review: Road ID App – Safety First

With the day light hours getting shorter and the night’s drawing in, we shift our attention towards training and more importantly training safety. If, like us here at Kayathlon, you like to head off into the trails to catch some miles, some peace and some quiet, then you are more than likely going to be [...]

By |2019-10-03T14:47:41+01:00October 3rd, 2019|Categories: Equipment, Tips & Tricks|Tags: |0 Comments

Yoga for Athletes – Part III

In a previous issue, we examined Tree Pose and all its magical benefits-one of these being that of enhanced focus and balance, using what is referred to in yoga as, ‘drishti’ or point of focus. This is where we fix our gaze on a stationary point, be it an object, an extended finger tip, our [...]

Race Preview: Tuff Inish Adventure Race

Back now for another year, we see the 12 hour/ 132km Donegal race taking competitors again to the edge of their physical and mental abilities. This is what experienced adventure racer, Andrew Wallace told us before the his first outing last year... Quest Killarney would be my biggest race any year so this will be [...]

By |2019-09-27T14:10:07+01:00September 27th, 2019|Categories: Race Previews|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Continental National Adverture Race Series Update – Round 6

?Continental National Adventure Race Series update ? After a mighty day racing at the inaugural Quest Lough Derg the Continental National Adventure Race Series points tables are starting to take shape. Six events are now completed and athletes chasing points now have just 3 events left in all categories, Quest Killarney, SCAR Skibbereen Charity Adventure Race [...]

National Series Form Guide: Quest Lough Derg

We are off to Killaloe and Ballina for Quest Lough Derg, the newest event in the Quest Calendar and a new challenge for 1,500 adventure racers! Sport The sport route in Lough Derg will provide some unique challenges for our regular Sport contenders, at 57km is one of the longest sport courses but [...]

Tyres: The All You Need to Know Guide

For any Adventure Racer one of the most important things you use is your bike…and one of the most important components of your bike is the tyres. Tyres are your only, and very small, contact with road. It’s important to have a stable and predictable tyre in all conditions especially in Adventure Racing where the conditions [...]

By |2019-09-07T09:19:50+01:00September 7th, 2019|Categories: Cycling, Equipment, magazine extract|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The Importance of….Bike Fitting

Can I have a show of hands please. I include myself in this by the way. You go and buy a brand-new shiny bike. You wash it more than your first-born child. You make sure the chain is pumped and the tyres oiled to the nth degree. It looks fast. You look fast. But are you [...]

By |2019-09-16T11:54:10+01:00September 5th, 2019|Categories: Cycling, Equipment|Tags: , |0 Comments

Gear Review: Hydration Packs – Osprey Duro 6

Hydration pack. A vital component in every endurance athletes arsenal. Especially as we are now in the middle of a relative heatwave. Keeping on top of this, will keep you trucking for longer. But it's not as easy as it sounds. Finding the right equipment apart from the hydration formula can be an absolute minefield. We [...]

By |2019-09-07T10:05:30+01:00September 4th, 2019|Categories: Equipment, magazine extract|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Race Report – Boyne Adventure Race ’19 by David Lowe

2019 is the first year that I haven’t played GAA in over 20 years and to say I was at a loose end was an under-statement!! I had it in my mind at the start of the year to go running, what or where I was not sure but I decided I would target a [...]

By |2019-09-04T10:21:16+01:00September 4th, 2019|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Race Report – Quest 12

Go back 12 months...I cross the line. I have done it. I'm bo!!oxed but I'm buzzing. 13hrs 10 mins. I didn't make the 12 hours but zero fups are given. The high lasts for weeks on end. But slowly it begins to eat away at me. I need to get under the 12. That was [...]

By |2019-09-07T09:26:38+01:00September 1st, 2019|Categories: Race Reports|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Competitor Spotlight – Luke McMullan

So what can we say about our next racer to go under the spotlight. Although relatively new to the sport, his racing record is about as roller coaster as you can possibly get. Wins, DNF's, DQ's, stories of unheralded selflessness. It's all in there. Ladies and Gents, we give you Luke McMullan... SPOTLIGHT TIME WHERE [...]

By |2019-09-07T09:48:17+01:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Race Report – Off The Bloom ’19

A 7:30 am start from Waterford had me arriving in Kinnity around 9:30 for a second crack at the Off The Bloom (Elite) race. Last year the race had been a last minute decision, after myself and my good friend/fellow racer Ian O’Connell decided that it was too long to wait for a race between [...]

Race Preview – Boyne Adventure Race ’19

This Saturday marks the return of the Boyne Adventure Race for its 3rd instalment. With two distances, 35k Battle and 50k Warrior, to choose from this year, not to be cliché, there really is something for everyone. Don’t be fooled by the relatively flat ground surrounding Trim, Co. Meath, the race organizers have done a cracking [...]

By |2019-09-03T22:58:09+01:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: National Adventure Race Series, Race Previews|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Competition Time: Win 1 of 2 Entries to the Quest Lough Derg Adventure Race

Forget Electric Picnic tickets or All Ireland tickets...we have the hottest tickets there has ever been since Willy Wonka announced his factory tour!!!!! We have got our hands on 2...yes 2...exclusive entries to the newest and most eagerly awaited event on the Adventure Racing calendar - Quest Ireland Lough Derg.  Sold out for weeks, we want to give [...]

Quest 12/24 – Essential Advice for Newbies

The Do's and Dont's The bigger the challenge the greater the reward! In 2018 Quest 12.24 was everything they said it would be and more, they even delivered the weather. There was sweat, tears and thankfully not too much blood as the inaugural event took Adventure Racers from Sneem to the top Carrauntoohil, to [...]

By |2019-08-20T20:01:23+01:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: magazine extract, Race Previews|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

National Series Form Guide: Off The Bloom

It’s back!!! We’ve had an 8 week break since the last Continental National Adventure Race Series Expert event at Gaelforce West back in June but its unlikely many of the Expert Series contenders have been resting too much over the summer. A quick look through the start list shows the majority of the main contenders [...]

Race Report: King of Greystones Triathlon

It was that time of the year again, where I literally take the plunge into the world of triathlon. The King of Greystones Charity Triathlon (try-a-tri) to be exact. Roll back 15 months or so, I decided after a glass or 2 too many of vino to sign up for the race. What's so crazy [...]

The Cavan Kayakarun – 10 Years On!

Community Is Everything Community is an important thing, it gives us our identity and helps define who we are. It gives us something to be proud about and it helps shape what we do. In Maudabawn, Co. Cavan 10 years ago in May 2010, a group of friends were having a pint and as [...]

Race Report – Race2Glory ’19 (Sport)

The call was made late on the eve of the race on the back of a long couple of weeks hard training and racing. The body was tired and sore but the word on the racing circuit was the Race2Glory was a unique event and the lure was too much to resist. Plenty of time [...]

National Series Form Guide: Race2Glory

Race 2 Glory - Kiltimagh - It’s the 5th race in the Continental National Adventure Race Sport series, we’ve reached the halfway point and it’s getting serious now and every point gained is vital! The 40k course is designed by Padraig Marrey (who was part of the gallant band of 11 warriors who each made [...]

Yoga for Athletes – Part II

As far as yoga poses go, this beauty is highly underrated. To many the most obvious benefit from tree pose is balance, but there are so many hidden gems that lie within, that can be particularly benefit the adventure athlete. All forms of yoga are beneficial to the athlete. 1. BALANCE When people fall out [...]

Dot Watching

Dot Watching...For those looking on from outside the circle, the entertainment value cannot be described or quantified. Watching a red dot jux position, intermittently around a map, for hours on end. I mean, what is there not to love about this edge of the seat entertainment! So what exactly is "Dot Watching". This is a term [...]

By |2019-07-12T22:24:49+01:00July 12th, 2019|Categories: magazine extract|Tags: , |0 Comments

National Series Form Guide: Gaelforce West

We’ve just had an epic day of racing at the Dingle Adventure Race 2 weeks ago but there’s no rest for the competitors in the Expert Category of the Continental National Adventure Race series as this weekend sees the return of Gaelforce West to the series. The weather gods look to be smiling and it should [...]

Into the West with Gaelforce

The conversation usually goes like this, being asked for the millionth time..... Everybody: “Oh you do triathlons?” Me: “No, I can’t swim....I do adventure races (cue puzzled looks)...running, cycling and kayaking, it’s off-road stuff, usually a mountain involved....” Everybody: “Oh like Gaelforce!!” Me: “Yes....they’re the ones”... So 2019 sees the welcome return of Gaelforce [...]

By |2019-06-19T09:59:50+01:00June 11th, 2019|Categories: magazine extract, Race Previews|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

National Series Form Guide: Dingle Adventure Race

The Continental National Adventure Race series heads to Dingle. After the epic event at WAAR in Donegal a few weeks ago we move to the other end of the country, south to the kingdom of Kerry and then to west Kerry for the Dingle Adventure Race. Expert In the women’s expert category Ellen Vitting [...]

Competition Time: Win a Pair of Entries to the Dingle Adventure Race

It’s shaping up for an awesome weekend in Dingle in 2 weeks time as we head to stunning West Kerry for the next event in the Continental National Adventure Race Series - Dingle Adventure Race. We have a pair of entries up for grabs for this legendary race on June 8th. Entering could not be easier. [...]

Exclusive Viewer Discount: Adventure Foods from Team-Alpha.ie

Every now and again, we stumble across something different and that we could use in our outdoor adventures . While Adventure Racing is our primary outlet and what we mostly do...we can also be found spending days out hiking in the Mournes, the Wicklow Mountains, the Maamturks, The Reeks, Comeraghs...actually, you could find us anywhere!!! We’ve [...]

National Series Form Guide: WAAR.ie

An epic battle is on the cards as the Continental National Adventure Race series heads to WAAR in the beautiful Donegal this weekend! The first of the new events in the NARS 2019 sees over 600 adventure racers head to west Donegal for the Wild Atlantic Adventure Race where they will run on what’s been [...]

Yoga for Athletes – Part I

As adventure racers we are conditioned to moving non stop from discipline to discipline, from biking to kayaking, hill running to paddle boarding. An inherent advantage of multi-sporting is that we tend to utilize and tap into a lot more muscle groups than many other single discipline sports. We work into the various anatomical planes, [...]

Win a Pair of Tickets to the Blackstairs Adventure Race + Race Preview

Now Competition Time! Head over to our Facebook page and follow the easy on screen instructions and you could win a pair of entries. Race Preview (Extracted from Kayathlon Spring '18 Magazine) The Blackstairs Adventure Race - Sunday May 5th 2019. 3 steps, 5 steps, 7 steps. This what they call the [...]

By |2019-05-10T16:18:47+01:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: Competition Time, Race Previews|Tags: |0 Comments

May Bank Holiday Weekend Race Preview

The event calendar shifts into overdrive this May with 8 races to tickle the fancy. On the Bank holiday weekend alone, there are 4. Gaelforce Connemara, TEAR 12/24, Avantcard Blueway AR & the ever popular Blackstairs AR. Killary Gaelforce Connemara returns for its 10th year. 10 years. It says it all about this legendary day that [...]

Competition Time: Win a Pair of Entries to the WAAR.ie

The awesome folk at WAAR.ie have given us a Pair of Entries to give away for the upcoming race on 11th May in Donegal to celebrate joining the Continental National Adventure Race Series(Sport category). One of the best upcoming races of the calendar, this event is not to be missed...   To Enter, pop over to [...]

By |2019-04-24T14:56:00+01:00April 24th, 2019|Categories: Competition Time|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Race Report – Quest Glendalough ’19 (Sport)

Glendalough, like for so many others, it's where it all began for me. It was here back in 2016 when an out of shape ex GAA player first cut his teeth into Adventure Racing not realizing what would happen next. It had been 6 months to the day since I last raced and that was [...]

Competition Winner – Continental Adidas Terrex Trail Runners.

WINNER WINNER!!! We got entries by the bucket load but unfortunately we could only pick one tagged photo. Congratulations AllycatKinsella, you have just won an awesome pair of Adidas Terrex trail runners with premium Continental Outsole Grip. They will be sure to help you cross many more finish lines. Your photo really reflects the [...]

By |2019-04-16T13:53:53+01:00April 16th, 2019|Categories: Competition Time|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Race Report – Quest Glendalough ’19 (Expert)

On the face of it the 59km Expert course doesn’t seem overly daunting, there are longer courses out there on the Adventure Racing calendar, but don’t be fooled, this is one of the toughest course you will take on...8 cramp inducing stages, 1,000m of climbing over 40k cycling, 800m elevation gain on 4 quad burning [...]

National Series Form Guide: Quest Glendalough

After a wild wet and windy opening event in Quest Kenmare the second round of the Continental National Adventure Race Series rolls in to Quest Glendalough....and hopefully the weather gods will be smiling down on us Expert In the women’s Expert, it’s round 2 head to head between Laura O’Driscoll and Ellen Vitting....hard [...]

ITERA Expedition Race – A Highland Journey in the Making

ITERA EXPEDITION RACE SCOTLAND 2019 Teams from all over the world will arrive in Inverness in August for the ITERA, an extraordinary 5 day non-stop expedition adventure race. Trekking, kayaking, climbing, canyoning and mountain biking through the magnificent scenery of the Scottish Highlands is the main attraction of course, and so is the reputation and sports [...]

By |2019-03-14T13:20:53+00:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Race Previews|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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