Welcome to the Aug/Sept 2019 Issue
Our Aug/Sept Issue is now available. In an action packed edition, we have another wedged issue with articles including
- Quest 12.24…The essential check list for every first timer to the world of Ultra racing
- Competitor Spotlight: Luke McMullan
- Get Bike Measured: We visited John Phelan, the BikeFit Physio and found out the benefits of getting properly measured up for your bike.
- Coalface: We talked to Ger Griffin about what it takes to put on an event like the Coalface AR
- Tyres: We give you the comprehensive breakdown to bike tyre choice for Adventure Racing
- Gear Review: This issue is all about hydration vests and we put the Osprey Duro 6 to the test
- Yoga for Athletes: Laura O’Driscoll is back with another helping of flexibility exercises to help you reach your best
- Event Guide: 13 Races to choose from
- and much much more.
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Race Preview – Boyne Adventure Race ’19
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Cavan Kayakarun – 10 Years On!
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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 [...]
National Series Form Guide: Race2Glory
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Yoga for Athletes – Part II
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Dot Watching
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National Series Form Guide: Gaelforce West
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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, [...]
National Series Form Guide: Dingle Adventure Race
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Competition Time: Win a Pair of Entries to the Dingle Adventure Race
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Exclusive Viewer Discount: Adventure Foods from Team-Alpha.ie
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
Competition Time: Win a Pair of Entries to the WAAR.ie
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Race Report – Quest Glendalough ’19 (Sport)
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]