France

Well im after making it to france after a few months of hard work. Its a great place for a warm up before heading to Norway. Its been non stop the whole time, kayaking in the morning and biking in the evening or as rob likes to call it fat camp. The water levels are high but dripping out here with the classic runs like the Guil and Durance been great fun.

Kick ass rock slide on the Guardian Angel Gorge

Back Hammer on the Fernel

Getting ready

Its just under a week to go to the race and im getting in the last

bit of training before it starts.

I managed to get a day out in the mountain running section

on Sunday just to check out the route.

It starts with a very steep climb then its all ridge from there.

Knowing that ill have two running stages and the kayak stage

to do before that it will be hard to know how it will go.

My training partner on the ridge if only he could bike and paddle

Iv managed to get myself a bike for the race at long last, hopefully it will work out. Its very light and i wreckon will be very fast

Lapierre Race 500

April 24th


Well its 2 months before i head off for the summer. Ill be heading back to British Columbia for some steep creeking and adventure kayaking.


At the moment im in Wicklow keeping my head down and working to save money for the trip. This is the worst part about being a traveling kayaker but it has to be done.


Iv been keeping myself occupied by adventure racing. Im in training at the moment for the Turas Beag race held in Kerry. Its a 65km race around and up over the Reeks.


I had my first taste of the adventure racing last weekend racing around the wicklow mountains. The race was organised be Total Experiences Brian Keogh and Sean Murry. It was a fantastic day beautiful running up over the Wicklow hills and some fantastic single track mountain biking. Shame the kayaking was an hour of flat water hell. Ill keep you posted on how it goes.

Me and Chris on the second leg in the wicklow mountains

Well training is going well for the race in Kerry. I was brought down to Ballinastoe last sunday for a mountain bike race by Mr Keogh.I was trying to make the sports class but slept in due to working till 3 o clock in the morning on the Saturday night.so it was the experts class and 4 laps not 2 laps for me.

Everything went well im not sure where i came as the results are not

up yet but i think i didnt come last. being a kayaker and all

completing the course was a great achievment.

The only little upset i had was the 3 bike pile up i caused by going over

the handle bars on the first lap.

Just after completing lap 1

At the end of the down hill section so much fun!!

Just over a week to go till the race and iv managed to get myself a race kayak.

Its 20 years old and looks fast hopefully ill be able to patch the few

holes up and have it ready and floating by monday for training.

Its all thanks to Morgan who works in Balltinglass O.E.C

for sorting it out for me

20 year old race kayak

Race route 65 km of running, biking, kayaking and hill running.