Here's is another one and below are before and after pictures of Rob. I have to say I didn't recoginise him in the first one. when he said "Fat Rob " I thought he meant Robbie Keane. 1. How did you get into athletics ? I had my first taste of athletics when I was in first year in school. My secondary school was putting on trials for the cross country championships. I ran … [Read more...]

This weeks profile is of one of the originals who joined the group when we more a middle distance running  group ( 800m -1500m ) at the time. He has managed to keep in good shape and still picks up age category prizes .This time its Pearse Coyle 1. How did you get into athletics ? I had rowed through school and college, in Athlone and Dublin, and from the … [Read more...]

1. How did you get into athletics? I got into athletics twice in my life. The first time was when I started secondary school and fell in love with cross-country running. That affair lasted for six years and was ended by my taking up smoking on the same day that I won the school 1500m championships. I got back into running when I gave up playing football in my mid-thirties and … [Read more...]

Today's profile is another of our very consistent performers over the years and a guy who is very easy to work with as he is a willing listener  and willing to  take the advice on board. Its Sean Fox. 1. How did you get into athletics ? I was/am big into all sports, played everything from rugby,soccer, football and hurling growing up. Hurling was first love … [Read more...]

How did you get into athletics? Inspired by the Tour de France, Cycling was my first love; the immersive nature and endurance of the three week event, the passion of the spectators, the fabulous scenery…. I wanted to be the next Stephen Roche or Sean Kelly. The problem was I couldn’t join a cycling club because I was too young for membership, so I started running as a … [Read more...]