Caged animal syndrome. While I’ve been nursing my sore head, shoulder and knee these past five weeks, I’ve also been scouring Pinterest, Google and social media in general, looking for training tips to help me with my recovery and getting back into the swing of things after my fall and…
When we had our first child, we were so caught up in the adventure that being a new parent brings, that it took child number two to enter…
Book Review As Appeared in the Irish Mountain Log Winter Edition 2016/2017 As someone who has been around the mountaineering scene quite a while, I’ve had the opportunity…
Being a volunteer for Mountain Rescue myself, I knew it was going to take time to extract me and I knew I was going to become hypothermic very…
When I received my Wicklow Mountains Half Marathon race number in the post from Debra Ireland, I thought it was funny that my number was 112, the same…
Along with 600 other runners, I’ve been busily readying myself for the Debra Ireland Wicklow Mountains Half Marathon & 11K races this coming Sunday, 5th March. Á la…
It’s been quite a number of years now that I haven’t been able to eat gluten. Following the Coeliac Society’s advice, I also avoided gluten free oats for…
My husband’s business Adventure.ie was awarded with The Outsider Award for Best Provider / Escape – how exciting is that?? You’ll have to check out his site, it’s jam…
My name is Cindy. I’m a mother, an outdoor enthusiast, a trail runner, a Mountain Rescue volunteer and a part time teacher. I also work part time in…
I don’t care what anyone says. Psychologically gearing yourself up for any sort of run or hike is probably the most difficult aspect of your workout! And regardless…