| I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. Of course that is not the best way to open an interview with the worlds second most celebrated astronaut. In fact, I found myself tip-toeing around the iconic American as I had heard so many nightmare stories about the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. He allegedly will no longer answer questions about the moon. Yep, the moon guy won’t talk moon. If you hire him for many ten of thousands of pounds to speak at your corporate event, it’s alleged you can't asked how it felt, what it... Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:39 |
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| TV critics - every presenter and producer's nemesis. After a new or very big show goes out I personally avoid the papers for a few days, fearing seeing my name followed by a wordy diatribe from a vitriolic... Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 25, 2009 at 07:11 | You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
A fine thought from a fine athlete, Michael Phelps. I decided I was going to live by the Olympic star's words - so my dream has moved on from a decent time in an Olympic triathlon to an Ironman. Of course such goals... Posted on: Monday, Jul 6, 2009 at 07:00 |
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| It's raining … again. It has rained up here in the Wicklow hills for the last four months - I think I'm going mad. There is something particularly painful about sweating my buns off on a turbo trainer inside my office during the summer months. It doesn't help that I haven't actually... Posted on: Monday, Sep 15, 2008 at 13:45 | Every now and again a race comes along that shakes up the triathlon community and gets people talking. I'm delighted to say that my club, Wicklow Tri, has released such a beast - The Beast of the East in fact. It has become fashionable of late to sell events as 'The fastest course ever' and 'A... Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 14:30 |
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| | Starting a story with "it wasn't actually my... Posted on: Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 08:51 So how did it come to this? It’s the weekend of what was meant to be my first race of the season yet I... Posted on: Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 22:18 There is a look in professional sportsperson’s eyes when they discuss their latest challenge, be... Posted on: Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 07:08 |
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| “Triathletes are swimming coaches’ pensions”, or so says a chlorine-clad coach I know. He says we... Posted on: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 07:04 | Greetings, happy New Year and all that! So, "Where the hell have you been?", I hear you ask. No, I have... Posted on: Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:19 |
| Let me start by putting something straight, it may have looked like Graham Bell beat me in the... Posted on: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 at 07:32 | Hello strangers, nice to be in touch again. Sorry it’s been... Posted on: Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 11:30 |
| This time last year I was standing in the visitor’s... Posted on: Wed, Jun 6, 2007 at 11:38 | I am lying in bed with the curtains open, it’s a beautiful sunny morning on the east coast of... Posted on: Fri, May 18, 2007 at 11:40 |
