Hardman Blog

Hugh’s Hardman: Your First Full-Distance Triathlon – Step 2

by Aoife OCarroll | Jan 26, 2020 | Training, Triathlon

Week #2: 30 weeks to go to race day next Saturday This is our second instalment of common-sense tips for training for your first long-distance triathlon from the original Hardman, Hugh Carberry. You will know from Hugh's last post that what you need to be doing at...

Plant-Based Diets for Athletes: Can You Train Meat-Free?

by Aoife OCarroll | Jan 26, 2020 | Diet, Training

Was one of your New Year’s Resolutions to eat less meat? Whether it’s for your health, the planet, or you just can’t facing eating things with faces anymore, there are lots of reasons for not eating meat. But what if you are into sports? Can you swim, cycle, and run...

We’ve Seen the Future—and It’s Plastic-Free

by Aoife OCarroll | Dec 18, 2019 | Green Hardman, Hardman Killarney

If you have a gut feeling that there is something wrong with the way we run events, it could be the plastic talking. We are full of it. Plastic, Plastic Everywhere… According to a recent study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, you could be wolfing...

Hardmen (and Hardwomen) Are Made – Not Born

by Aoife OCarroll | Dec 18, 2019 | News Updates

For anybody new to the sport, there is something quite, let's be kind here—intimidating—about triathletes. They seem to spring fully formed from the womb, complete with wetsuit and attitude, and the idea that mere mortals could aspire to anything as lofty as a...