Almost twenty two years ago, a small boy stood outside, holding a torch his uncle had made from pine tar and cloth. Surrounded by his parents, grandparents and cousins they […]

I think I had the perfect Olympic schedule – two weeks of hard work preparing for my race, the race itself, and then a week to enjoy the rest of […]

Two days ago I crossed the finish line of the men’s 15km classic race in Sochi and concluded my Olympic journey! Some beautiful pictures and a video of me after […]

Since I last wrote on this blog the 2014 Winter Olympic Games have been declared open! The opening ceremony was a truly spectacular affair and from what I saw the […]

A unique aspect of the Sochi games is that there are three athletes’ villages. I believe that Vancouver were the first games to have two villages to facilitate transport of […]

The trip which Petr and I had to make to get to Sochi nearly became an Olympic event all in itself. The trouble began when our official Team Ireland clothing […]

Dear friends – it’s official – I have been named as a member of Team Ireland for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi! The team was announced at a […]

Obertilliach is a village of 700 in the East Tyrol region of Austria. Petr and I did a strength workout on Thursday in Orillia, then flew overnight to Prague where […]

How time flies! I recalled today that I subtitled my website “10 months in the life of an Irish cross country skier” – we are now coming to the end […]

Immediately after racing at U.S. Nationals in Soldier Hollow I travelled north to Canmore, Alberta. It was fantastic to see the nordic centre under full snow cover as opposed to […]