Good for the head

04 July, 2024 - David Power

Spin down with Kevin,
we're there well before seven,
New timing chips in operation,
who'll be the stiff competition?

John mentions a new longer route,
with boardwalks to boot,
Off we go to his squeeky pink grenade,
what a nice serenade.

A brutal climb from the off,
at least we've sunshine up top,
The wind blows you sideways,
just follow the Wicklow Way.

Downhill we go,
Liam is in flow,
Scarred by branches and darkness,
we emerge to the brightness.

I hear steps closing in,
so put the foot down,
Hurdling the barbed wire,
thank God, there is that road named fire.

Back to the pub,
plenty of grub,
We all go home smiling,
ready for the next night of racing.

Toes away

03 July, 2024 - Mikey Fry

As I was running up the first lovely fire road I thought should I just go home now but hit myself in the face like all the trees and bushes that hit me jousting through the race John passes rob and a few people jumping over fences under top of hillish someone was being helped being released for the barbecue wire Tim passes says that will be the last time literally I went passed him two seconds later I keep up with John all the way to the top robin might have gone passed John fly’s off we then take new windy detour where we nearly got blown off broad walk then nobody in front myself and rob head towards road mmmmmm nobody else up ahead back to left turn and onto horrible ups and downs of an amazing fire roads boom rob and I exchange places loads of times boom left onto the good stuff Andy goes passed eventually get passed him again Karl’s in the way sorry boom passed him after John we swing like monkeys across the river up up up onto more fires I keep up with John then onto nice tracks I jump in front of John and start power walking he’s not happy he goes passed again I follow eventually left along lovely fires Andy goes passed I pass John and head after Andy boom right turn still after Andy starting to go down I pass the glider Issac who passed me earlier now it’s Andy’s turn and another dude passed them onto fire road finish I push push push and thankfully no one passes me lots of chats wrecked onto pub tea sandwich’s chocolates thanks again John and helpers for a super race gooday mikey:))