Brian O’Mahony
100 Days of Running 5K's
I challenged myself to run 5km’s every day, for the first 100 days of 2024. I used it as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society, in...
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Brian O’Mahony
Sep 22, 2023
Seven Sisters Ultramarathon
The Seven Sisters are the main peaks of the Derryveagh Mountain Range in Donegal. They span from Muckish Mountain (666m) to Donegal's...
Brian O’Mahony
Sep 8, 2023
QUEST Lough Derg
The Quest Series dominates Ireland's adventure racing calendar, and for good reason. I was genuinely shocked by the steep hills at QUEST...
Brian O’Mahony
Aug 31, 2023
My Scratch Map
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Brian O’Mahony
Aug 26, 2023
Knock-Me-Down Adventure Race
62km of cycling, running and kayaking across Waterford's Knockmealdown Mountains. Ireland's adventure racing calendar is dominated by the...
Brian O’Mahony
Aug 11, 2023
Mourne Seven Sevens
In 1992, fifteen people completed an organised hike that reached all seven peaks above 700m in the Mourne Mountains. This 30km loop with...
Brian O’Mahony
Jul 28, 2023
13 Peaks - The Irish Munro's
Background In 1891, Hugh Munro compiled a list of Scotland's 282 peaks above 3,000ft (914m). Known as the Munro's, they vary from simple...
Brian O’Mahony
Jun 16, 2023
Ballinskelligs Triathlon
HARDMAN's only Olympic distance race, over the sand and hills of the Ballinskelligs coastline. For me this was the ninth and final event...
Brian O’Mahony
Jun 2, 2023
Mont Blanc
This is my experience of climbing the highest mountain in Western Europe. A multi-day trek through snow and glaciers, to reach the peak...
Brian O’Mahony
May 18, 2023
West Highland Way
The West Highland Way is Scotland's first and most popular long distance trail, traversing the lakes and hills of the highlands from...
Brian O’Mahony
Mar 22, 2023
The Kerry Way
The Kerry Way is the longest and most diverse of Ireland's 42 national waymarked trails. The 214km loop starts and ends in Killarney,...
Brian O’Mahony
Jan 29, 2023
Marrakech Marathon
6,500 runners from 20 countries, racing through the busy streets of Morocco's former capital. An event I watched during a Surf Kayaking...
Brian O’Mahony
Jan 24, 2023
Backpacking South East Asia
This is a writeup of my two month backpacking trip through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia, following the Banana...
Brian O’Mahony
Dec 18, 2022
Chiang Mai Marathon
4,300 runners from 44 countries, racing through the night on this flat and fast course. Chiang Mai was the ancient capital of a country...
Brian O’Mahony
Nov 25, 2022
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko is Australia's highest peak at 2,228m. It is the smallest of the seven summits and is found between Sydney & Melbourne...
Brian O’Mahony
Nov 22, 2022
Backpacking New Zealand
In October 2022, I was lucky enough to travel around the world and explore New Zealand. I spent 3 weeks on the north island and 4 weeks...
Brian O’Mahony
Oct 29, 2022
Auckland Marathon
14,000 runners from 54 countries, all arriving in beautiful New Zealand to be met with a raging storm! Torrential rain and strong winds...
Brian O’Mahony
Oct 1, 2022
Quest Killarney
After rookie mistakes at QUEST Glendalough, and horrendous weather at QUEST Kenmare; I was back for the third and longest of all the...
Brian O’Mahony
Sep 11, 2022
Mount Kilimanjaro
This is the story of a week that Seán Ennis and I spent above the clouds. From the dust, cold and thin air that guards the summit, to the...
Brian O’Mahony
Aug 4, 2022
Tour du Mont Blanc
The Mont Blanc massif is an oasis of snowy mountains, glaciers, aiguilles and valleys which straddles the borders of France, Italy and...
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