tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55579482024-10-25T05:24:17.922+01:00Four diverse mindsNiallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986947745345074810noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-15815125030899214252010-01-06T10:30:00.003+00:002010-01-06T10:38:46.495+00:00

I am full of Quasi New Years resolutions at the moment, like I am every year.This is an important one to me though, I am going to shut down this blog. It's not a weight around my neck or anything, but having it here not updating it disappoints me in some way. I know that I am not going to start posting soon.Gerry points to Facebook as the reason, he's probably right. I don't update that either

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-75595910588715780982009-09-16T13:49:00.000+01:002009-09-16T13:50:14.479+01:00

Hi everyone, As all of you are aware (because it's all I talk about), I'm off to swim the channel next week. Hopefully winds and tides will work within the week timeslot our team has and we get to go (otherwise you can find me in the bottom of a bottle for the next six months). Current estimate for the off is the 3am on Sunday the 26th. I am in a team of six, so I'll be swimming in darkness

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-24304164326805974122009-03-02T13:26:00.004+00:002009-03-02T13:35:30.381+00:00

I forgot to post my news 2 months ago to announce the new arrival in my house.Daniel was born on Dec 30th 2008.He'll be 9 weeks old tomorrowI got 6.5hrs sleep last night woot

Niallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986947745345074810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-89408733940800654622009-02-23T16:36:00.004+00:002009-02-23T16:41:46.664+00:00

Hey - I have kind of committed to blogging for the new channel swim site iasc-swim.com where I am going to update weekly on Mondays. I am going to X-post here, unless anybody gets there knickers in a twist. Please check out the other site and have a sniff around. It smells professional.Here is the post:Tonight I walked into the bedroom with a measuring tape. "Honey, will you measure me?" My

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-57879008801015102132009-01-06T15:51:00.001+00:002009-01-06T15:55:54.046+00:00

Gonna make these weekly:€1.14 on a tea, bread and cheese€20.00 on my staff restaurant card

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-74866081148568768272009-01-05T16:36:00.004+00:002009-01-05T16:42:10.808+00:00

What do you think? I'd be happy if I hit 80% on a weekly basis...MondayMorning5k cycle2.2k SwimLunchtime6k runEvening5k cycleTuesdayMorning5k cycle2.2k swimLunchtime25m abs25m upper body weightsEvening5k cycleWednesdayMorning5k cycle10k runEvening5k cyclePower ThursdayMorning5k cycle3k run1k row1k swimLunchtime25m absEvening1hr circuit training1k swim5k cycleFridayMorning5k cycleLunchtime35m

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-59076292877100441032009-01-05T15:52:00.003+00:002009-01-05T16:01:38.535+00:00

Happy new year.A friend of a friend asked me to keep a log of everything I buy this year. Okey-Dokey, I think, I can do that. It's for science.Starting today:One single train ticket: €2.30One cup of coffee, two slices of brown bread, two philedelphia (subsidized): €1.34Remainder of above to hospice charity: €0.16One pair of craft thin gloves: €15.00One top base layer top (craft performance

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-7506547143290052172008-12-18T15:11:00.002+00:002008-12-18T15:18:15.005+00:00

Here is a quick picture summary.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-15200037505841655992008-12-01T15:01:00.002+00:002008-12-01T15:05:17.385+00:00

All,Thanks to all who donated. We raised TEAM TOTAL EUR €6,610.01, which puts our team 2nd in Ireland. Doubled (for those who studied French) is €13220.02No small potatoes. Site stays open till the 8th. My personal tally puts me 55th in Ireland which is still pretty sweet.Conor

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-57140196614471076442008-11-20T09:41:00.003+00:002008-11-20T10:48:00.810+00:00

All of you probably know that I swimming the channel. You may or may not know that I am also (and more impressively) sporting a moustache for the month of November. It's for charity.You can donate here: http://ie.movember.com/mospace/1764636In the meantime here is a brief list of the differences between myself and Mark SpitzSpitzConorWon 9 olympic gold medalsHas been (as yet) overlooked for

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-74221372139655367792008-10-29T14:22:00.001+00:002008-10-29T14:23:56.255+00:00

Hey! Look at this. My body gets 42mpg.42 miles per gallonCreated by The Car Connection

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-13618788385952836762008-10-22T10:41:00.002+01:002008-10-22T10:44:56.719+01:00

Beards.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-79866196397599113522008-10-16T14:51:00.003+01:002008-10-16T15:39:48.581+01:00

To celebrate losing 20lbs, and to really bore the tits off everybody, here is a list of all the exercise I did to lose the weight.Weight lost: 9.5kg (21lbs)Time: 124 days. (4 months)Total Calories burnt: 32534 KcalTotal Combined Distance: 441.76km (275miles)DATEACTIVITYDISTANCECALORIES16/10/2008Swim - Laps Laps / Swimming Pool 1.00 km.57116/10/2008Swim - TI Drills Pool Games / Lessons 0.00 km.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-46371139499882506252008-10-16T10:07:00.003+01:002008-10-16T10:09:16.374+01:00

Going to remove all the running and training stuff to different team blogs around the place. But before I do, here is a photo of me finishing the 1/2 Marathon. Notice the relief on my gob.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-40476985721323186382008-10-15T13:30:00.000+01:002008-10-16T10:10:01.451+01:00

Hi,Nice to meet you. You're at this thing too, huh? Who do you know? Ah, you're her husband. You don't know anyone either? Aha! It appears that you have all the qualifications to be: MY BEST FRIEND FOR THE EVENING.Let's bond through the medium of Jägerbombs. You want to drink Crème de Menthe mixed with Baileys? Anything for you buddy, the night is young and we are, of course, the best of friends.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-10198372946620923732008-10-15T09:27:00.003+01:002008-10-15T11:55:28.414+01:00

The Sydney Morning Herald published a hilarious list of the 100 best books of all time. Just look at the list! A popular vote, obviously. What I have read marked in blue. Australians must really love badly written thrillers (I know Matt Reilly is Australian but come on folks, best books of all time? Really?) and 'inspirational' lit. Still, being a man I am genentically predisposed to liking

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-60053518302827428892008-10-14T15:38:00.003+01:002008-10-14T15:58:26.081+01:00

As part of the swimming I went to a physical therapist (N.B not physiotherapist, different discipline - no machines, all manipulation). Having never been to one before, I found him an interesting professional guy and he told me some stuff I didn't know about myself and that I am going to mangle into idiot speak here.I have flat feet. I should start wearing insolesMy arm flexibility is lousyMy

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-61248299274770484212008-10-01T22:39:00.005+01:002008-10-01T22:46:12.713+01:00

Here is a nice happy picture of a fit looking husband and wife team.Post-run photos when I have them.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-29850753283801437042008-09-30T17:20:00.004+01:002008-09-30T17:39:56.708+01:00

Decide to do the race at the last minute, make sure you haven't planned or trained towards it at all. Make sure you have never run the distance. In fact keep any running you do under 5kms. Two days before the race eat and drink as much as possible. I recommend the Dom Perignon 1999. Exceptional. Wash this down with at least 5 pints of heineken. Not necessarily in that order. Get a rotten

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-71055929400591832132008-09-23T16:41:00.004+01:002008-09-23T16:45:19.415+01:00

Look at this picture, the channel is only 1cm wide from 518.64km up. If I can build a machine that can maintain this perspective for the swim it'll be a doddle.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-89187313722315982722008-09-23T15:10:00.002+01:002008-09-23T15:14:10.632+01:00

Hey there. I have spending a lot of time exercising recently, mostly as part of a get-fit buzz but with a couple of extra carrots. As a result I am soon to breach the -20lb (9KG) mark. I'll let you know, Im gonna be eating cake that day. I am concentrating on a few things:1. Running a marathon in 2009This isn't going to happen, so I suppose I am not really concentrating on it at all. I can

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-62010353996956720602008-07-22T10:00:00.001+01:002008-07-22T10:02:09.383+01:00

The new Batman movie is supposed to be excellent.Maybe DC will take this opportunity to release a Batman comic that's not shit, however unlikely that may seem.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-63714565939203166552008-06-30T15:52:00.003+01:002008-06-30T16:26:23.644+01:00

Recently I have noticed women walking around town using store bags instead or in place of handbags. Two of the more prevalent are La Senza & Myla. Now for folks that don't know, these are both lingerie stores, albeit from different ends of the market.Yep, you'll get noticed. Presumably that's the point.A La Senza bag says: "I like dirty, cheap, nasty underwear. And thrush."A Myla bag says: "I

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-12478653121022158182008-06-27T10:24:00.003+01:002008-06-27T11:05:53.467+01:00

On the way into work a homeless man asked me for the price of a cup of coffee. I gave him €4.

Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101760780998459424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557948.post-62963287395382853312008-06-26T13:13:00.004+01:002008-06-26T13:44:55.528+01:00

I must confess to kind of liking spam. Not in a enjoy-getting-it-into-my-mailbox sort of way, more of a enjoy-looking-at-titles-while-looking-for-real-mail sort of way.I particularly like when spammers don't bother pretending that their messages are anything else but spam, a few messages like this are guaranteed to put a smile on my face. To wit [all sic - btw]:Update your PenisTake out your

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