Good luck to all ye aspiring ironmam!!!!

Best of luck to all those heading out to DO the Ironman next weekend!!!

Gavin delighted you will have a chance to experience the whole thing you have been training for.

Hope to watch progress online if I am not eating too many cakes and drinking beer!

Take care and good luck to you all!!

Yes, Best of Luck to everyone. Hopefully Mother Nature will be kind to ye and not be scorching hot on the day.

Don't forget, fans can track the progress of all the lads on race day (Sunday 25th July) from 6am (Irish time) on [Only admins are allowed to see this link] Just type in the bib number (or leave blank and choose Ireland as country and it will list all the Irish athletes taking part)

1403 Noel Ryan
1982 Shane Scadding
1631 Michael Bowes
1372 Gavin Quinlan
1229 Martin Kirwan
2502 Tom Casey
759 Marc O'Cathasaigh
684 Barry Lambe
847 Aubrey Storey
838 Brian Slattery
253 Stephen Doyle
94 Mark Hayden

491 Kieran Eaton (in UK Ironman Sunday 1st Aug)

just back from my Ironman training in Lanzarote.... it was tough.......... beer, beer , food a swim or two... beer etc, good luck too you all in Switzerland, see you for a well earned beer when you return, will be keeping a close eye on your progress.

Best of luck this weekend to all ye Ironmen, ye will be fantastic!
I'm sure the waxing will cut hours off yer times!