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    Fuelling the Long Run

    December 22, 2018

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    Brennan Townshend

    For many runners out there, eating whilst running is completely alien, many will never try or do it during their athletic career. When you start to race over 3 hours or more in the mountains and trails what and when you eat becomes so important. It can be the differenc...

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    Mourne Skyline Mountain Trail Race

    October 21, 2018

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    Brennan Townshend

    The Mournes mountains, rising out of the sea on the east coast of Northern Ireland would set the scene for the final race in the UK Skyrunning series. It would be my second time in Ireland having raced a triathlon on the west coast over four years ago. The race would a...

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    Mamores VK and Ring of Steall

    September 22, 2018

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    Brennan Townshend

    I travelled up to Scotland from the lakes for the Skyrunning World championships to race the Vertical Kilometer and the Ring Of Steall Skyrace. I competed in the ROS last year but this time the race would be a lot more competitive with the worlds best Skyrunners descen...

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    2017, A Year of Running, Mountains and Working in the Outdoors

    December 16, 2017

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    Brennan Townshend

    2017 has been a super busy year! In the early months of the cold winter I hung up my bike racing wheels and swapped them for a pair of trail shoes and haven't looked back. I spent the winter building up my running form and endurance on Dartmoor, with a few trips to Nor...

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    France and Belgium

    September 21, 2016

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    Brennan Townshend

    The last few months have been pretty busy, full of racing. I did my last British race of the season at the Victor Berlemont Trophy, near Reading. I didn’t manage to get a great result there but used it in preparation for the stage race in France the following week.

    I to...

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    Back to Bike Racing

    July 28, 2016

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    Brennan Townshend

    Coming back to road racing had been on my mind since June 2015. To be honest I really missed the sport, its simplicity compared with triathlon, and the option to race nearly every week thoughout the season, with triathlon I would be looking at one race a month between...

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    Ironman Mallorca 70.3

    May 10, 2016

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    Brennan Townshend

    Following the Challenge race in Fuertevetura I stayed on in Playitas to do a small training block to prepare for Mallorca. I wanted to avoid the cold weather in the UK to make sure I was ready for another hot race, this wasn't the case as you will find out soon. I then...

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    Challenge Fuerteventura 70.3

    April 25, 2016

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    Brennan Townshend

    After months of preparation and training the race season suddenly arrived. Challenge Fuerteventura was where I’d open my season and compete in my first race as a pro. The 70.3 race distance covers 1.9km swim, 90km Bike and a 21km run. Fuerteventura is known for its tou...

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