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Sometimes the best adventures aren't about chasing personal bests, but the places you discover and the people you share them with.

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40 mountains. Around 90km. 6,500m of ascent. Five stages. One serious day out in the Mournes.

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Mallorca 70.3 – More Than Just a Race

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Consistency. Variation. Patience.

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Some events stay with you long after the legs have recovered. The Art O’Neill Challenge is one of those.

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One of the biggest myths in triathlon is that you need endless free time to train well. In reality, most of the athletes we coach at Fusion Triathlon Coaching are balancing demanding jobs, family life, social commitments...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/top-time-management-tips-for-busy-triathletes","title":"Top Time Management Tips for Busy Triathletes","summary":"One of the biggest myths in triathlon is that you need endless free time to train well. In reality, most of the athletes we coach at Fusion Triathlon Coaching are balancing demanding jobs, family life, social commitments...","date_modified":"2026-01-11T12:16:40Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/building-the-engine","html_content":"

Why Zone 2 Sits at the Heart of Ironman Training

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Training the Right Way for the Art O’Neill Challenge

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On Saturday, November 15th, the Mourne Way Marathon delivered its usual challenge, but this time, it came with a memorable and tempestuous guest: Storm Claudia. Thirteen of us—13 hearty, perhaps slightly mad, souls—met t...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/conquering-claudia-13-souls-against-the-storm-on-the-mourne-way","title":"Conquering Claudia: 13 Souls Against the Storm on the Mourne Way","summary":"On Saturday, November 15th, the Mourne Way Marathon delivered its usual challenge, but this time, it came with a memorable and tempestuous guest: Storm Claudia. Thirteen of us—13 hearty, perhaps slightly mad, souls—met t...","date_modified":"2025-11-16T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/wicklow-ecotrail-2025-%E2%80%94-grit-determination-and-team-spirit-in-w","html_content":"

Huge congratulations to David, Gail, Stuart, and Coach Andy who all conquered the Wicklow EcoTrail this weekend — a race that tested every ounce of endurance, resilience, and mindset the mountains demand.

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/wicklow-ecotrail-2025-%E2%80%94-grit-determination-and-team-spirit-in-w","title":"Wicklow EcoTrail 2025 — Grit, Determination, and Team Spirit in W","summary":"Huge congratulations to David, Gail, Stuart, and Coach Andy who all conquered the Wicklow EcoTrail this weekend — a race that tested every ounce of endurance, resilience, and mindset the mountains demand.","date_modified":"2025-09-28T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/the-seven-sevens-%E2%80%93-mourne-mountains-challenge-for-charity","html_content":"

Last weekend, a group of Fusion athletes joined our good friend Johnny Betts to take on one of the most iconic mountain challenges in Northern Ireland – The Seven Sevens – all in support of Harriet’s Well, a charity clos...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/the-seven-sevens-%E2%80%93-mourne-mountains-challenge-for-charity","title":"The Seven Sevens – Mourne Mountains Challenge for charity","summary":"Last weekend, a group of Fusion athletes joined our good friend Johnny Betts to take on one of the most iconic mountain challenges in Northern Ireland – The Seven Sevens – all in support of Harriet’s Well, a charity clos...","date_modified":"2025-09-14T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/maurice-mullins-50k-ultra","html_content":"

Great running in the Wicklow Mountains on the weekend with Gail, Stuart and Jeff. We had so much fun, on a tough out and back course with lots of elevation. It was all worth it for the mug and sausage roll at the end!

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Big shout out to @cedargrove57 for doing a fantastic sub 3:50 marathon at his first attempt in Barcelona - well done.

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Well done Mr and Mrs Martin who absolutely smashed Marbella Epic Ultra on the weekend - 41 miles of off road mountain tracks, with over 4,500m of elevation is not for the faint hearted. With over 40% of competitors not ...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/gail-and-stu-smash-marbella-epic-ultra","title":"Gail and Stu smash Marbella Epic Ultra","summary":"Well done Mr and Mrs Martin who absolutely smashed Marbella Epic Ultra on the weekend - 41 miles of off road mountain tracks, with over 4,500m of elevation is not for the faint hearted. With over 40% of competitors not ...","date_modified":"2025-02-24T09:04:05Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/fusion-athletes-flourish-in-2024-dublin-marathon","html_content":"

We had six athletes targeting this end of season race, all with different objectives. We saw big personal bests across the board with others using this as a springboard to even bigger goals in 2025. Well done team.

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Why is the Norn Iron 100 mile race ran over 108 miles? A relatively simple question with an even simpler answer - 'we didn't want to take off the first 8 miles of the Causeway Coastal route which are simply stunning!'

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Massive congratulations to Jacob for smashing Majorca 70.3 on the weekend. It’s not an easy race to complete as your first triathlon however not much better a back drop to do so. Jacob has been working tirelessly in pr...

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One week on from the Belfast marathon, he took on the We Run Wild Castle to Castle Ultra marathon. He took it on and won the event!

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So, we had @fusiontriathloncoaching athletes all over the place ticking off their individual challenges this weekend!

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On Saturday night three of us helped out ultra runner @danobeaumont who is raising monies for @mindomountains charity. Dan's challenge this weekend was to complete the Denis Rankin Round around the Mourne Mountains in ...

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Great day for Fusion Triathlon Coaching athletes taking part across Lisburn Duathlon and Portadown half Marathon. We had pb's galore on a truly brilliant spring morning.

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What a superb recce of new trails that forms part of the We Run Wild organised Norn Iron 100 mile Ultra in June time.

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So what else would you be doing on a crisp Saturday morning at the start of February? For a few of us like minded outdoor enthusiasts, we took to Woodburn Forest to tackle the aptly named Rabbit Run marathon.

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A band of hearty friends gathered to take on the 23 mile Mourne Way trail route from Rostrevor to Newcastle on Saturday 23rd December. It wasn't a race, but rather what we like to call a 'conversational pace'. We had e...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/winter-miles-for-summer-smiles","title":"'Winter miles for summer smiles'","summary":"A band of hearty friends gathered to take on the 23 mile Mourne Way trail route from Rostrevor to Newcastle on Saturday 23rd December. It wasn't a race, but rather what we like to call a 'conversational pace'. We had e...","date_modified":"2023-12-25T19:20:58Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/dublin-city-marathon","html_content":"

Fantastic day of results at Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2023 on the weekend as Fusion Triathlon Coaching athletes soaked up the energy of the crowds, took in the atmosphere, and executed their individual strategies to ach...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/dublin-city-marathon","title":"Dublin City Marathon","summary":"Fantastic day of results at Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2023 on the weekend as Fusion Triathlon Coaching athletes soaked up the energy of the crowds, took in the atmosphere, and executed their individual strategies to ach...","date_modified":"2023-11-01T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/mark-smashes-portugal-ironman","html_content":"

We had @markrlilley smashing Portugal Ironman. What a happy man! This has been in the making from the start of the year with one goal to become an Ironman. With a structured plan, lots of commitment and hours of train...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/mark-smashes-portugal-ironman","title":"Mark smashes Portugal Ironman ","summary":"We had @markrlilley smashing Portugal Ironman. What a happy man! This has been in the making from the start of the year with one goal to become an Ironman. With a structured plan, lots of commitment and hours of train...","date_modified":"2023-10-21T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/chris-and-alexis-complete-budapest-marathon-2023","html_content":"

Huge congratulations to Chris and Alexis who have completed their first marathon @budapestmarathon2023

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/chris-and-alexis-complete-budapest-marathon-2023","title":"Chris & Alexis @Budapest Marathon","summary":"Huge congratulations to Chris and Alexis who have completed their first marathon @budapestmarathon2023","date_modified":"2023-10-15T18:55:00Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/magical-day-seven-sisters-skyline","html_content":"

Unreal day with this crew of inspirational, positive, and fun characters. A tough 30km run, with over 2,100 feet of elevation and in some of the finest mountains of Donegal. We had the most spectacular climbs, views an...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/magical-day-seven-sisters-skyline","title":"Magical day @ Seven Sisters Skyline","summary":"Unreal day with this crew of inspirational, positive, and fun characters. A tough 30km run, with over 2,100 feet of elevation and in some of the finest mountains of Donegal. We had the most spectacular climbs, views an...","date_modified":"2023-09-25T11:49:54Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/john-finishes-in-6th-place-for-european-ag-championships-madrid","html_content":"

We're very proud of the the reward our John got at the European AG Championships, in Madrid at the start of June. Having worked tirelessly for the last block of training John was peaking and ready for the challenge of t...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/john-finishes-in-6th-place-for-european-ag-championships-madrid","title":"John finishes in 6th place for European AG Championships, Madrid","summary":"We're very proud of the the reward our John got at the European AG Championships, in Madrid at the start of June. Having worked tirelessly for the last block of training John was peaking and ready for the challenge of t...","date_modified":"2023-06-13T20:14:20Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/rachel-nails-her-double-marathon-in-the-hills","html_content":"

Massive performance put in from #fusiontriathloncoaching athlete @RachelMcDowell who had a pipe dream to complete a 50 mile trail running Ultra this year.

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Well done to Andy Wilson who has completed the toughest foot race on earth, Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara desert. To finish, Andy tackled 250km in 6 days, self supported, in the sand and extreme heat. We salute you...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/well-done-andy-tackling-marathon-des-sable","title":"Well done Andy tackling Marathon Des Sable","summary":"Well done to Andy Wilson who has completed the toughest foot race on earth, Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara desert. To finish, Andy tackled 250km in 6 days, self supported, in the sand and extreme heat. We salute you...","date_modified":"2023-05-01T07:53:42Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/fusion-half-im-training-day","html_content":"

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/fusion-half-im-training-day","title":"Fusion Half IM training day ","date_modified":"2023-04-17T10:45:39Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/lisburn-triathlon-club-celebrates-10-years-of-success","html_content":"

Fabulous night on Saturday evening at the Lisburn Triathlon Club 10 year anniversary awards night @lisburngolfclub. Well done to all Fusion athletes who had a terrific season. Special mention to Coach Arran who reminisce...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/lisburn-triathlon-club-celebrates-10-years-of-success","title":"Lisburn Triathlon Club celebrates 10 years of success","summary":"Fabulous night on Saturday evening at the Lisburn Triathlon Club 10 year anniversary awards night @lisburngolfclub. Well done to all Fusion athletes who had a terrific season. Special mention to Coach Arran who reminisce...","date_modified":"2023-03-17T20:48:48Z"},{"id":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/what-a-day-at-lecale-way-50k-ultra","html_content":"

50km Ultra in tough conditions - wind, rain and cold! It didn't dampen our spirits as we all started together in Strangford and finished together in Newcastle.  Lots of laughs were in order to get us through this epic j...

","url":"https://fusionendurance.co.uk/blog/f/what-a-day-at-lecale-way-50k-ultra","title":"What a day at LeCale Way 50k Ultra","summary":" 50km Ultra in tough conditions - wind, rain and cold! It didn't dampen our spirits as we all started together in Strangford and finished together in Newcastle.  Lots of laughs were in order to get us through this epic j...","date_modified":"2023-03-17T20:25:03Z"}]}