Luke Smyth

Luke Smyth

When is Day 1 of Next Season?

As the end of the 2024-25 season draws near, coaches will be looking forward to a break from coaching on the water. But when should coaches be looking toward next season? When is day 1 of next season? From my…

Cork Regatta Preview

Time for a Cork Regatta preview before the weekend’s racing! I would consider this regatta highly anticipated in the Irish rowing community. With a number of 2k events cancelled recently, crews will be looking to this regatta to get much…

Client Highlight Sean Harte

I’m very excited to highlight the achievements of my client, Sean Harte from Waterford Boat Club. This week Rowing Ireland named Sean part of the junior mens sculling team for the Home International Regatta representing Ireland. International Competition The event…

Client Highlight – Shannon Rowing Club

Last weekend (17-18-05-25) saw the Castleconnell Sprint regatta held and host by Castleconnell Rowing Club in Co. Limerick. The event, which boasts fast racing over 700meters, had a large entry and fortunately the weather was on their side. The two…

I Think I Like Golf!

After watching the Masters Golf in Agusta (on TV) a few weeks back, I got the itch to dust the clubs off from storage and get to the driving range. The driving range closest to me this past weekend was…

My Recent 10k Race in Madrid

This past weekend I travelled to Madrid, Spain, to race the Zurich Rock’n’Roll Running Series. The event was spectacularly run and it was clearly a very professional setup. The race offered the full marathon, half marathon, and 10k. Some friends…