In these guest posts, Donal Coakley of Leevale AC gives his own light-hearted perspective of some of the races that he has competed in.
In this post, he is on holidays in the Basque country and gives some personal thoughts on how races there differ from Cork.
10 Things I Think About The Latsagien Itzulia Race..by Donal Coakley
1. Basque Carrigtwohill
I think Ustaritz is very like Carrigtwohill, the only reason you'd live there is because it's cheaper than living in Biarritz/Cork. It has lots of derelict apartments and a colossal old church. I didn't see any pharmaceutical companies so maybe it's different.
2. Dopage
I think that it's terrible that doping is illegal in France. For this reason I didn't bring my Ventolin with me as I was afraid of being arrested. I think this cost me some time in the race. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.