Matthew O'Brien fundraising for Gay Community News (GCN)

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page, your support is really appreciated. 🙏 I'll be fundraising for GCN throughout my races this year! Starting off with an ultra before I turn 30 (🙉) in Portumna Forest on June 7th for a 50km run! I will then be heading to Waterford city for the half marathon to try get myself a PB (under 2:00:09). From there we head to Valentia Island, co.Kerry for a sprint triathlon 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️. And finally, we finish in Dublins fair city, with the Dublin Marathon 🙏 I've been trying to get a place in the Dublin marathon the past few years, so it's a great pleasure to run this race for GCN. If you can share my page on any social media I would greatly appreciate it 🥰 Just use the social sharing sections below! Thanks again and let's get running! 🏃‍♂️💨

Training Updates:

Date:
2025-03-15
Distance:
21.10 KM
Time:
02:21
Nice effort, nice too strenuous, got the distance done and not mad HR 🙏
Date:
2025-03-13
Distance:
8.00 KM
Time:
00:58
Easy 8k this AM that felt way and actually was lower HR!! 🙏
Date:
2025-03-12
Distance:
9.00 KM
Time:
00:51
Warm up 2k Rolling 1k @ 5:20 1k @ 5:00 X3 Cool down 1k
Date:
2025-03-08
Distance:
18.00 KM
Time:
01:53
18km block run 5.5k conversational pace 7.5k @ 5:32/km pace 5k conversational pace
Date:
2025-03-06
Distance:
9.00 KM
Time:
01:05
9k easy
Date:
2025-03-04
Distance:
8.50 KM
Time:
00:53
Mile repeats
Date:
2025-02-28
Distance:
10.00 KM
Time:
01:05
10km (de-load week) long run complete while also including park run! 🤗

About Gay Community News (GCN)

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GCN (Gay Community News) is Ireland’s free national LGBTQ+ media since 1988 and the trading name of the National LGBT Federation a registered charity (Charity number: 20034580). For over three decades, GCN has been Ireland’s LGBTQ+ paper of record and a vital resource to inform, educate, platform and connect the community, and advocate for a more equal society. GCN acts as a hub for other LGBTQ+ community and support groups across Ireland, giving them a platform to highlight their work and to inform the community of events, initiatives and services available. We also focus on celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and spotlighting emerging creatives and talent within the community.

About Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2025 Fundraising Campaign

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