Hello Folks
My name is Barry Corscaden.
I’m guest blogging for Barry because he's busy today flying out to France to get himself "in situ" for his own little "grand prix" (note the timely and clever use of French words there please..) on Sunday
– I don’t know the
collective word for a pair of Barrys but I do know never to trust a Barrie !!
Barry the barrister (as we refer to him in our house) and I have been
chums for best part 12-13 years now. We used to jog the walls of the maiden
city (often deftly and cheerfully chatting whilst dodging stones thrown
playfully by japing youths !!) I remember when the kernel of the of what would
become his company occurred to him and true to his character – once
interested in a thing – Barry decided to master it and promptly took on an
online MBA while setting up a very demanding and complex business – years of 80
hour weeks passed and Barry built his biz into what its become now – proof,
if it was needed – of the old maxim of the formula of success being 1%
inspiration and 99 % perspiration.
Barry didn’t think twice when I invited him hill walking in Austria a
few years ago and likewise when he invited me to paddle a canoe form Antrim to
Castlerock one May day weekend – I agreed without hesitation. When Barry told
me he was going in for an Ironman competition – I didn’t doubt for a moment
that he would achieve this – that’s what Barry does – he sets his mind and body
to a task and he finishes it. He told me recently of his exhausting morning swimming regime he needed to do to prepare for the three mile swim he
faces next weekend. I was staggered when he told me that he and his
fellow competitors are then going to saddle up and cycle a farther 112 miles
and then , oh yes , the small matter of a marathon to run!
I can’t imagine the dedication and sacrifice of family time needed to
make this possible but I do know that if anyone can Barry can. Cancer is a
cruel blight on the lives of our selves and our loved ones – I was glad to see
they were to be the beneficiaries of his noble endeavors. Good on you Bazza and
may god speed go with you .
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Barry Corscaden
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