Daz · Ultra Runner & Privacy Campaigner
Yo, I’m Daz. Data privacy consultant by trade, tech sovereignty nerd by choice. What does that mean? I think Ireland should run on Euro tech, Irish (solar) energy, and European freedoms.
So I’m planning on beginning a solo #belfast2corkrun from belfast city in August 2026. I’ll be digging deep to cover the ~600 kilometers. Let’s give Big Tech and Big Energy a run for their money…
My 3 Campaign Themes: themes
📍 Starting where Irish manpower fueled the titan of ships – The Titanic Museum in Belfast. Today Irish solar energy powers the devices which keep me safe and on-course. Let’s continue to prioritize harnessing energy sources on our island.
📍 Running on Irish greenways which criss-cross the nation and connect communities. Shouldn’t our internet infrastructure be like our greenways? Green. Secure. Irish.
📍 The run ends where the River Lee flows from county Kerry to Cork harbour and into the Atlantic ocean. Our data should flow freely on open source software around our country and into the global internet.
When i’m not blogging on DazSolar.com, I like to post on the open and free social network Mastodon. In my spare time i create solar installation guides and data privacy guides.
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📍 Belfast City Hall → 🏃♂️ (1hr 40min) → Lisburn → 🚴♂️ (3hrs 20min) → Newry
📍 Newry → 🚴♂️ (4hrs 35mins) → Cavan
📍 Cavan → 🏃♂️ (7hrs) → Navan
📍 Navan → 🚴♂️ (2hrs 41mins) → Dublin
📍 Dublin → 🏃♂️ (4hrs) → Naas
📍 Naas → 🏃♂️ (4hrs 45min) → Athy
📍 Athy → 🚴♂️ (4hrs) → New Ross
📍 New Ross → 🏃♂️ (7 hrs 30mins) → Dungarvan
📍 Dungarvan → 🚴♂️ (1hr 42min) → Youghal → 🏃♂️ (3hrs 30mins) → Midleton
📍 Midleton → 🚴♂️ (1hr 30min) → Cork Port
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