tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post6737444756216128110..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: PhotosThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-44051000846022186482012-05-10T15:49:07.415+01:002012-05-10T15:49:07.415+01:00Thanks, Niamh. Any moral support will be highly ap...Thanks, Niamh. Any moral support will be highly appreciated on that day. ;-)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-87057131148573487162012-05-10T15:09:48.223+01:002012-05-10T15:09:48.223+01:00Oh dear lord!!! Laps around a track ... that is a ...Oh dear lord!!! Laps around a track ... that is a real, real test of endurance and love of running! D'you see, I think I grasped that somewhere and thought I must have read incorrectly .... . The very best of luck with it. I'm doing something on the 7th ...the Ring of Kerry Cycle, I think. I'll be thinking of you! Heavens above ....Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402582539153422260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-52710728612625690862012-05-10T14:58:42.283+01:002012-05-10T14:58:42.283+01:00Niamh, the format is very simple. The race starts ...Niamh, the format is very simple. The race starts on 6 July at 6:45 pm and ends 24 hours later on 7 July at 6:45 pm.<br /><br />We are running laps around a track.<br /><br />Whoever runs the most miles in that time, wins. <br /><br />You can take as many breaks as you want, but the clock keeps ticking.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-4590104365205642082012-05-10T14:12:25.867+01:002012-05-10T14:12:25.867+01:00Great post. Fab pictures. Can I distract from heel...Great post. Fab pictures. Can I distract from heel striking, though, to ask about the Bangor 24? I've tried to figure it from the website (not for very long, to be honest), and I think that the website might assume a certain amount of knowledge. My question is: what exactly will you be doing. What is the format of the race? Could you explain as if to a complete ignoramus, please?Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402582539153422260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-58188401967929888642012-05-10T10:16:56.078+01:002012-05-10T10:16:56.078+01:00Heel striking is normal. People need to get over t...Heel striking is normal. People need to get over this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-85347885551373283922012-05-10T01:47:32.802+01:002012-05-10T01:47:32.802+01:00neat post, I enjoyed the pictures and your story, ...neat post, I enjoyed the pictures and your story, your kids really have allot to talk about now Dad is photographed running with a yellow balloonMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349522832625529847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-34902141559484560102012-05-09T13:53:26.744+01:002012-05-09T13:53:26.744+01:00and to think i buy that paper every day and they d...and to think i buy that paper every day and they dont mention my left hand !!....... paul...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-56548043913331795092012-05-09T12:23:31.241+01:002012-05-09T12:23:31.241+01:00Yes, how dare you be heel striking during a fairly...Yes, how dare you be heel striking during a fairly quickly run marathon race.... ;)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325523666604497036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-50551890594647035492012-05-09T11:27:21.775+01:002012-05-09T11:27:21.775+01:00Neil sounds like a top bloke. I'd never heard ...Neil sounds like a top bloke. I'd never heard of him. 2:13 is still a respectable time, even after 40 years!<br /><br />Nice pic in the Irish Times - you should laminate that one.<br /><br />Yes, I'm a bit over the footstrike debate. There's 'good' heel-striking and bad (the overstriding kind) as this video shows:http://youtu.be/uR82Rec_yGQ via Runblogger.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-50281208998485155972012-05-09T09:24:43.050+01:002012-05-09T09:24:43.050+01:00I love meeting and talking to great runners of yes...I love meeting and talking to great runners of yesteryear. Cool photos and nice to see you in the paper. The balloon helps a lot for spotting and spectators like it as well.Johannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588120934444485158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-42948891975163603342012-05-09T09:20:53.759+01:002012-05-09T09:20:53.759+01:00Be careful with the heel-striking, you can do majo...Be careful with the heel-striking, you can do major damage to your knees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-87915651242030158552012-05-08T20:31:21.677+01:002012-05-08T20:31:21.677+01:00must have been great meeting neil cusack-one of th...must have been great meeting neil cusack-one of the true trailblazers of irish marathon running along with donie walsh , the hooper brothers etc<br /><br />is a plan formulating for how you will tackle bangor?<br /><br />great pacing in limerick and best of luck in kildare<br /><br />cathal dalyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-80844000444211850772012-05-08T19:14:58.862+01:002012-05-08T19:14:58.862+01:00Impressive pacing in the marathon!Impressive pacing in the marathon!RICK'S RUNNINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836338956751369408noreply@blogger.com