Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

Tuesday, 26 Jun: Me: Cian, what do you want to be when you grow up? Cian: A fire-fighter. Daddy, what do you want to be when you grow up? ...

One double header later I’m convinced that I will be able to train through the knee pain without too much trouble. I know some people out th...

Well, the pain issue remains unchanged. I’m resigned to the fact that it will be a constant companion for some time to come. I can live with...

The pain in my left knee that I alluded to in my last entry remained rather persistent. And it looks like it will be a companion for a few w...

I really did not feel my best over the last few days. I don’t know if it was a cold I was fighting off, the shock of being back from my holi...

The journey from Kerry to Bled was rather arduous, to say the least. A five hour drive from Kerry to Dublin was followed by a 5am rising, a ...

After all the excitement of being on holiday and exploring foreign cities and running on completely new roads, I’m back home on my familiar ...

After an absence of 2 weeks, I’m back in my own house. It’s unusually quiet here, because Niamh and the kids are still with the grandparents...

We're in paradise! The journey from Kerry to Bled was arduous to say the least, it took a 5 hour drive on Wednesday to get to Dublin, an...

I can’t imagine why, but this is where Niamh’s sister is going to get married on Saturday. Her fiancé is three-quarters Italian and one quar...

I had hoped that the cold would disappear within a day, but for once I was wrong. I’ve fought off quite a number of colds during the winter,...

After feeling so good on Monday, the week has been pretty tough so far. This could be down to the fact that I have increased my mileage agai...

I could never resist the Scottish charm, and if she wants to read about a “'typical day' in the life of Thomas”, how can I refuse? B...

The question of mileage and/or intensity keeps creeping up. Michael questioned my decision to increase my mileage and advocates higher inte...

I should never have mentioned Boston. Now look what you’ve done! All of a sudden I really want to go there, but I can already imagine the co...

I have signed up for my next marathon, and Loch Ness it is. From what I’ve heard I have to take back anything I said about it being a fast c...

My first week of the new marathon-training block is over and done with. The first half of the week was dominated by the need to recover from...

If I ever write our family history, I might have to give it the same name as this post. Now that the twins are starting to develop some sens...

As always, I’ll bore you some more after the race, even though I’ve said more than enough in the actual report. How did I manage to get it s...

Unusually for me, I did go out for a run the day before a race. I just felt the legs needed a bit of an outing, and subsequently I had the w...