Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

There you have it, my first ever win in a road race, the 5k organised by the local gym in Killorglin. Now, you might ask, if that guy won, w...

Should you ever find yourself driving in a country where they drive on the opposite side of the road than the one you’re accustomed to, plea...

“Daddy won’t win. He’s not running much.” It looks like Shea has lost faith in my abilities, when Niamh told him about my next race. While t...

No, not the one about me running day for day, that’s still ongoing. The one about correctly predicting the gender of our children, I mean. A...

I know I recently complained about not getting enough sleep. If I had known what was in store, I would have shut up. I guess it’s all down t...

I guess there are still one or two points I have yet to learn about running – no surprise here. The last two workouts went exactly the oppos...

I sure hope this Valentia holiday won’t be the end of me. Due to the longer commute I have to get up earlier than usual, and since everyone ...

I’m not supposed to sit on the computer, so in marked contrast to my usual epic race reports, this one will be short. With the dearth of rac...

Unlucky for some, unremarkable for most. My training is going pretty well and I’m happy with it. I admit I did exaggerate a bit in my last e...

About ten years ago, Tony Adams (a very well known English football player) was suffering from a very persistent ankle injury that threatene...

My, my, doesn’t time fly. It’s been three days since my last entry, and I feel slightly guilty because I spent most of the last three evenin...

I checked out the Bantry Bay Half Marathon website the other day and lo-and-behold, they’ve got a trailer of their DVD online. And what do I...

Since it is July 4th today I don’t know how many people from across the Pond are going to read this, so I take the opportunity to draw on a ...

What’s the best bit about the weekend? That you don’t have to go to work, of course. And what’s the best bit about not having to go to work?...

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 ...