Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

I was half-dead on Wednesday. I had a few things to do on the computer, and didn’t get them finished until after 10 o’clock. As a result, wh...

I’m typing this one-handed while simultaneously holding Maia, so if my thought processes are a bit disjointed, you know why. Despite their w...

I hope everyone in the states had a great Thanksgiving, and everyone else had a nice weekend. Let me give you a short recap of the last 3 da...

Is it really 2 days since my last blog entry already? Gracious me, how time flies! I haven't got much to report, so it's probably ju...

This is doing the rounds again. My perspective on those is perfectly schizophrenic. If somebody tags me, I start rolling my eyes. If nobody ...

Ok, let’s get the formalities out of the way. Someone asked to see more pictures of Maia, and I don’t need to be asked twice (be warned). I’...

As mentioned, I'm now cycling to work each day. The weather has been pretty benign so far (I know I'll pay for this), but I can defi...

It had to happen sooner or later, and neither Niamh nor me were looking forward to it, but I had to get back to work on Monday. Niamh manage...

That’s as close as I'll ever come to feeling what it’s like being pregnant, carrying the baby in the sling. You’ll have to take my word ...

I’m sure one day I’ll manage to write a post without mentioning Maia, but that might take some time. In the meantime, you’ll have to grin an...

Before Maia was born, we were worried about how Cian would react. After all, he was losing his status as the baby in the house, and this mig...

You’ll have to excuse me for a little bit longer. This is still a running blog, and, just to prove it, I’ll write mostly about running today...

It’s time to take a break from The Olde Running Tales and focus on slightly more important things, like a new life. Anyone not interested in...

Baby Maia was born on November 2 at 1:25am. She weighed 7lb 11 (3.5 kg) She was born at home. I knew a few people would question our sanity ...

I have a feeling this could be the last time I'm saying this, but the main news is still the same, i.e. no news. We're waiting. Niam...

... but it’s not coming out just yet. Yesterday Niamh was convinced she was about to go into labour, so much so that she convinced her siste...

“What are your plans for the long weekend?” “Waiting for the baby to be born”. I had that short conversation at least three times at work on...

With work being both manic and interesting at the same time, and Niamh in the last few days before the bay is born, running is probably the ...

There’s not much to tell about the last two days; I’ll try and keep this mercifully short. The weather turned nasty on Monday. I woke a few ...

Maybe you should read Donald’s recent post before you start with mine; but beware. It seems to be contagious. Donald went at length to disc...