Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

Eric is a genius. I only have to mention that I bought myself a birthday present and within a minute he’s guessed it (ok, he got the number...

“Hello Thomas, nice to see you back” “Thanks, it’s good to be back” “How are you?” “I’ve been better, but I’ve been a lot worse” “What was ...

I met my doctor again on Friday (we’re on first name terms by now), and she gave me the results from the chest x-ray. Most of the pneumonia ...

Since I'm still not running and I haven't got anything better to do, I might as well post the video Niamh made the other night when ...

I went to the doctor again on Friday, and the results were quite promising. Both of my lungs seem to be clear now, but I’ll have another che...

It feels good the be able to breathe again without pain, but I'm definitely still sick. My course of antibiotics is running out today, b...

Definitely not what I wanted to hear, but that’s the final diagnosis. I took a turn for the worse on Wednesday. I rang my doctor for the fou...

I tell you what happened. I was being sensible and didn’t run in Mallow. Instead I did 10 miles along Caragh Lake, and only two of them at t...

Let’s get the less important things out of the way first, I’ve returned to the world of running, albeit tentatively. I snuck out yesterday m...

I rang my doctor this morning to set up an appointment. The Dublin doctor had told me to do so after a week if I’m not totally clear, and I ...

For once, December 31 is falling nicely into the week where I have no running news, so I can use that space for the obligatory end-of-year p...

After two weeks of coughing my way through each workout, I finally gave in and went to see the doctor. I continually had tried to convince m...

I've had that cough for longer than I can remember now, and each time I think I'm getting better I get another coughing fit. I haven...

Niamh and me had those two slightly contrasting conversations recently: Scene 1: In the car, somewhere around Limerick, on the way to Dublin...

Christmas is approaching at increasing speed, and I've got to hurry a bit. The most important news from a running point of view is that ...

Every time I run I bring along a watch and my HRM, but usually I rarely check them. One exception is generally after the first mile when I h...

I wasn’t sure if I should write an entry today or wait until tomorrow, but I’ve got more than enough material, so I guess I’d better write i...

Are you searching to find your tipping point or are you simply addicted to running? Mike left that comment to my last entry. I can’t even p...

Just in case you’re wondering if the two easy days on Tuesday and Wednesday is a sign that I’ve become sensible, it’s not. I just wanted to ...

I'm not entirely sure, but the lack of sleep might be catching up with me. I could have been more intelligent over the last few days, be...