Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

As it happens, today is New Year’s Eve, and since I must be the last blogger not to have written an analysis of 2008, I’d better do one righ...

I’ve failed to mention something in my few recent posts. About 10 days ago I started to develop a pain near the outside ankle of my right le...

A few days ago, TeddS left a comment: I am interested in how you were able to go from "Connemara 26 Mar 2006 4:11:45" to "Dub...

When all through the house Not a creature was stirring, ...except for the idiot runner who insisted on getting in his long run. 20 miles wer...

No, I haven’t run a race recently, but there are positive developments regarding two races next year. The first is the Ballycotton 10 miler ...

What a difference a day makes! Running 15 miles on Tuesday, albeit on 2 runs, was a mistake. This was supposed to be my easy day, much neede...

Running your long run on Monday has the big advantage that it will be over as soon as the training week starts. You don’t have it hanging ab...

With the recession upon us it is time to remember the true meaning of Christmas. It’s not to spend ridiculous amounts of money, but to get r...

After her illness two weeks ago (which she managed to pass on to me), Maia had still not fully recovered before she caught the next one. She...

I can’t believe how dark it is! I really needed my headlamp today, and as much as I dislike running with that thing on top of my head (and I...

When is a child’s birthday present the perfect one? You could argue it should be educational as well as entertaining; something you make you...

I felt fully recovered on Thursday. I did not have any headache or other signs of flu, and I definitely did not have a fever. I was well eno...

I found a picture of myself from Saturday's race. Well, sort of. Mike keeps berating me for my lack of common sense. Honestly, mate, I ...

I had a quick look at my mile splits on Saturday. As it turns out, my first 3 miles went by in 6:04, 6:11 and 6:17 respectively, meaning tha...

The weather forecast for today’s race was pretty much the same as for the last 2 days, cold, clear skies with the occasional wintery shower....

Hi Thomas, I'm hoping that you or somebody on your blog will be able to give me some advise. The week after completing the Dublin marath...

Look what arrived in Monday’s post. On the back side it says that I am accepted into the 113th Boston marathon, and to confirm this, a searc...

I love running, and for as long as I can I will continue running. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated from time to time. The weathe...

We have now definitely entered the part of the year when a day without heavy rain and winds under the gale-force marker automatically qualif...

It’s a given fact, real life does interfere with running. You just have to work around it. Yesterday Niamh drove to Cork with the twins for ...