Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

“Is a tempo interval really the best idea the day after a tough long run?” Good point, but as mentioned in my previous post, I’m basically s...

You might associate endurance with long-distance running, but that’s not what I’m talking about here. As of today, Niamh qualifies for the g...

After Wednesday's less than brilliant long run I kept asking myself where all that training was going. There is no doubt that I have bee...

Despite the mileage I’m doing, my long runs haven’t actually been very long so far. I had only managed two 20-milers, one before our holiday...

The more I thought about Sunday’s race the more amazed I was about the fact that I set a new PR. Following the Brain Training program I used...

I have been agonizing this week how I would approach this race. Should I train through completely and take the race as just another workout,...

Reluctant as she may be, Niamh has clearly picked up some knowledge about running and training in the last couple of years. On Tuesday she e...

Following Niamh’s grand plan we are spending this week in Valentia. Well, at least I’m sleeping there. I still have to spend my day in the o...

On Friday Niamh casually informed me that we would be going to Valentia on Sunday, rather than Saturday. I was fine with that, but it wasn’t...

A look at my countdown timer tells me there are only 9 weeks left until Dingle. Subtract 3 weeks of tapering and you realise that there are ...

Maia seems to have gotten over her anxiety; she spent the last 2 nights sleeping peacefully in her own bed for the entire night, which great...

After returning to form on Friday, it was time to crank the training volume up again. I’ve basically had 2 easy weeks of just over 75 miles;...

I was a bit unsure how much I should rest before today's race. I didn't want to take too much time off the hard training, but I had ...

Nana arrived on Sunday, bringing Maia with her for a long-awaited family reunion. The only one not to make a fuss was her little Ladyship he...

Everyone agreed that it had been a very successful holiday, but everyone was glad to be home. After a stressful week full of action it was n...

We're almost at the end of our London week – thank God, I'm worn out. I may have reduced the mileage, but all the time spent walking...

“You might go surprisingly well (as long as it's not an afternoon run after a day of walking)”, Ewen had said. Right he was too, especia...

Running isn't the problem, it's the fact that I'm on my feet literally all day. As someone who has a desk job I'm not used t...

It's been a busy two days already here and I'm exhausted, but that's more down to the obnoxious eight-year old we've brought...

I don't know Niamh managed to persuade me, but in two days we'll be going to London for one week, leaving Maia behind to be looked a...