Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

Coming back from a marathon is always a bit of a struggle and this time it seems to be more of a struggle than usual. I’m pretty sure that w...

After what seems like an age without running I hit the road on Sunday morning for the first time, two weeks after the Dublin marathon. And s...

The last entry certainly kept the comments page busy, which is great because otherwise I wouldn’t have anything to say as my training is sti...

Since Sunday my cough has gotten progressively worse, I feel rotten every morning, (just not rotten enough to stay home from work) and runni...

I did not intend to spend any more time reflecting on the Dublin marathon but things did not quite work out as planned. We drove home to Ker...

There is not an awful lot to be learnt from my mile splits that I didn’t already know. When I went through them I basically went like “yes, ...

I was already going through a number of possible titles for today's race report at mile 15, which is never a good sign. The actual names...

It’s past 4 o’clock in the afternoon and in less than 17 hours we’re off. Finally, on the last day, I’m starting to get nervous. I have been...

When feeling like death after Monday’s 13 miles I decided that the best action was to take no action at all. The fewer miles run the better....

The Dublin marathon is exactly 7 days from now and I have never been so lukewarm about a race as this one. I do read a busy online forum and...

I can finally state with absolute confidence that I’m getting over that blasted cold that has had a hold on me for the last 10 days. On Wedn...

Niamh: We’re going to Dublin soon Maia: uuuhhh! N: who lives in Dublin? M: Gaga! N: Yes, and who else? M: Nana! N: And we’re going to see C...

So asked Grellan on Friday, and with good reason. The cold just wasn’t shifting and I was lacking energy just as much as I had a week befor...

I’m still affected by that blasted cold, and I’m not the only one. Out of my team of 7 people at the office 3 have taken days off this week ...

The bad news is that I’m definitely not quite right at the moment. The good news is that the worst seems to be behind me. I guess I caught w...

The weather over the weekend was unexpectedly nice, something that carried over to Monday as well, actually. We had planned to make the most...

When the alarm went off at 6:20 on Friday morning my first thought was “Oh no, speedwork”. That’s exactly the same thought as the last time ...

If you’re reading this blog directly from its source rather than google reader or similar, you might have spotted that Moon gadget on the ri...

About 3 weeks ago, while doing the school run, Niamh suddenly spotted a tiny kitten sitting bleeding by the roadside. It had obviously been ...

My race up Mangerton Mountain 6 weeks ago whetted my appetite for more off-road running. After all, I do live in an area of outstanding beau...