Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

But I got up again. We had a company day out on Friday at the Eclipse centre near Kenmare, which is a great place, especially so if someo...

Of course, as soon as I said that it would take time for my easy pace to drop below 8-minute-miles, it almost immediately happened. It's...

Silly me. I should have know better. When the weather finally turned on Friday and we had two beautiful sunny days, I really thought that wa...

Just when I thought things were returning back to normal, my work colleagues ambushed me today with a gathering at my desk, handing me a con...

There's one question regarding the 24 hours I forgot to answer from Cathal: how did they measure the distance covered, timing mats or pe...

Turns out I can't afford a 46 inch plasma telly, so I guess I'm stuck with running for the time being. In addition to that, Niamh ha...

"There is no satisfaction without a struggle first." (Marty Liquori) I have done a few silly things in my life, but when listening...

Irish 24 hour national championship in Bangor, Co Down. 2nd place, 126.1 miles = 202.913 km Unreal. Still cannot believe it. The hardest thi...

I'm about to leave for Dublin; we'll go to Belfast on Thursday, and on Friday roll on Bangor! I only ran 5 easy miles on Monday an...

It is getting close. Niamh is going to Dublin tomorrow and I am sending most of my race gear ahead with her. When I packed my bag it reall...

It had to happen sooner or later, but it happened sooner than I would have wished for. Despite starting to get rather nervous as race day sl...