Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

One or two comments last week had me a bit worried when they mentioned “overtraining”, because running 10 marathons in 10 days may well leav...

I wasn't sure if running a 10k halfway between the 10in10 and the Connemara 100 was a good idea, but after all the long miles of very sl...

Just two weeks ago I had the pleasure of running significant parts of 2 of the Sixmilebridge marathons in the company of Ruthann Sheahan. I ...

It did occur to me that for one week in Sixmilebridge I was basically living the life of a professional runner – all I did was either ru...

What do you do when you have just taken part in an event as epic as the 10in10? It's taking me a while to adjust back to reality, I have...

Everyone had been looking forward to today for two main reasons. One, this was the final day, and then the daily torture would finally be ov...

Nature played a really cruel trick on us today. we awoke to pleasantly cool temperatures, and one look outside revealed a hazy grey sky. Of ...

I made the mistake of checking the weather in my mobile app before the start, and it said 32C/90F. Of course I showed it to everyone. But in...

It was a bunch of Moaning Myrtles that reluctantly made its way to the start line this evening, nobody was too keen to put themselves throug...

On Sunday I spent most of the day worrying about my quads. On Monday I spent most of the day worrying about the heat. On Tuesday I spent mos...

A weather map never seen before And if we thought yesterday was hot ... It was 28C/83F as we started our marathon today, and I suspect t...

Lesson 1 : Do not submerge a Garmin whose seal has broken into water when you're having an ice bath. (It is still working, but the scree...

In marked contrast to yesterday when I awoke feeling incredibly fresh, my first thoughts this morning were "uh-oh". Add to that th...

I was very pleasantly surprised by how well the legs felt this morning, even though I did not sleep very well. I tried to take it easy durin...

3:23:09 (give or take a couple of seconds), second place. I ran the first 16 miles together with Graham Whittaker at 8:00 pace but never fel...

The countdown is almost at its end and tomorrow the fun begins. Could you possibly imagine a better way to spend your holidays than run...

If you were wondering why I was running the 10 marathons for Liam's Lodge , watch this video where the Meehan family explains what Liam...

A few days ago my daughter asked during family dinner, "if you suddenly had loads and loads of money, what would you do?", and I i...

First of all, congratulations to Grellan for winning the Le Cheile midnight marathon. He sure is on a roll, lowering his PB twice in quick...

First of all, more photos. In pensive mood before the start - Photo by  Iain Shaw The 3 guys in front at the start were the same 3 g...