Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

I cannot believe how much better I am feeling right now than 2 weeks ago. The transformation is just magic. Those 2 weeks of nothing but sho...

Oops, is it really four days already since my last update? Problem is the same as usual, I’m running out of things to say, at least things t...

I'm going to run out of things to say very soon; running short and easy runs day in day out isn't quite as exciting as watching pain...

My legs haven't felt great ever since Sunday's disaster of a long run. And to think that I thought I was taking it particularly easy...

I got my knuckles rapped virtually by Mystery Coach, who obviously still keeps an eye on my blog. He has dropped the odd pearl of wisdom my ...

There was no soreness on Sunday after Saturday’s swift 9.75 km, but the legs had definitely lost their spring. I did not feel bad as I star...

Let me confess straight away, I am not a great fan of the Women's Mini marathons. Road running has always been a very inclusive sport...

Monday was rather mundane, just another 10 mile run. The legs felt heavy after Sunday’s long run, but I was pleasantly surprised by the low...

The second week of my training has gone well, though my heart bled at the weekend because I was missing out on the Dingle marathon/ultra for...

After feeling like standing still for the first week, progress is now definitely being made. I can see it on the Garmin as the pace is quick...

I admit I was starting to lose patience, but things are definitely improving already, still only one week into training. While I should not ...

Training has been rather mundane so far. I've only just started running again and anything fancy will have to wait a little bit longer,...

It has been a long 2 weeks, it has to be said. I started taking 2 weeks of rest after major efforts on advice of Mystery Coach quite some ti...

Niamh already enquired what I'm writing on my blog when I'm not running. I made a few suggestions but most of them were dismissed ou...

I've had some interesting comments on my last post, but I'm still one week from resuming running and there is no need to rush a deci...

Following Saturday's 100 mile race, I am of course in full recovery mode. The plan was always to take 2 weeks completely off and nothing...

Ideally you want to be calm and relaxed the day before any race, never mind a 100 miler. Things started to go haywire much earlier than ant...

Time has passed much too quickly, I cannot believe I am supposed to leave for Connemara tomorrow already. Do I feel ready? Hell, no! I...

The other day I inadvertently found a new way to wind Niamh up. I innocently picked up a measuring tape that she has left lying around and, ...

Once again, I wasn't entirely sure if running that race was really such a good idea, 8 days before Connemara, but it is my club's ow...