Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

I think my training would be much easier if the week had 8 days; it would be so much easier to do all those decent workouts and still have ...

Is there anyone left who hasn't done the Ice Bucket Challenge yet? I know it's a gimmick and a very self-indulgent one at that but i...

Well, I've had a good run of, err, runs, and maybe I was just due a bad one. But since this was my first long-ish run since Belfast, it ...

I'm always a bit weary about proclaiming that I've turned the corner; it always reminds me of City's frequent announcements of t...

City started the season as they finished the last one, with a win. As for United - I'm pretty confident the trophies Rory McIlroy displa...

As Belfast slowly fades into memory, my legs are starting to come round again. The first couple of weeks after a full break are always ever ...

I was glued to Social Networks yesterday, getting (sparse) updates from the Connemara 100 race (that's 100 as in miles). The number of r...

I cannot help but notice that the Tralee 100k was won in a time that was slower than my time in Portumna. Now, obviously there are a few cav...

I'm finally back home, after what seems like an eternity. Since last stepping out of my house I have competed in the Irish 24 hrs champi...

I think it's fair to say that I pushed my body to its limits last Saturday, so recovery is a relative term. It will take several months ...

There is no satisfaction without a struggle first - Marty Liquori At the beginning of the year, I had already decided that for 2014 there...

225.271k/139.977 miles. That's the IAAF standard with plenty to spare! Race report to follow later, quite possibly much later. I'm...

It must have been around 3 o'clock in the morning of the 2012 24-hours race in Bangor. I could see the rain coming in horizontally, the ...

I know I'm not the only runner who hates the taper. It goes completely against my nature and my running OCD isn't being properly sat...

The countdown for Belfast has reached single digits. This is about to get real. Like so many runners, I am never quite sure what amount of...

There are just two more quick thoughts about the Waterford marathon. One, I was fairly sanguine about the whole fiasco until I got an emai...

Well, there certainly has been plenty of talk on the usual running websites about the Waterford marathon and its shortcomings. The organiser...

Waterford is a very long way from Kerry. I only realised just how long a way when Google maps told me the drive was well over 3 hours from h...

I guess I can't complain. When I started on my present training cycle, I knew there was a decent chance of me getting injured. The mil...

To be honest, I haven't got a lot to say, just too much time on my hand. Niamh and the kids packed up and left for Dublin for 2 weeks,...