Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

18 years ago Niamh dragged me all the way to the altar. It's the same news as for the last few weeks: things are getting better, but...

I probably should have stayed away from Facebook the last few weeks. Reading about all those races my friends were doing broke my heart ever...

If I weren't a runner I would think I am no longer injured by now. The discomfort after sitting is virtually gone and even the chairs in...

I would do just about anything to keep me sane at the moment. I was already wondering if I had suddenly developed a severe case of mid-life ...

There are no less than 3 races on this weekend that I do have an interest in. The Ras na Riochta might be an Adventure race, which clearl...

The first steps are wobbly and uncertain. Thankfully I have yet to fall over and my stability is slowly increasing, though the operative wor...

Things are getting better, but they're not good enough just yet. I have been doing my prescribed exercises religiously 3 times a day, ...

4 days of no running. Counting by the hour, actually - 59 at the time of writing. I went to see a physio in Tralee today. Derek is a very...

I remembered that one thing I usually do whenever I get a niggle is to throw out my old pair of runners. This time, this was a memorable occ...

According to the weather website it was 26 degrees in Dublin today and all over the east coast, there are high temperatures predicted for th...

Starting a new training phase can often be tiring while the body is adapting to the new stressors. I find it quite hard to gauge the correct...

The original plan for this week, at least for the first few days, was to take it very easy and make sure I recover from a rather tough exten...

Last weekend I thought I was developing a cold, with the usual symptoms of runny nose, sore throat, mild headache and so on. It took me a bi...

I felt surprisingly good on Monday morning. I expected to be tired after a reasonably heavy workload over the weekend but in actual fact I f...

About every couple of months I get asked to review a product. In the majority of cases I decline the offer, either because it is not a pro...

The last 4 days have been very contrasting. Thursday and Friday had me rather worried where my training and my fitness were going. The legs ...

One day I'll stop updating my blog without even realising it. I find it hard to believe that 4 days have passed since the last update al...

Seriously, it's Saturday already? It feels like yesterday that I ran in Cork. The weather has been a lot better since, which is of cours...

I have been pacing in the Cork City marathon for 5 years in a row now. I enjoy it very much and it would take quite something for me to miss...

I had a busy weekend so far. I registered for my 4 summer races, all of which will be used as training runs, for a combined mileage of 153.8...