Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

This is the time when people usually look back at the year that was. As much as I'm usually  a non-conformist, this time round my view s...

So, I took 5 days off entirely. The only time I felt rotten was Monday evening, and that was most likely because I was exhausted from the lo...

 As you might know, I'm running international championships for Austria, the reason being that they're the ones who issued my pass...

Our Labrador, Millie, wants to be learn all about the others pets in the house Well, I guess some things are never going to progress in ...

I've always been an OCD kind of person, always following certains pattern and always a bit slow to adapt to changed surroundings. That h...

100g flaked almonds 50g Brazil nuts 50g cashew nuts 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds 50g dried berries 4 tbsp coconut oil 4 tbsp honey 4 tbsp pea...

I started creating a post about how I had gotten myself into an overtrained state but now I'm not sure if I even want to finish writing ...

Well, he said it would take about 10 days to see some progress but maybe I'm still a fast responder because it didn't take quite as ...

I didn’t come up with that plan myself, so I’m neither taking credit nor blame. But a plan was clearly needed after it had become perfectly ...

I'm Back Baby! I'm slow as hell and until a few months ago I would not even have considered going for such a short run but it sure...

I never told you the full story about my knee! As you might know, if you read this blog regularly that is, my right knee felt very stiff a...

Well, after 3 weeks of total rest when I did not even dare to do a cycle or strength training because I could sense how deep the fatigue had...

It was the news that nobody had expected. Niamh took it okay but the kids were absolutely devastated when they found out: yes, the teachers...

Two weeks ago I ran a disastrous race and finally admitted to myself that I was badly overtrained and needed some rest. One week ago I s...

In the last week I have been receiving a ton of messages, ranging from "are you running the Dublin marathon" to "take at leas...

American runner Zach Miller just wrote a blog post about the Art of Failing that is incredibly valid to me after that race in Albi. ...

Some races I am immediately enthusiastic about. For some reason, the European Championships in Albi were not on that list. My initial reacti...

My final result was 189 km. I felt absolutely exhausted after 3 hours and knew then it was going to be a brutal fight all the way to the en...

One day I will tell my grandchildren that I was the number one runner in a European Championship! Live Updates from 21st IAU 24 Hour Eu...

For anyone looking to follow the race online, this page looks like it will contain the results. I have no idea if there will be a live track...