Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

It's one of MC's favourite sayings, that how you recover from a workout says more about your conditioning than how the workout went....

I have read several books by prolific writer Matt Fitzgerald before. That’s not surprising – if you’re a runner who reads a lot about run...

Let's start with a confession: I would not have gone to Longford if I had picked my own race. I would have gone to Connemara instead, a ...

In the early stages of the week I couldn't make up my mind if I was recovering properly from the mountain or not. The legs sure felt a l...

I shouldn't have said that the curve is always pointing upwards I guess, because it did get a kink on Friday. Looks like I jinxed myself...

Ah well, I guess the form curve can't always point steeply upwards when you're in training ... Actually, scratch that. Looks like ...

The good news is that my back gradually got better with each passing day, to the extent that it is only just about noticeable by Sunday. Tha...

On Monday morning I got up at the usual time and got ready for my run. Things were progressing like they do every other morning, me mostly o...

There was another 5k on this weekend, even closer to home. It was also closer to my heart because this really was one for the local communit...

Maybe it’s crazy, or maybe it’s just a sign how old and boring I have become the last few years, but I was actually much more excited by see...

"Do the race", he said. "It's going to be fun!" he said. As I've said a few times, training has been going r...

Yesterday, I walked into a door frame. I've been living in that house for 13 years and you would think by now I know my way around it ...

After all those months of nothing but easy running I am actually relishing running a few workouts, even though (or maybe because) this is al...

Ed Whitlock RIP. The legend will be missed. The weather gods seem to be taking turns at the moment. Saturday morning nice. Sunday mornin...

On Friday it actually happened. Niamh well and truly blew a gasket, with steam coming out everywhere and she looked like she was going to ...

Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer. Like I said on Sunday, this week marks the start of a more focused training pha...

Belfast is 17 weeks from now. After a few months of slowly, slowly rebuilding after it all had come crushing down in Albi, I am now moving i...

Another week, another evaluation. Is it just my advanced age or is time really flying? Following the twin storms last week the temperature...

Even though I'm running the risk of jinxing myself here, I have to say that February has been a great month. After months of rather limi...

As soon as I finished Sunday's run and saw the pace on the watch I knew there would have to be some payback. As much as I wish for it, m...