Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

Going into the Dublin marathon I knew I was in pretty good shape. Once again, this was a training run so I was not going to run at a full ra...

Training had gone really well this week. I have noticed an up-and-down pattern at times but this week was undoubtedly an "up" one....

It looks like we skipped autumn this year and just went straight from summer into the winter storm season. I might have expected a little bi...

Most people have a pretty clear image in mind when they think of Ireland and the weather, and for a lot of time it is fairly accurate. Actua...

A friend of mine insists that bad things always come in threes, which is a really Irish thing to say. I don't believe in any of that cra...

I woke up shortly before 6 o'clock, as I always do, but took my time to get ready because I was cycling to work this morning and had an ...

I had been a bit worried about running back-to-back marathons. Not so much about the running itself, I know I can do that, but about recover...

If I were still living in Kerry I would not even have contemplated driving to Monaghan for a marathon. That drive would just have been insan...

Who turned off the lights? Tuesday morning I ran through Clonkeen Park and was tempted to stop for a photo because it looked so pretty with ...

Its early morning, just after 6 o'clock. I open the blinds and it's still dark outside - summer is definitely over. No matter. I hav...

Maybe it's something to do with Kerry. As soon as I got home my throat was feeling sore again. I have no idea why. This time it wasn...

I spent the weekend in Kerry, as I do most weekends. Of course I want to spend time with my family. However, there is a drawback, apart from...

It must be old age, but time really is flying. It's already mid-September. Where did the year go? What did I miss? And how come my young...

I haven't got all that much to say right now, except that recovery from Dingle is going really well, much better than anticipated. H...

And so, exactly one week after being transported in an ambulance to A&E with chest pains, I found myself on the start line of the Dingle...

I did not run on Sunday. I was too tired after the mostly sleepless night in A&E, and I wanted to spend what was left of the weekend wit...

bored I was wondering if I should even write about last night but I guess I should. After some deliberation I decided to do a parkrun...

Things are progressing nicely so far. Having said that, I'm only 3 weeks into training so it's still very early days, obviously. I...

Thursday's run into work was the last run commute of the week. The legs felt somewhere between tired and okay. I took it easy until I go...

I don't exactly have a lot of experience with 5 star hotels, but out of the 4 I have stayed in the Cliff Hotel in Ardmore, Waterford, re...