Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner

So there was something funny happening with my HR during the recovery period after Rathdrum. Initially my HR was elevated, as would be expec...

All week most of my body has felt really good and raring to go but the hamstrings were having none of it. The difference between that one mu...

Two things happened the last few days that cheered me up no end. I have been a City fan ever since watching my first football game in En...

I always knew I was cutting it a bit fine with a marathon only 13 days after a 100k but I really wanted to squeeze in 1 more marathon before...

Let's talk recovery first. After all, after running a 100k, it's rather important. Despite me and my legs feeling surprisingly goo...

Well, no shit Sherlock, after a big race comes a big recovery. If you have been reading this blog before you know my standard recovery proto...

"Are you here for the sword?" Paddy's question referenced the winner's prize today, a beautiful full-sized hand-crafted ...

I used my weekend in Kerry to get a couple of nice runs in. The first one, on Saturday, was an evaluation workout, back at the road where ...

Remember how I mentioned at the end of my race report that there is an area on my right arm that feels kind of numb and a bit weird when I t...

Ah yes, the best laid plans. I had it all worked out, got a rental car Friday after work, carefully prepared all the stuff that was needed, ...

I went up North for the EAMS 6-hour race but felt it was no longer safe to continue and decided to call it a day when I reached the marathon...

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe e...

I know the blog updates are starting to slip. It used to be about every 3 days, then 4, then 5, and now 6. It’s a reflection of how busy I h...

Tullyvale Well, it didn't start out all that tough, after a night in a 5-star hotel, though actually there were some repercussions f...