Month: October 2007

  • Dublin City Marathon: 05:29:04

    A marathon… it really is such a long way, much more that my legs were expecting!! I felt really good at mile 14 which is hardly surprising as the longest I had ran during training was a 1/2 marathon. I was following my “take it easy and save it for later” strategy which seemed to…

  • Great North Run: 02:26:52

    Fantastic weekend, great day and a pretty good time of 02:26:52… I managed to run the entire length of the course although the last couple of miles were a real struggle, so much so that some walkers were passing me by. It really was a brilliant experience; the atmosphere was fantastic and the entire route…

  • Dublin 1/2 Marathon: 02:22:34

    It was a real worry… I wasn’t sure if I could run the course as I hadn’t been training for the last few weeks through injury and sheer laziness… but as soon as I started I realised that it would be fine. The first 9 miles went well; I managed to keep a good pace…