Month: May 2010
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Newry City Half Marathon
This was a fine example of how not to run any kind of race. I was running alone and arrived at my hotel early enough to have a wander around Newry for a decent Italian for a monster bowl of pasta… unfortunately Newry is not a town know for it’s culinary variety or quality but what…
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Wicklow Half Marathon
This was the first Wicklow half marathon and was a little chaotic during registration but things settled down as we approached the official start time… only to return to chaos as the start time passed and there was no sign of any movement. The organisers eventually jumped onto a loud speaker where a little information went…
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Docklands Fun Run
One of the pleasures of riding a motorcycle is that you can park pretty much wherever you want… and I really couldn’t get much closer to the start line of this year’s Docklands 8K than this: The weather was perfect and the turnout was again bigger than last year but there is still a building site…
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Kildare Half Marathon
This was Kildare’s inaugural half marathon and a long time coming. The Curragh is a wonderful place to run and perfect for long distance races. We started from the Curragh race course where the army were drafted in to managed baggage and transport it to the finish line in Kildare town. We started some distance…