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Not the best preparation for a marathon but it was jolly good fun… did I say jolly? Anyway, it’s a birthday weekend and we’re staying in the gorgeous seaside village of Carlingford… gorgeous? Hmmm… Last night was great, we had divine dinner in a darling little restaurant followed by drinks in a handsome little pub…

It’s Friday and with only 4 days to the marathon I just had to get one last run in before I officially rest so early this morning I managed to get 6 miles in. I’ve gotta say they felt pretty good, perhaps this marathon won’t be a complete nightmare after all… having said that there…

I couldn’t sleep last night, the reason was obvious… I was awake. At 6am I gave up and went out for a run, I wasn’t sure how far I was going to run but it was great to be out, so good that I cannot figure out why I have been so utterly rubbish at…

OH MY GOD… there are only 5 days to the marathon… this is not going to be fun… it’s been a full 2 weeks since my last run, 2 weeks… yikes!! I think it’s finally sinking in… I’m in big trouble and, unlike my legs next Monday, time is running out fast!!

…it’s Sunday night and exactly a week to the Cork marathon. I’m beginning to sound like a broken record but… I haven’t managed to get out for a run since the 13 miles in Spain 2 weeks ago. It’s not looking good, in fact it’s looking bad…. really, really bad BUT even so I am…

… in the pub is never a good time to plan a trip, and to prove it here’s a summary of what I found this morning scribbled on bits of beer mats: View Larger Map … and back of course! In the cold light of day it looks a little adventurous… perhaps it was bike…

Yes, I’m taking more singing lessons, this time Jazz which I find unbelievably challenging as it demands a lot of tonal improvisation, as in you’re encouraged to wander around the tune while somehow making musical sense, if that makes any sense… Tonight was week #5 and we’re already half way through the course. I feel…

Tonight I just picked up my new motorcycle, for those in the know it’s a BMW R 1200GS, for everyone else it’s wow… that’s a big bike! Frankly it’s an awesome machine and a world away from the CB500, it’s going to take some getting used to but it’ll be a lot of fun doing…

While in Spain I had been electronically disconnected from the outside world which was very, very nice! It was an absolutely fantastic few days away and I spent it with the most fantastic bunch of people you could imagine! On the running front I did manage to get some miles in but only on the…

…will hopefully fall far, far away from Marbella! We’re off to Spain for a few days, I’m looking forward to blue skies and constant sunshine! I’ve got to say I’m feeling a lot better and will be taking my trainers to get some miles in; I’ve been told that there a cycle/walking/running track that runs…

I think I’m finally getting over this flu/cold thing that’s been beating me up for the last week and a bit. I lost a couple of weekends and consequently a couple of long runs including the all important 20 miler last weekend. I haven’t been running since the 6 miler on the 29th of April…

I feel even worse today… yuk!

I feel as sick as a dog!! I think I’ve got the flu! I woke up feeling like someone removed my insides and replaced them with goo! I was supposed to run 12 miles today, maybe tomorrow… boo hoo…

No excuse for missing my run on Tuesday (yesterday), well I do have an excuse but it’s too pathetic to mention here. Tonight was the 5 mile run I should have done with a little more to make up. All went well, a little over 10 minute miles. I’m looking forward to building up to…

This was the first of my really long runs before we taper off. I ran it on my own and it went surprisingly well considering I haven’t been sticking to the schedule. The planned route was 2 loops of the familiar 7.5 mile Curragh long route and I’d make up the 3 miles somewhere at…

I was expecting delivery of my hire car this morning and I had about an hour to kill before delivery, perfect for a quick 4 miler. And quick it was with an average pace of 8.49. I got back just in time for the delivery guys and with no time to change I wasn’t a…

Not unlike all our long runs to date this one was difficult. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and it was dead calm, hardly ideal for a long 12 mile run and such was our negative mental state that, just to make the worst out of a bad situation, we duly took…

Tonight, according to the schedule, I had to run 8 miles. This distance from my house to the Curragh and back is 6 miles, critically it had street lights all the way, useful when you’re running in the dark! By the time I got to the Curragh it was still bright, but only just. I…

After such a good start to the week I was just too tired this morning and missed my 8 miler. I had every intention of running that evening but it just didn’t work out. Looks like I’m going to be out of sync by a day, I can see a pattern here…

Another mega early start just before dawn, ran 4.02 miles in 36 minutes, that’s a pretty good pace of 8:54!