Category: Running

In keeping with the old saying “the lesson of history is never learnt” during the last 3 months I skillfully pushed back, dropped and ignored huge chunks of my training schedule for this marathon. This was going to be the one to break 4 hours but the combination of Christmas and winter were working against me.  Some…

I find the only way I can get back into running after a marathon is sign up for a race…  Once I’ve paid the money I feel obliged to run!! This novel race was a fast one nad I crossed the line in a handsome 1:14:59, that’s a mere 9:25 minute miles in old money. Here’s my race:…

This was my 3rd Dublin City Marathon and, although I was ready and very excited to run it, I was a little sad having just dropped off one of my best friends at the airport for an early flight and a long journey home. As a result  I was (uncharacteristically) very, very early for the…

The Rathfarnham 5K is one of my favourites, it’s where I grew up and there’s a real sence of community before and after the race. This year I managed to run it faster than ever and for the first time getting in under 24 minutes, 23:59 to be precise! Here’s my race: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/50645619

Short and fast race, my fastest ever 5 miler running it in 40 minutes and 6 seconds (08:15 min/miles). http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40733893

This was my third Cork City Marathon, and like last year I rode my motorcycle to Cork the day before the race. I was hoping for a new PB as training had gone well after the Barcelona marathon. The ride to Cork was tough, really tough as the wind and rain pushed against me all the…

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…

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…

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…

This race was my first proper race when I started running a few years ago. Over a pint one night Tanya, Adam and myself decided to become world class athletes… we trained hard, on at least one occasion, and never forgot the social aspect of running by having a slap up meal and a rake…

Finally the big day had arrived!! We flew in yesterday at stupid o’clock getting us into the centre of Barcelona very early in the day but it did mean that we had a Spanish breakfast which is always a treat!! In fact almost everything Spanish is a treat; one notable exception is the Spanish Inquisition…