Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Another mega early start this morning. Ran 8.11 miles in 1 hour 21 minutes, that’s a pace of 9:58!

I’m a day out of sync but I did get up mega early and get out to run yesterdays 4 miles. I did it in a pretty respectable 36 minutes, a pace of 9:01.

… didn’t happen, the weather was terrible, you know… wind, rain, cold, outside… OK, rubbish excuse BUT I did have a revelation today which, although it doesn’t make up for being a lazy git, it did make me wonder if there may be some weight in the well know phrase “money is the root of…

This was a tough day, I had to wrap my 15 miler around the 10K race this afternoon. The race was due to start at 1.05pm and as we all know nothing starts on time in Ireland so I figured that if I parked the car near Collins Barracks Museum at 12.45pm I’d have a…

The plan was to run 15 this morning and then run then GIR 10K tomorrow… however sanity has prevailed and I’ll do it tomorrow before or after (or perhaps both) the GIR.

Still going good, ran 4.2 miles this morning in 44 minutes.

I have finally got my act together! Early, very early, this morning I got out of bed determined to make up for lost time. It was chilly outside, a little mist hung in the sky but it was dry, perfect for running. The sun had been up for a little while and had started to…

Funny story… didn’t happen… next…

OK, this is getting ridiculous… no prizes for guessing that I missed this one too. As we leave week 9 and start week 10 we’re slap bang in the middle of the Cork marathon training schedule but I’m afraid to say it doesn’t feel like it. We’ve got a lot of work to do if…

Predictably this run never happened, but I do have a fantastic reason! Well, maybe not really fantastic, pretty pathetic now that I think about it especially as it was completely self inflicted but it is a reason and a lot better one than “it just didn’t happen”… It all started with a fantastic home cooked…

I know there was a really good reason for missing this run, I just can’t recall what it was…

After missing our run yesterday this one had to be done at all costs. It was off to a bad start as, not unlike our spirits, it was cold and wet outside. Not only that but we were running into the wind. We battled on to the 3.5 mile mark where we turned around and…

… no good excuse, a few really bad ones alright but nothing that could pass as a good reason not to run.

After the 20 miler I had to do on my own for last years Dublin marathon this had to be one of the hardest training runs I have ever done. Psychologically I was in the wrong place which, from experience, will make the difference between a good and bad run. We started off well and…

…and I’m still furious about that speeding ticket! 3 miles less than 27 minutes says it all!!!

… didn’t start well. Driving to the start line I was pulled over and given a speeding ticket, that’s a fine and points on my licence… DAMN!!! On the up side I was so furious that it put a serious spring in my step as I led the way around the track finishing in 56…

… didn’t happen, St. Patrick’s day and all that…

I was really looking forward to this run. My running partner was a running novice and today she’s lose her 5K cherry! The race was organised by Eamonn Coghlan, a running legend in these parts, who ran and won this very race in 1983 before going on to win the world championships the same year.…

With 11 weeks to the Cork marathon the training mileage is starting to get noticeable. This weekend’s treat was a 12 mile long run from Newbridge to the Curragh and back. It was still early by the time we reached the Curragh and the sun was starting to burn off the morning mist. We had…

… is in the bag! 3.2 miles in 28 minutes, reasonable!