plan the year: learn from the past
I have been busy this last week. Not just busy preparing to return to my day job but busy reflecting on the last year of training. I have been analysing the good and the...
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year in review: the oregano project at one
So, a full year has passed since I put my plan in place. Dubbed ‘The Oregano Project’ for a bit of fun, it was a year long experiment in the face of uncertainty. Twelve...
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race day: Waterford AC half-marathon
At this event last year, I equalled my lifetime PB for the half-marathon distance. I ran a 1:36:17 off the back of Dublin Marathon training and not a huge amount else. That was the...
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race day: beat the train
That time of year again, following the Dublin Marathon. Time for the fantastic Beat the Train race on the Waterford Greenway, in support of Down Syndrome Ireland. A superbly run event, organised by a...
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recovery: how far is too far
For many casual runners the idea of a recovery run, following a long run at the weekend can sound like an alien concept. Trying to explain it to a non-runner takes a leap even...
weekly summary: Jan 06 – Jan 12
Not a great week for mileage but it didn’t have to be at the height of ‘off-season’. Health-wise things were a little below par and with my treadmill being out of action at the...
plan the year: learn from the past
I have been busy this last week. Not just busy preparing to return to my day job but busy reflecting on the last year of training. I have been analysing the good and the...
weekly summary: 30 Dec – 05 Jan
Finally off-season has really started following my earlier false start due to the temptation of breaking the 2400-mile barrier for the year. A sensible week as planned for 30-35 miles max. The real bonus...
year in review: the oregano project at one
So, a full year has passed since I put my plan in place. Dubbed ‘The Oregano Project’ for a bit of fun, it was a year long experiment in the face of uncertainty. Twelve...
weekly summary: 23 Dec – 29 Dec
It should have been off-season but the allure of breaking the 2400-mile barrier for the year was too appealing. Despite the Christmas Eve tradition of hill sprints and a few miles, there was nothing...
weekly summary: 16 Dec – 22 Dec
This was a weird week. On Monday evening, mild pains started in my left abdomen. Immediately my thoughts turned to ‘my diverticulitis is back!’ I went to the doctor Tuesday morning, hoping to catch...
weekly summary: 09 Dec – 15 Dec
A good week of running but a bad week of rest. Lots of mixed up runs at sub-8-minute pace when they probably should have been a bit easier. No planning and a compulsion to...
