speed check: go run 3:40
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may have stumbled on my speed check runs from last year. The most adventurous… Read More »speed check: go run 3:40
marathon
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it starts (again): back on the road
This week is when my plan to get ready for Tralee Marathon in April officially starts. I didn’t have anything too hectic lined up, having… Read More »it starts (again): back on the road
tralee: time for another challenge
Two weeks since the Dublin Marathon and my unsuccessful bid to claim the sub-3:20 I dearly desire. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve analysed… Read More »tralee: time for another challenge
race day: dublin marathon
They say you should never meet your heroes: expectation always falls short of reality. The same is true of running – more often than not.… Read More »race day: dublin marathon
race day: waterford viking marathon 2019
Race day arrived yesterday for my planned midway speed check marathon. The Waterford Viking Marathon was supposed to be my midpoint test to see how… Read More »race day: waterford viking marathon 2019
acceptance: it is what it is
That’s it. Less than 34 hours to go until the Waterford Viking Marathon gets underway. Up until the last 4 weeks, this had looked like… Read More »acceptance: it is what it is
rice: food for thought
How I wish this was a post about an intriguing discovery about rice and how it fuels the potential to be a better runner. Sadly… Read More »rice: food for thought
speed check: unexpected 3:45
A few weeks back myself and a running buddy ran that stunning 50km piece of endurance madness. This week he got revenge by casually dropping… Read More »speed check: unexpected 3:45
the ultra has fallen: #BIGTURD
I remember it well… It was September 2000, my brother and I had been running a bit in the years previous. Only short distance, nothing… Read More »the ultra has fallen: #BIGTURD
the experiments: experiment one
I’m now out on my own following the completion of my guinea pig trial. That means it’s time for some experiments of my own construction.… Read More »the experiments: experiment one