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...

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...

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...

It was never going to be a 50-mile week and some will say that it should have been less than 47 too. Perhaps they’re right – I don’t know. I don’t think it affected my...

Another solid 50+ week. I almost didn’t seal off November with 200+ miles though as I miscalculated the midweek mileage. Hence the “caretaker” session on Sunday afternoon. Obsession with the 200 per month! Happy...

A good 50+ week with a gym session at the start. Happy with my injection of hill work leading up to the Waterford AC half on 07 December. A nice bit of speed work...

A bit of an interesting week this time around, battling with antibiotics, loss of voice, and a nasty chest infection. It hasn’t been a great year for health issues! Mixed weather and time constraints...

So concludes one of the shortest mileage weeks I’ve had in 2019 when I’ve been on my feet and not stuck in hospital or dealing with an anterior tendon strain that refused to heal....

I’m a little late with last week’s summary. I guess I’ve been a little distracted, asking questions of myself. A total of 42 miles for the week – I really don’t want to say it...