rest: off-season’s greetings
Following the Waterford AC Half-marathon last week I said that it was time for off-season. It has been a long year and my mind tells me that the body needs some rest. Naturally, habits,...
Tagged: running
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...
taper: energy, emotions, and eliud
With only two weeks left until the Dublin Marathon the taper begins. Normally at this stage of marathon training I take the foot off the gas and start to drop the miles and the...
the experiments: experiment eight
This week we hit the big miles. The stage of marathon training when confidence is won or lost – the wonderful 22-mile effort. While the early part of the year saw several 20-mile runs, a...
race day: danesfort half marathon
A rather relaxed approach to race day for a change, as all roads led to Kilkenny for the JJ Reddy Danesfort Half Marathon. Start time for the race was 1200h so I could even...
parkrun: the 17-mile warm-up
Parkrun has become a phenomenon around the world. The zero-barrier to entry concept is possibly the most positively disruptive thing to happen in the running world since Bowerman’s ‘Jogging‘ hit the shelves in the...
run: repeat – consistently
Last week’s ‘long run’ was a 3-10-3 (or thereabouts). It was draining to say the least – my first real distance effort having returned to regular training. The obvious thing to do this week was...
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 it was going to be more than a speed...
runpod: checking in
Back in February, I purchased the Zwift Runpod with the hope that it would provide some interesting and accurate data. I hoped that this data would provide some insights about my running style. Perhaps...
discipline: running steady
Pick any of my long run experiments so far (e.g. #3) and one thing keeps surfacing as an immediate complaint – discipline. Exceptions are rare. It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2-mile block or...
