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… Read More »rest: off-season’s greetings
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… Read More »recovery: how far is too far
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… Read More »taper: energy, emotions, and eliud
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… Read More »the experiments: experiment eight
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… Read More »race day: danesfort half marathon
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… Read More »parkrun: the 17-mile warm-up
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… Read More »run: repeat – consistently
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
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… Read More »runpod: checking in
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.… Read More »discipline: running steady