“Thanks for coaching me this year. I’ve got you entry to an obstacle race.” “Are you doing it too? It would be more fun to race together.” And that’s how I came to be entered into the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest. It involves climbing over things and getting into cold, muddy water. In [...]
November and December: the autumn marathon season has come to a close and it's the time of year when runners look back on the past year and start getting an itchy trigger finger on race entry websites. I've already entered two races for 2015, so I say this with my feet on both sides of [...]
I have many pairs of trainers. I've run many miles in them. I have a pair of spikes for cross country, some trail shoes and fell shoes for different terrains, a pair for the track that's a little lighter and a pair I wear for everyday training and running marathons. The pair I wear for [...]
"Why are you doing it though?" I got asked this a lot before doing SnowDublin. While my non-running friends and colleagues have got used to the idea that I think running is fun, the idea that running twice as far might be twice as fun was a leap too far. But it's true, the main [...]
Podcast Episode 2: Dublin marathon Double marathon weekend Part 2 [Part 1: Snowdonia] You know what's fun? Get on a bumpy ferry across the Irish Sea in a gale with post-marathon legs and try to walk to the toilets. I was not in charge of what direction I was travelling. Our ferry had been cancelled [...]
Podcast Episode 1: Snowdonia Marathon Double marathon weekend Part 1 Two marathons in two countries in one weekend? A year ago it was a silly idea, but this weekend it actually happened. Here's part one. Me and Katie planned to run Snowdonia and Dublin marathons, supported and assisted by Liz and Phil. Liz was supposed [...]
When I decided I was going to run a marathon, I didn’t know anyone who’d run a marathon. I have an uncle who’d done a few when I was a kid, but nobody in my peer group ran. At least not more than a couple of miles. I trained for the marathon by myself. I [...]
I've been running. After months of triathlon training, I've come back to where it all started and been focussing on running. I ran 10 miles before work one morning, ran to or from work three times in week and run on both Saturday and Sunday. And it's been a lot of fun. In just under [...]
An email popped in my inbox from a triathlon organiser. I’ve heard good things about this race, but haven’t done it. “Enter now for 2015! 1000 places sold out in 36 hours last year.” My finger hovered over the button. Do I want to race it? It sounds good. I don’t want to miss out. [...]
My good friend Helen has been doing a few races recently. Here's how she got on. As you read on Lazy Girl’s blog, I’m no way near fit enough to be doing the amazing things that she does – but I am the healthiest I have been for a very long time. So, after my [...]
