2018 was a very successful year on a personal and work front, but flickered out despite some early promise from a running point of view. This article washes up the year that has just gone, and sets the scene for 2019. Achievements In looking …
Winter Training 2017-18
Winter 2017-18 has presented a sequence of challenges that have made consistent training very difficult, and left me relying on the key weekend routines to maintain any semblance of a routine. The key challenges have been two-fold, firstly my typical …
Dublin Marathon
My initial race plans for 2017 had centred around the Grand Tour of Skiddaw race at the start of September. A big chest infection in the winter followed by ongoing problems with asthma meant that I barely run until May, and work commitments made it …
Poolbeg Parkrun
As a prelude to the Dublin marathon the following day, the main objective of racing at Poolbeg was to stretch the legs out, and not to push too hard, pick up any tightness or injuries. After an awful year it is pretty safe to say that I went out …
Summer 2014
This summer turned into a bit of a disaster from a race perspective, despite training going quite well in the main. The fall at the Highland Fling race in April led to an enforced 3 weeks without training, and a good 8 weeks before I could train …
Highland Fling
After collecting Vickie from Edinburgh Airport on Friday we made our way across to Milngavie for the start of the Highland Fling Race. Avoiding the Edinburgh traffic, and upsetting a taxi driver in the process by purchasing croissants as well as …
