Well didn’t that month fly? I began this blog to take part in Juneathon and discovered I really enjoy blogging! So I am going to keep doing it and I hope you keep reading it it 😀 I have managed 20 blog posts, 10 runs totalling 63km and 5 strength training sessions. Also 3 aquarobics… Read More End of Junethon 2015 Report: Must Try Harder
Its a good thing I called this blog Running Not Racing because that is exactly how my weekend turned out. As I have mentioned here a few times there was a local 10k being held this weekend. The event’s Facebook page said it was on the 28th and its Runireland.com event listing had it down… Read More Literally Running Not Racing
Hello, Thank you for all your good wishes, Max and I are now all better again and I am back on track to take part in my 10k race tomorrow, although not as prepared as I would have liked. We will have to see if my legs are now just rested or a bit out… Read More Why #ThisGirlCan is so very important
There has been no running in my household since Saturday as both I and my running partner are poorly. I have a mysterious lower intestinal problem that I will spare you the details of and Max has pulled out his dew claw (for the non doggy people, that is the claw on the side of… Read More Runners Down!
I began running as part of my efforts to lose 51lbs (3 stones) but since then, like many people, once I had lost the weight, running became part of my life and I set new goals. Taking part in the Dublin Mini Marathon was a long term goal I set myself when starting on my… Read More Run Faster to Burn fat. Oh, and Slower.
I am definitely over my running hump. Yesterday I did 5k and today 10k My decision to simply enjoy my runs has been paying off. Yesterday I repeated my 5k interval run except that I replaced the 1 min runs with 2 min runs. In doing so, I ran the intervals at a 6.30/km pace,… Read More Over the Hills and Far Away
“I could never do that!” “That’s amazing!” “I wish I could run but my boobs/legs/feet are too big/old/slow” These are a few of the lovely things people said to me when I was preparing to run the Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon earlier this month. It is one of the biggest sporting events in Ireland and everyone… Read More When being an Inspiration Bites you in the Bum
As you might expect, here in Ireland we have many ways to describe the rain, My favourite is ‘Tis a grand soft day’, which means that kind of warm drizzly rain that doesn’t really fall so much as just sit in the air until everything is damp (sometimes it is also used ironically to describe really… Read More A Grand Soft Day
Hooray I went for a run today! 🙂 And it was truly shitty. The worst run I have had in months, if not ever. I am a pretty ‘glass half full’ person but even I cannot put a positive spin on this one. I was up early (thank you Max the dog) and delighted to… Read More Attack of the Terrible Run
My week has not gone at all to plan. The plan was to do 3 short runs throughout the week and a long slow run at the weekend. As of today I have not done a single one. I am not injured and am totally motivated. Lack of time has been my main problem and… Read More Life Vs Running
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