I am on the hunt for my first half marathon. Of course we all know it can’t be just any old half marathon. Your first time has to be special 😍 Ireland is only a small country. The whole island is home home to just 4 million people, a similar size to the state of… Read More Runner Seeks Half Marathon for fun and friendship
Today I concluded my 5 month training plan to reduce my 10k time. I have learned a lot about myself and running during this time, including the fact that I started out very over ambitious about the time I could knock off my time. I began this process thinking I could get down to a… Read More I only bloody went and did it! Race report
I had read about Colour Runs before I even took up running and thought they were a fabulous idea. I love colour, it makes me happy, especially a particular shade of purple and today’s Colour Run did not disappoint. The 5k run/walk/crawl took place in the glorious Lough Key Forest Park in Co. Roscommon. Forest… Read More Roscommon Colour Run 2015
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
Yesterday I achieved a running goal I had been working towards since February and ran in my first ever 10k race. Now, when I say race, there were 37,000 of us there so it wasn’t like I was trying to win or anything, that honour went to Maria McCambridge in 34.03. It was my first… Read More Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon 2015
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