If you had told me 5 years ago that I would, one day, get up at 6.30 am on a Sunday and then run 13 kilometers – FOR FUN! I would have made a discreet phone call and had you referred to a specialist unit where you could receive the necessary care because you were clearly… Read More Fueling
Have I ever mentioned I am a researcher by profession? I don’t do it for a living these days, having got a bit burnt out as I specialised in social research and it led me down some tricky alleys during the early 2000’s. However, I am a researcher by personality and if I am interested… Read More Playing with my PEL
Weeks 2 and 3 of Half Marathon training are complete and I am now half way through Week 4 – time is zipping along very quickly. I am bang on schedule for my training plan. I’ve said it before, and will say it again, I like a Plan! Weeks 2 and 3 were like all… Read More Metaphorical Heels
Yesterday I ran for the first time in a week and knocked out just 3k as instructed. Before starting I went through my usual warm up routine and it occurred to me that it is something we rarely see mentioned in running blogs. Maybe its just me but I have learned that any kind of… Read More The Importance of Warming Up
I write brilliant blog posts in my head while I am running. They are witty, clever, moving and original. Then I come home, shower and get on with life and forget all the great things I wanted to say. I’m sure I’m not the only one. However this week I have found myself coming back… Read More Look How Far I Have Come
Sneachta is my favourite word in the Irish Language. It is pronounced snot-chtha and means snow. Today was our first snow fall of the winter here in the west of Ireland but the snow fell last night and this morning was clean and crisp and clear. A lovely day for a run. I love running… Read More Sneachta
Here it is…… I like hill running. Now please don’t all shout at me! I have noticed before that I prefer an ‘undulating’ route for my 10k over a flatter out and back just as close to home but thought this was just my preference for loops. It turns out there may be more to… Read More A confession about Hills
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 am writing this in an airport awaiting my delayed flight home. I have been visiting a beloved friend in Newcastle-Gateshead in the north east of England for a few days and I took the opportunity to run both days I have been here. Isn’t it great how simply going for a run makes a… Read More A Trip over the Water
When I am running I have 3 options depending on my mood. Quite often I don’t listen to anything except the charming man on my Runtastic app telling me how far I have run and at what pace. If I do want to listen to music, I usually stream from Spotify , using the free version and… Read More Running Sounds – podcasts and playlists
running not racing 