I have always classified myself as a long distance vs short distance runner. By long I mean anything over 10km. I ran my first 5km park run in February 2016 when testing the park run as a possible end of course goal for Coast Road Runners debut 0-5km running course. I did it in 21.42…. Read more »
Do you ever feel like you’ve lost your running mojo? You’re putting one running foot in front of the other. But each foot feels heavy. It’s what I call a “not feeling it” run. As a runner of many years I’ve had my share of “not feeling it” running days. But the “feeling it” running… Read more »
Sunday Independent 20 October 2019 Self-belief, commitment and a willingness to push through physical barriers bring enormous rewards. There is so much more to marathon running than physically covering the 26.2 miles. The mental challenge is equally as important and can be what separates short distance runners from marathon runners. First and foremost to train… Read more »
Running a marathon, like many challenges in life, takes commitment, focus, determination and strength. When I ran my first Dublin marathon in 2005, there were 8,000 participants. Today 20,000 people are registered to run the 2019 Dublin Marathon, and a further 2,500 race entries went on sale this week. The challenge hasn’t changed. Nor the… Read more »
With summer holidays well underway, the big question on every runners mind is will I bring my running gear? With the never ending airline baggage restrictions and costs it is very easy to decide not to bring it. However the good news is that you will need half as much of your normal running gear… Read more »
You have put in the hard work – now it is time to enjoy your big day, writes running coach Katharine Teeling. Sunday Independent 26 May 2019 Just a week to go until the Women’s Mini Marathon 2019. A week of clean eating, drinking and living. Some 30,000 women of all ages, shapes and sizes… Read more »
We’ve reached the last week of January 2019. We’re not hearing or saying the words New Year’s Resolution quite as much as we did at the start of January. What often happens as we reach the end of this month is that all the energy and enthusiasm we felt about what we are going to… Read more »
I received an email during the week from FinisherPix reminding me that I hadn’t bought any of my finisher photos from the Dublin Marathon 2018. This then reminded me that I never updated my personal Facebook page profile photo with what I update it with after every marathon. A photo of me taken by a… Read more »
Being a runner for almost 15 years, you would think that new running experiences are rare. Think again. I have recently discovered what will make my next 15 years of running just as if not more interesting, challenging, rewarding and fun as the first 15 years. It’s called overseas running. If you keep up to… Read more »
There’s been an incredible increase in the number of Irish people running, jogging and fitness walking in the last year – boosted by new initiatives including more than 100 Parkruns taking place every Saturday morning around the country and the Fit 4 Life community programmes. Irish running legend Catherina McKiernan, who won the London Marathon… Read more »
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