Our marathon leader, full time chancer and occasional runner Ruairí O’Hagan digs into the archives to present a report from last year’s Cork City Half Marathon. Where we sported and played – Cork City Half Marathon, June 5th 2022. The face of a man who knows that the finish line is near. And pints. […]
Families come in many different shapes and sizes. Some are large, while others are little. They can be bonded by bloodline, or can be brought together out of shared experiences. Family has been to the forefront of my mind this past week. My uncle James O Neill passed away recently. James was a gentleman and […]
“Always start with a quote. It makes your blog post look super profound” Martin O’Leary, probably. I’m in New York to celebrate my 40th and my wife’s.. eh.. definitely not 40th.. ahem… when I realise I can’t escape the cold hard truth – I’m injured, and I need treatment. It’s the start of April, and […]
On a training run a few weeks ago I was out with my good friend Derek, we were doing a short run before the Tramore Valley Parkrun. As most runners do while we run, we talk about all things running. We were chatting about our first marathons. Derek had run his first one in Cork […]
I have said many times that I try to concentrate on one run at a time. While there is always a long term plan (mine being the Cork City Marathon) the one run mantra helps me focus and makes sure I won’t get carried away with myself. My focus was on Bweeng on Sunday last […]
‘I feel the need, the need for speed’ so says Maverick, the Tom Cruise character in the 1980s film Top Gun. Along with my housemates we watched that film countless times in college. That was in the cassette days, long before Netflix, Disney+ or even DVDs. I did a speed session of my own last […]