How far into the pain cave is too far? 6:32pm, Wednesday 13th November 2024 The final race of my cross-country season, the Cork County Novice B Cross Country Championships, took place in Carrigadrohid, West Muskerry on Sunday last. And what a lovely course to watch races on. There are excellent vantage points from all positions […]
Blog 5 Cross is tough! 7:45pm, Tuesday 29 October 2024 The starting gun fired just after 1pm on Bank Holiday Monday to get the East Cork Novice Men’s Cross Country race under way. Those standing on the start-line had forgone the glamour of the Jazz Festival for a cow pad filled farmers field […]
As my training block for Dublin enters its taper stage, it’s always good to look back over the last few months to reflect and learn for the future. Training has been very encouraging and my fitness has increased. Mentally, I’m also in a good place. I’ve learned alot about myself over the last few months. […]
BLOG 4 9:05pm, Tuesday 24th September 2024 accountability noun [ U ] the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens:
BLOG 3 11:39am, Monday 16th September 2024 East Cork Cross Country Championships Day 1 The main challenge for me this cross-country season won’t be the wild weather. It won’t be the hilly courses, the muddy terrain or the gruelling distances. It will be getting out of my house! Sundays are particularly busy days. The kids […]
BLOG 2 7:58pm, Monday 9th September 2024 T-minus 6 days to Cross Country season 2024. So how did we get here? For the past two Autumns I’ve been deep in marathon training blocks and this year it’s all about the XC. After a few false dawns (mostly pandemic related), I made my marathon debut in […]
BLOG 1 Did you know that beyond the running community people view us runners as pretty odd? Have a think about it. You’ve probably experienced it. That nervous laugh or awkward pause when you explain quite matter-of-factly to a work colleague or distant relation that your idea of fun is running long distances, usually early […]
There were a few new roads opened in Carrigaline over the last few years, after generations of house building, the village finally got a bypass/relief road to ease traffic on the main street. The benefit of this, for us runners, is that it adds to the routes we can run. I was on one of […]
Most of ye who know me or read this blog on some sort of a regular basis will know that I don’t take myself too seriously. I’ll always take the piss out of anyone, mostly myself, or any situation. I’ll try to find humour in most things. For me, life is better when you and […]
70th Cork City Sports: A Spectacular Night of Racing One word: finally It was a moment of elation for the entire Cork athletics community just a few weeks ago to hear the news that the resurfacing of the MTU track was finally complete. It really was a rather unfortunate scenario that we found ourselves in […]