Being injured is not fun…. Week two of my injury and it is really starting to get to me now. I think we take running for granted, we think nothing of coming home from work, lacing up the shoes and heading out the door for a few miles. It’s only when it’s taken away from […]

Week 1 of no running complete and I haven’t gone completely off my game, I’m taking that as a win. Got some positive news this week on the injury. So I have a compressed nerve in my glute, which is a right pain in the hole. At first I was told 2 to 3 weeks […]

‘Inside The Race’ Blog 3 of 3, Races from the Race Directors perspective.  Race Day review: The 35th Annual Tommy Ryan Memorial Carrigaline 5 Mile February 18th, 2024 Well, the day we were preparing for finally arrived last Sunday Feb. 18th and after some restless sleeping it was an early start for the 2 race directors.  Earlier […]

So I’ve decided to write a blog on my journey to Cork City Marathon 2024. My name is Andy Goulding, for those of you who don’t know me, I run with Leevale AC and would class myself as a marathon runner, I also help out with the podcast from time to time and have been […]

When plans change, don’t be afraid to change with them It’s just under 15 weeks to go to the Cork City Marathon. If you are like me, then this will be the start of the initial training block, as we all prepare our bodies and minds to go through 26.2 miles on the 2nd of […]

Race week is upon us and as promised we are back to share the excitement that it brings with it. The work behind the scenes has continued and here is how things are looking up to this point. The important outside services are all set, that is the Ambulance crew, the Gardai, the chip timing […]

As the sands of time keep moving  and another month is already upon us, I always feel, the start of a new year, month, week or day brings a freshness that allows us to start over again. I’m not one for new years resolutions but I believe that the new year brings hope and the […]

To start we’d just like to say thank you very much to Damian and Brian for our inaugural blog post request!! We are happy to be your ‘Test Monkeys’ in another exciting Runners Diary Podcast adventure. There is no stopping you guys, you really are inspiring the running community of Cork and beyond, along with […]

The lead up to a marathon mirrors the race itself. Like our training, we start out our race nice and easy. We build into the distance before settling into a flow. We have peaks and troughs in training as well as the race, but we push through in both. And then there’s the frantic final […]