Martins Blog Week 6: ‘Hard Yards’
“Dogged” – having or showing tenacity and grim persistence This week’s training was a bit of a struggle. While the weather didn’t help, my energy levels weren’t great and I was constantly running on tired legs. On one particular run this week, I had nothing left in the tank and it brought me back to […]
Martin’s blog: week 5: Martin tells everyone to “put a sock in it”
I’m Martin and I’m a Sockaholic. I have a mild obsession with running socks. I recently purchased from Steigen socks online. Now, like most, I have only two feet, but I felt I needed to treat myself to four new pairs. Some of the old pairs had too many miles on the clock and have […]
Martin’s blog week 4: Reeling in the years
I have a confession to make. I’ve always doubted that I am a runner. I’m guilty of looking at other people out training or at races and have thought, I’m not good enough to be here with them. I’m unsure where this inferiority complex came from (that’s for a psychology blog!) but I need to […]
Martin’s blog week 3: I turned into the running version of David Attenborough
I do a lot of running on the Crosshaven road walkway. It’s nearby and has a lovely surface that’s perfect for running. The walkway goes right by the water and when the tide is in, it’s magical. I see all manner of creatures on my runs; swans, ducks, seagulls (no penguins!) One bird I see […]
Martins Blog: Week 2 “Waddling all the way to Cork City Marathon 2023”
It’s been a week since the podcast was released and we have got a lovely reaction from the Cork running community, many thanks to those that got in touch with well wishes. It’s really appreciated, and confirms what I already knew, that the Cork running community are a sound bunch. Listening to the podcast with […]
Introduction to Martin O’Leary
I decided to email The Runners Diary Podcast 18th of January. I had listened the pod and the lads had put out a call out looking for people to share their journey on the way to the Cork City Marathon. I had recently signed up for Cork and had returned for running a few weeks […]
Runners Diary Cork City Marathon Leaders
We are delighted to introduce you to our Runners Diary Podcast CCM leaders. The plan is to follow their journey over the coming months and track their training and progress. The journey will be similar to many and as we go through the weeks we will discuss the highs and lows and the obstacles people […]