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Martin’s Blog: We can learn from every run
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 […]
Martin’s Blog: Keep on Smiling
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
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 […]
The King is Back…I was only taking a break!!!
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and tried to write anything running related. Well actually, that’s a bit of a lie, I’ve started writing this particular piece a number of times but have never got beyond the first paragraph. There is a reason for this and I’ll elaborate on it as I go […]
Martin O Leary’s blog: Running is not always about the runners
My club, Eagle AC, has a weekly email newsletter that is sent out to all its members. It’s a vital tool that keeps people informed about race results, club activities, club runs etc. For the past seven years Karen Bevan and Ruairi Egan have held the responsibility for the email , before that, Elaine Guinane […]
Andy’s Blog: Patience is the key to successÂ
Patience is the key to success So now that I am able to run again, the hardest thing for me at the moment is keeping it easy. I’m still not fully recovered so just need to stick to easy runs, but all I want to do is a speed session or my favourite run of […]
Andy Goulding blog: We’re getting there
We’re getting there Finally feel like I’m winning the battle against this injury. Ran every second day this week, with each run feeling better as the week went on. Met Tadgh O Sullivan Saturday for a few miles which gave me a great chance to up the pace slightly and see how the glute reacted […]
Andy’s blog: Light at the end of the tunnel
Light at the end of the tunnel So I promised last week that I will have a more upbeat blog this week. So here goes….. I’m back. Finally got out for a few runs and can now see some light at the end of the tunnel. Started the week fairly deflated after last Sundays attempt […]