What Happens When you Don’t Have a “Plan B” ?

Anyone who has been following my blogs will know that last year my goal was to run 2,016 miles. The plan was to run 5.5 miles everyday. I didn’t always hit my target but I thought that by running some long distance races I would make up the miles. 

I ran two half marathons and one […]

Its That Time of Year

If you haven’t already started making plans and setting goals for 2017 now is the time to start doing so.

I’ve been toying with some ideas for the last 6 months. I seem to have a pretty good plan in place in both business and sporting activities.

When it comes to goal setting it is important to […]

Dream Big

Last night was day 300 of my runstreak.  Having mistimed dinner time for a 7.00 p.m. jog I made it out for 5 miles at 8.30 p.m.

My legs are still feeling fresh after all these miles. It might have something to do with the extra magnesium I have been taking.

I have signed up to marshal […]

Records are Made to be Broken.

Last week I travelled to Dublin to take part in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. 

1escape health club were hoping to get around 400 people to break the record for the largest fitball class.

I arrived up fairly early and after a short wait we were allowed in to the middle of  Smithfield square […]

Expectation vs Reality

 

I thought I could combine the busiest working week of the year with the most amount of miles I’ve run in one week and hit the 900 mile mark for the year.

It was nice to be so enthusiastic but in reality it was probably never going to happen.

Thankfully I have now run 915 miles and […]

Yet Another Milestone

I finally hit the 800 mile mark on Monday evening. It was also the 200th day that I have run this year.

I am slightly behind in my pursuit of 2,016 miles but with a small increase in my daily mileage it should still be possible to achieve.

Thierry joined me for 5km on a slightly packed […]

How Much Rest is Too Much Rest?

I read a post recently from someone who had a soft tissue injury. They were ruling themselves out of all running activity for the rest of the year.

Soft tissue injuries are annoying, but they are short time injuries if treated properly.

The last couple of weeks have been pretty frustrating for me. After running the half […]

Smart Training

I mentioned in a previous blog the risks of over-training.

If you are starting out running, cycling, swimming or any other sport,  Training 2,3 or 4 days in a row can be doing you more harm than good.

In the case of running it is important to get your stride and technique right before you start any […]

Lots Happening in the World of Running Lately

On April 2nd I ran my first parkrun 5km. I ran with Kitty from ‘On The Road Again’. She hadn’t been running for a while. I was just happy to get out for a run and see what the parkrun course was like. 105 people running 5km at 9:30 on a Saturday morning is a […]

The Numbers are Starting to Add Up

On Saturday I ran a 10km race in Castlerock just outside Coleraine.

This was my 144th race, 24th county I’ve run in and I hit the 400 mile mark for the year. I’ve never spent as much time looking at entering a race as I have with this 10km race, which I heard about on social media and I thought […]