Time to Take Action
If you are running the V.H.I women’s mini marathon on June 3rd your training should be at a good level at this stage.
I would recommend running 5km early in the week and a 5km session at race pace during the weekend. […]
New Year New You
With less than 3 weeks left in the year many people will be sitting back and taking stock of the year. Did they complete the challenges they set themselves, can they hit their target in the next couple of weeks? They might have a list of short, medium or long term goals drawn up for […]
Time to Take it Up a Notch.
Just when I was getting used to my training programme it was time to start some speed work.
Last nights session involved a 15 minute jog to the track, 5 x 5 minute plus 1 minute active recovery followed by 15 minute jog home.
It was good to see so many people using the track considering the […]
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 […]
Life Begins at the End of your Comfort Zone.
Last May I was part of a group of 50 people that took part in a fire walk for charity.
The training prior to us walking across hot coals lasted for an hour and the walk was over after about 1 minute.
In the middle of the training session I was asked about my Comfort Zone. I […]
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 […]