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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A couple of weeks ago I received a text message from Paul who I’ve cycled with as part of Galway Visually Impaired Activity Club. The Galway Blue Challenge is on at the end of May and the chosen charity is “Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind”.
The challenge involves cycling from Salthill to Croagh Patrick via […]
I suppose I was on a bit of a high after passing the 100 mile mark.
All the hours on the road were starting to pay off and it wasn’t long before I passed the 200km mark. I was conscious of the fact that I have only had one week where I have achieved my target […]
