IN WHICH WE FEEL A LITTLE SORRY FOR OURSELVES WHEN GAELFORCE WEST IS POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUT DECIDE IT WOULD BE GREAT CRAIC ALTOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING JUST AS MAD… AND WE ASK THAT PERENNIAL TEASER; WHO WAS THE SECOND PERSON TO CLIMB EVEREST? Alas, Gaelforce West got the bullet last week. It was … More If at first you don’t succeed, tri, tri again…
WARNING! THIS BLOG POST WILL BE DISCUSSING THE VERY ESSENCE OF LUXURY PROBLEMS. IF YOU ARE RIGHTLY OFFENDED BY SUCH FIRST WORLD NON-ISSUES, THEN I WON’T BE AS EQUALLY OFFENDED IF YOU GENTLY PASS US BY… So every now and again, I remember why I set up this blog and what I am supposed to … More Actual Running Stuff…
IN WHICH WE HAVE SOME RAIN DELAYS WHICH INADVERTENTLY TRANSLATE INTO A TAPER FOR A TRIATHLON THAT WASN’T… The weather last week was poxy. Poxy is an all-encompassing Irish word which is generally applied to the elements, not least because, in fairness, the weather here is often poxy. But as with all great slang, it … More Missing: one pair of sea legs…
IN WHICH WE ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF A SQUEAKY RUNNER, AND FIGURE WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE SHOE GOOSE IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE BIKE GANDER… OBTUSE? STICK AROUND… Last week, my trusty Saucony Everuns developed a squeak. Just on the left one. As an exercise in Zen Buddhist philosophy, there is merit … More Old soles, new treads…
How’s your lockdown? To suggest that your mileage may vary would be a massive understatement. Not too many countries come out of this coronavirus pandemic with gold stars, but definitely New Zealand gets an honourable mention. Here in Ireland, we have done okay. Okay is a piss-poor word if you were stuck in a nursing … More Back on the clock
Thanks to Jim who blogs here for the Liebster Award nomination. Jim is as fearless in his blog posts as he is on his bike, though he lives in Michigan, and I’m in Ireland, so we don’t ever share the fun of cycling together. Though I would be hard-pushed to keep up, truth be told. … More Some stuff about me…
Well, there’s not a whole lot going here at the moment. Lockdown tends to put a stop to your gallop. The race I should have been gearing up for (Gael Force West Adventure Race in Connemara) has been postponed. The only structured training I am doing at the moment is running, and even then, ‘structured’ … More Green shoots
Oh give me land, lots of land, and the starry skies above Don’t fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don’t fence me in ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ Cole Porter There’s always something cooking and nothing in the pot They’re starving back in China so finish what you … More Strange Days Indeed
a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view: most guidebook history is written from the editor’s perspective. • [ mass noun ] true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion: we must keep a sense of perspective about what he’s done | though these figures shock, … More Perspective
IN WHICH WE HAVE MORE TANGENTS THAN A WHOLE SCHOOLFUL OF GEOMETRY BOOKS WHILST WE TEASE OUT THE OPTIONS FOR A BRIGHT, SHINY NEW YEAR, INCLUDING A BRIEF TREATISE ON THE PERILS OF MIXING UP ‘BONKING’ WITH ‘BONKING’… Oh how tedious that blog title must read. How many editors (and sub-editors, and sub-sub-edi… yeah, okay, … More 2020 Vision
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