IN WHICH WE DISCOVER A FISH KILL IN A LOCAL STREAM, HEAD TO WEXFORD AND DON’T RUN, AND THEN ACCIDENTALLY AGREE TO DO A HALF-MARATHON… Well it’s been an odd week. We are well into Week 7 of the programme, and it promises to be a tough building week (or ‘the biggest 14 day training … More A mixed bag of stuff…
IN WHICH WE GO BACK TO OUR ROOTS, PERHAPS PUSH THINGS A LITTLE HARDER THAN PLANNED (FOR A RECOVERY WEEK) AND LEARN A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT ROAD SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS. Friday evening finally arrived. Merciful hour. It was a long week, and there had been a few good and tough training sessions to boot. A … More Keeping a lid on it…
“Whoa-oa-oa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now I feel good, I knew that I would, now So good, so good, I got you.” ‘I Feel Good’ James Brown This is week 6 of the programme, and is billed as a recovery week. As I am still not 100% sure how to decipher … More I feel good…
The IronMan 70.3 came to Dublin last weekend, and it was quite the bandwagon. It’s a well-oiled machine, and you can see why it costs so much to enter one of these branded events. Worth it, if you have the money. My mate Ciarán took part in his first ever half-ironman (via a charity), and he did … More The IronMan rolls into town!
A very brief post to wish my mate Ciaran the very best of luck in the Dublin Half Ironman, or 70.3, as they prefer to brand it. Alas, this race came a little too soon for me, but now of course I wish I was taking part. This is a classic case of the Oisin Syndrome. (You … More Dublin calling…
There now follows a brief post on progress to date. The first month of the programme has been completed, and we’re now well into Week 5 of the second month. Yesterday was a tough one. The weather was very mild, which all sounds terrifically inoffensive and pleasant, if you are planning a picnic. I was … More One down, two to go…
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing-wax Of cabbages – and kings And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings.” ‘The Walrus and The Carpenter’ Lewis Carroll So, a while back, when I started out on this unironed journey, I promised to tell some … More The time has come to talk…
Yesterday was another run in the Park. And now that I type it, it sounds rather pleasant indeed. It wasn’t a 5k Park Run though, but a long run of 1 hour and 45 mins. You can’t run around our local park for that amount of time without looping back on yourself a few times, and … More Punching the clock
In all the excitement here (What? Did I miss something?) I forgot to check in on the Iron Cowboy. No need. He seems to have done fine without me. In case you have missed it, American James Lawrence, AKA The Iron Cowboy, completed 50 full Iron Mans in 50 States in 50 days, on July … More The Iron Cowboy conquers all!
“To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” Lady Bracknell ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Oscar Wilde So yesterday’s swim went well. In space, no-one can hear you scream. In the pool, you can’t hear your fire service alerter either. But that’s okay; I had … More Cadence, pace and strides and other oddities…
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