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…
IN WHICH WE BID FAREWELL TO OUR OLD BUT RATHER EXPENSIVE ‘LEISURE CENTRE’, WATCH QUITE A LOT OF FOOTBALL, AND KEEP THE MILES TICKING OVER… We welcome a new blender into the house. In a recent post, we lamented the loss of our much beloved and reasonably well-used smoothie-maker. I say lament, and no; one … More Stats, cups and blenders…
We’re about 5k south of Carlow, and there is a diversion off the Barrow Way for essential maintenance. At first, being Irish, you assume the plastic barriers, warning tape and signs couldn’t possibly mean you. But as you begrudgingly leave the towpath that has become something of a lifeline over the previous day, you spy … More The Great Barrow Run
Back in 2016, I wrote this blog: https://unironedman.com/2016/11/20/50-ways-to-eat-an-elephant/ It was the preamble to my first ultra, and if you can’t be arsed to read the blog, or indeed the race report itself (https://unironedman.com/2017/02/12/the-5050/), well then, that’s fine 😉 Suffice to say, I completed my first ultra-marathon. And I did use that old gag about how … More Eating an elephant
It’s a tricky thing, Spring. It arrives at varying times according to who you are talking to at the time. Astronomer. Wiccan. Celt. Meteorologist. Farmer. Weather folks tend to go for the 1st March. It’s clean and simple. Astronomers favour the 1st of February. Though some work off the Vernal Equinox, and have a different … More Floral interlude
IN WHICH WE BID FAREWELL TO THE LAST OF THE SNOW, DO A BIT TO HELP OUT WITH A GREAT CAUSE, AND GET BACK TO SOME SORT OF NORMALITY(ISH) So the snow has all but melted. It left us with some happy memories, lots of photos, and in my case, broken gutters. That’s a small … More Boxing Day
“Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future I wanna fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me” Fly Like and Eagle Steve Miller Band Time. Indeed. Wibbly, wobbly, timey-wimey stuff, as we mentioned a while back … More Like an Eagle
After the exertions of Dublin and then the Waterford Half, it was time to stop the rot! Okay, that’s a little overly dramatic, but given the great plans for another marathon at the end of the year (it sounds further away when you put it like that) plus yet another half marathon in January, with … More Doing things by halves…
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