Diet. Bleh! I never went on one, and I guess I never needed to. A diet is simply (or should be) what you eat each day. The late, great Gerry Ryan had a simple tip for not putting on weight. Stop eating as much. But then Gerry was that kind of guy. Blunt, you might … More The best ‘diet’ tips you’ll ever read…
Well, it’s Friday. Five days since Dublin. How are the legs? How is the body generally? What to take from the whole experience? Well, I suppose one or two interesting stats, anyway, for starters. The last finisher over the line came in on 8 hours and 30 minutes, and was placed 15,888th. This means that … More Running the numbers in the settling dust
IN WHICH WE CELEBRATE AN ANNIVERSARY, CONTEMPLATE THE ‘HOLY TRINITY’ OF MARATHON RUNNING, BID A SLOW AND FOND FAREWELL TO THIS YEAR’S BOTANICAL BOUNTY, SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT GEL, AND REMIND ONESELF THAT THERE ARE OTHER SPORTS IN THE WORLD TOO… Well let’s get the training week out of the way first. Monday: the standard … More The Long Run
“Precious time is slipping away But you’re only king for a day It doesn’t matter to which God you pray Precious time is slipping away” Precious Time Van Morrison Another week has ‘slipped away’. There’s no need for an in-depth existential discussion on time; David Tenant*, as Doctor Who in the TV series of the … More Tippin’ away
So the last post made some cheesy references to how I plan to tackle the 50k race in the woods. Well, this weekend, as training continues, I made sure to ignore my plan and over-do things. Looking at the training plan I have picked (a ‘beginner’s 50k’ plan) I can sense I will struggle to … More The good, the bad. And the ugly…
Nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide Got nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide It’s not love I’m running from It’s the heartaches That I know will come ‘Nowhere to Run’ Martha and the Vandellas Well, the other option was ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe. But that was quickly ruled out on several … More Nowhere to hide…
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