It’s been a mixed bag of a week so far. Saoirse and I were sitting out in the garden, drinking tea, what with it being sunny and all, and she asked how the training was going. She’s just signed up for her own triathlon in July. You can read about it here. If you don’t … More A mixed bag
Yes, that does sound a little cryptic. The week has been okay for training. A gym session on Monday morning, a Pilates session on Monday evening, and a most pleasant trail run with Jarlath and Richie of Liffey Trail Runners on Wednesday morning. Took in some of the Royal Canal and then into St. Catherine’s Park … More Swan dive at park run
It’s not often you get the chance to take part in an inaugural parkrun. Our local one up ’til now has been Griffeen Park in Lucan. Yesterday (24th October, 2015) was the very first parkrun in the grounds of Castletown House in Celbridge. I hadn’t planned to do another 5k so soon after last week’s exertions … More The inaugural parkrun at Castletown House
IN WHICH WE TRY AND GET BACK TO REGULAR WAYS IN THE POOL; GET BACK OUT FOR A FEW RUNS, WITNESS SOME MORE WONDERFUL WILDLIFE MOMENTS, AND DISCOVER SOME RESIDUAL FITNESS FROM THE HALF-IRONMAN TRAINING… This week we tried to put some shape on things, in terms of training. I don’t imagine I’m any different … More Treading water
Each Park Run newsletter arrives with a variety of info on runs around the country, and news on sponsorship and T-shirts, etc. This caught my eye from the latest one just in the box. It’s Griffeen, in Lucan, where I go to ‘Park Run’. I hope Teresa McCarthy doesn’t mind me re-posting her feedback. It … More A Park Runner, from the heart…
Today is technically the first day of the new programme. The training plan is from the same place as the Olympic: 220 Triathlon. Here’s the link. It’s for the Half Ironman up in the Ards Peninsula at the end of September. I found the last one worked out reasonably well, and to be honest, I have … More Getting with the programme
A quick update on Park Run. Time was 21:57, so happy with that, despite arriving late, parking badly and failing to warm up properly. Felt stiff and tweaky when setting off (these are highly technical running terms, and if you run too, you will understand what this means…) Once the general creakiness of the previous … More Park Run update
It’s been three weeks since my last confession… well, since the Olympic Triathlon in Athy. I have done little or no structured training since, bar getting in a few swims and the odd run. This morning, I did a 5k down at my local Park Run in Griffeen Park in Lucan. It was very busy … More Three cheers for Park Run
