The weather’s been pretty glum of late. Seems like it’s always raining or about to rain. If you fight it, it will get the better of you. Embrace it. It’s only water, after all… Continue reading »
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Review: The Barefoot Running Book
Reblogged from Beginning Barefoot: Written By Barefoot Dawsy If you’ve read Born To Run, and want to learn how to run barefoot like a Tarahumara, then I’ve got just the book for you! Last month, Jason Robillard (Barefoot Jason), from barefootrunninguniversity.com, published the eagerly-anticipated latest edition of his Barefoot Running Book. We’ve discussed Jason before, … Continue reading »
New Talk Ultra Podcast- the ultimate running podcast Ep. 20
I’ve blogged about these podcasts before, but just to hammer the point home- this fortnightly pocast really is a must for any fellow running obsessives! http://www.marathontalk.com/archive/talk_ultra.php Continue reading »
The Week in Training: 15/10/12- 21/10/12
With exactly a week to go now before the Dublin Marathon, now comes the tapering. That means slightly less running and less intensity. Still managed to push it to the limit at the Bushy Park Park Run on Saturday with a new 5k pb of 19:48, but then eased of on the Sunday. Looking forward … Continue reading »
Bushy Park PARK RUN
Me and my brother did the Bushy Park Park Run yesterday morning. It was the first time for both of us and it felt good to finally get involved with this great organisation. If you haven’t heard of the name before, let me briefly explain. They’re a group of runners that organise free timed 5km … Continue reading »
Adventure Film Festival- at Hammersmith Riverside Studios TONIGHT
For any outdoor sport fanatics, I strongly urge you to check this film festival out and join me there in watching the Endurance Adventure themed night of short films. There will be 4 films being shown, the highlight for me, as a runner, being 5 Races, 5 Continents, a tale of ultra running around the … Continue reading »
Steps to running a sub 3-hour marathon- optimal splits for shorter distances
With the Coventry half marathon just behind me and the Dublin marathon coming up next weekend, I’m thinking about what it’s going to take in order to be able to run a sub 3-hour marathon. Sure, it’s going to be tough and require a lot of commitment, but what, in terms of times, should I … Continue reading »
