Training for the 2020 Belfast marathon

5 reasons to run the London Marathon (from past participants)

Last week I chatted away about a few of the reasons why I was unsure if I would ever run the London marathon, for a read as to my reasons check it here. But today I want to deviate a tad from last weeks post as I considered the fact that maybe I was being...

My thoughts on the Belfast City Marathon changes for 2019

If you have read this blog a few times you will already know that I dabble in some running. The race I have run the most and had some serious emotional times at has been the Belfast marathon. It is my home marathon and as such, I have always felt duty-bound to run it, and...

Running: Pre-race breakfast

Eating before a race is an integral part of the running experience, if you don't eat correctly it could mess up your entire race, eat too much and you will feel sluggish and heavy. You need to eat correctly to get the best out of your run. Luckily I have experimented with this and have...

Foreign races I want to compete in: 2018 part 1

Hello! If you didn't know by now I am quite the keen little runner and I have run a range of races from 5k all the way to 12 hours (including a failed 24-hour attempt) But almost all of my races have been held in my little home country of Northern Ireland. All but two...

Things I wished I knew before I ran my first marathon

Hello and welcome to another post about one of my favourite subjects... Demeaning myself... Wait, no running. That's the one. If you know of my constant posts you will know I have run a variety of races in my short running life. But my second ever race was, in fact, the Belfast marathon and my...

If you don’t get a medal did you really run that race? The allure of medals in running.

Hello one, hello all! Today I want to chat about the beautiful allure of obtaining medals that I have (and hopefully you have, as I don't want to be alone) in races. Nice race you got here, but where is my medal? This thought crossed my mind a year ago when I was browsing through...

DNF’s and how to come back from it

Welcome back to Friday runday! This week I want to talk about the dreaded DNF and how to deal with it and then come back from it for the next race! Enjoy! A DNF (Did not finish) is a runner's worst nightmare, even for amateur and fun run runners. No one wants this on their...

July workout plan: part 1

We have two months of the summer left and I thought it was time to really kick my fitness regime into gear. I have been too inconsistent with my workouts and training and have gained weight back and this makes me far too unhappy. I tend to work better when given targets to achieve each...

Running: The fun of training part 2

Welcome back! Here is part two of last Fridays post found here. I hope you found it interesting as you are going to find more of the same here today! The tempo run I usually reserve a tempo run for runs that are no longer than 5k as I have a lovely near straight towpath that...