year in review: the oregano project at one
So, a full year has passed since I put my plan in place. Dubbed ‘The Oregano Project’ for a bit of fun, it was a… Read More »year in review: the oregano project at one
December 2019
weekly summary: 23 Dec – 29 Dec
It should have been off-season but the allure of breaking the 2400-mile barrier for the year was too appealing. Despite the Christmas Eve tradition of… Read More »weekly summary: 23 Dec – 29 Dec
weekly summary: 16 Dec – 22 Dec
This was a weird week. On Monday evening, mild pains started in my left abdomen. Immediately my thoughts turned to ‘my diverticulitis is back!’ I… Read More »weekly summary: 16 Dec – 22 Dec
weekly summary: 09 Dec – 15 Dec
A good week of running but a bad week of rest. Lots of mixed up runs at sub-8-minute pace when they probably should have been… Read More »weekly summary: 09 Dec – 15 Dec
rest: off-season’s greetings
Following the Waterford AC Half-marathon last week I said that it was time for off-season. It has been a long year and my mind tells… Read More »rest: off-season’s greetings
weekly summary: 02 Dec – 08 Dec
It was never going to be a 50-mile week and some will say that it should have been less than 47 too. Perhaps they’re right… Read More »weekly summary: 02 Dec – 08 Dec
race day: Waterford AC half-marathon
At this event last year, I equalled my lifetime PB for the half-marathon distance. I ran a 1:36:17 off the back of Dublin Marathon training… Read More »race day: Waterford AC half-marathon
weekly summary: 25 Nov – 01 Dec
Another solid 50+ week. I almost didn’t seal off November with 200+ miles though as I miscalculated the midweek mileage. Hence the “caretaker” session on… Read More »weekly summary: 25 Nov – 01 Dec
trial run: WAC half
Last weekend we ran a trial of some of the hills along the Waterford AC Half-marathon route. Some additional off-route miles thrown in also to… Read More »trial run: WAC half