So this was it. What I had been working for all year and busting my ass on tracks up and down Europe to get to run in. Man did I enjoy it! I was a lot more nervous before this race than I have been for a long time. This was a big deal, the fact that this was a semi final instead of a heat meant it .. Read More

This was the most at ease I have felt going into a race for a long time. Man it was hot, but I felt prepared for it. We went to the line and I looked across and said "ya you guys have run 8.18, but I'm going to make you work for this". The race took off at a good pace and that was maintained throug .. Read More

Second again! But I was pretty happy with this race. I like racing in the evening, and Watford is a beautiful track, it's also a little less windy than Bedford!   I called over to the lads after lectures and on our pre race meal of microwace pasta and wine gums we felt ready! We travelled dow .. Read More

I need a haircut!!!!! The BUCS championships is a good weekend of racing, although a little early! It still is a good way to open your season and give you an idea of where you are in training.   The 5000m heat was on Saturday afternoon at 4.30. I never ran a heat in a 5k before. It was all .. Read More

This was a great win, in contrast to the dissapointment of last week in Ireland. A good first visit to Birmingham and I will have to catch a Villa game next time I'm in town. For my Irish friends, the National 12 stage is an event consisting of Long (8.5k) and short (around 5k) legs in an undulatin .. Read More

Well I am wrecked, but I said to myself I'm better off getting it down now while it's fresh in my mind. The Irish National Road Relays is a 4 leg race, consisting of a 2 mile leg, a 1 mile leg, a 3 mile leg and a 2 mile leg. All run around the same 1 mile loop in Raheny, North Dublin. There are rac .. Read More

What a week! I have managed to lose my passport. So the entire week has been spent trying to get a new one in time to travel home for the Irish European Trial race next week in Sligo. I started the frantic process last Monday when I realised I couldn't find it. Then turned my room upside down to no .. Read More

Hello Runnerslife readers! It's been a while, my excuse this time is that I did not have internet in my new place. All up and running well now and I cautiously say that the same can be said for me. Training has been going well, not setting the world alight by any means but I am going in the right d .. Read More

Soooooooo........ It's beens a while, in fact probably the whole track season! I have found it hard to fit everything in so unfortunately my blog was left to the way side. To be honest I didn't have much to write about. My season started well considering being injured for February and Marc .. Read More

Freezing in the lake after a run with Matty, I was trying to sport the Dukes of Hazard look, the handlebar is gone now. I have one more day left at altitude and it feels as if I just arrived. Coming here, I was not in great shape and I feel as if I have come on a lot since the .. Read More

Well, I almost have one weeks training done in Font Romeu and I am really enjoying it! This is the view from outside our appartment. I travelled to Barcelona with a few of the St Marys lads and Craig Winrow on the 6am flight. It was good to get out there early as when we landed we didn't have th .. Read More

"Black and yellow" - Unfortuntely for us green and white was the order of the day. It's been a while since my last blog entry, mostly because I was busy with teaching and trying to get back to some level of fitness. I have represented Newham and Essex Beagles twice in the last 3 weeks. In that ti .. Read More

Hello to anyone out there who still wants to read my ramblings. I am back jogging so that is positive. It still isn't perfect but the pain is minimal when running. The foot still doesn't want to do too much once I've finished a run but as long as I keep getting treatment on it I will be OK, touch .. Read More

Greetings all. First of all well done to all those people who ran fantastic times this weekend and put in great performances - Some savage running in Birmingham from the runnerslife and simmies boys as well as big Mo. Well done Dan in Irish indoors, wish I was battling it out with ya! Well done to .. Read More

Well it's been a while. I've been busy with work and training. The average weekday consists of taking the train at 6.50am, running the last 4-5 miles to school, staying in school until around 5 or half 5 and doing the evening session or run. Today I have no training to do as all I will be doing fo .. Read More

So new year and not much has changed, training wise. I did get a teaching job, it's 3 -4 days a week so it means my weekends will be more free for training and races (I will still work a bit in Sweatshop when they really need staff). The school is great, the travel is the hardest bit, I am going t .. Read More