Sunday long run Phoenix Park
Couldn’t find the exact history of the Sunday long run in Phoenix park but I was told a number of years ago that the...
Tallaght 5km Dublin Championship
When Emil Zátopek said that “a runner must run with dreams in his head and hope in his heart”, he was warning against the...
Leinster Senior Cross County 2021 Avondale
This was brutal but beautiful. All cross country races ought to be. None of this running monotonous laps around a GAA field on a...
IMRA Powerscourt Ridge race
This one was a bit like a thriller - it starts out positively, things get a bit hairy, but the intrepid heroes somehow pull...
Dublin Senior Cross Country 2021
An ode to XC
It was the night before Halloween
When all were asleep
My eyes are open, my mind still awake
Cross country is upon us, the...
Rotterdam Marathon 2021
Settlement. Containment. Survival. The three stages of a marathon.
This weekend just passed saw the long overdue 40th edition of the Rotterdam Marathon which was...
Dublin Novice Cross Country 2021
After a very long break cross country returned but not to the usual wet, mucky, cold, farmers field but to a very warm, sunny,...
Belfast Marathon 2021
The decision was made on June 29th. With the Dublin Marathon looking more and more unlikely, I decided to throw my hat in the...
The Real National Road Relays 2021
Back in April this year the National Road Relays were supposed to happen but because of Covid restrictions it could not take place. Instead...
EcoTrail 18/30/45/80Km Wicklow September 25th
I think it was May 2020 Emmet Wardell posted on the club IMRA Whats App group about an amazing trail run in September and...
