Belmont and Little Sugar Loaf IMRA
Wednesday saw a number of Sportsworld runners do the midweek IMRA (Irish Mountain Running Association) race. This week it was the Belmont and Little Sugar Loaf, 8.6Km long with a climb of 360m.
After months...
48 Hour Track Challenge
OK so I'm sitting here thinking how the hell am I going to make this interesting, this event was the first of its kind in Ireland so I signed up after being talked into...
Boston Marathon 2022 Paul Hamilton
So let me get this straight, when you have a disappointing marathon you want to run another one and when you have a great marathon you want to run another one. Seems like a...
Wexford Half Marathon 2022
After entering the Wexford Half Marathon way back in a pre-Covid world, I was surprised to find out last September that I still had an entry. Having been postponed several times from its initial...
Road Relays 2022
The national road relays took place last Sunday afternoon around the streets of Raheny. This is always one of the most enjoyable days in the championship racing calendar with a great buzz for athletes...
Wicklow Way Relay 2022
Leg 1: To Curtlestown - Sibeal
So my journey to the WWR 2022 began back in 2019 when I was roped in to run the relatively easy leg 3 to cover the female category needed...
National 5km Phoenix Park May 2022
Ah Sure it’s only a 5k and we cover double that distance at training sessions says Val AKA Shorty but then put that horrible word RACE into the equation and everything goes out the...
Salzburg 10km and Half Marathon
10Km - Audrai O Driscoll
I’m looking out at the rain today (Tuesday) and thinking back to Salzburg where a few of us were sitting outside a gorgeous cafe yesterday morning with a few other...
Womens Mini Marathon 2022
VHI Women’s Mini Marathon 2022 and The Dublin Championship
After a two year wait, the women of Ireland geared up for the return of the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon. I was particularly excited as my...
BHAA Dunboyne 5 mile
When Maria Finnegan suggested we do the race on Tuesday last I went home to do a bit of snooping on previous times I had participated in this race and found some not so...
