Cover Girl Interview
A quick interview with this month’s Runner’s World cover girl. Continue reading Cover Girl Interview
Faking it
Two weeks after my falling out with running, two weeks of assuming that any morning now, I’d wake up and have a desperate urge to run, and I’m in danger of becoming a non-runner. After pushing myself to do two … Continue reading Faking it
When love goes sour
Dear Running There’s no easy way of saying this so I’ll be blunt – I think we need a break from each other. Just for a little while. I imagine this comes as a bit of a shock. At least, … Continue reading When love goes sour
Off the Beaten Track
Today, I crawled up out of my comfort zone and took my fear of everything that has feathers, beaks, fur, wings, scales, legs, or a pulse and ran with it around Bold Park, a nature reserve that is very close to my kids’ … Continue reading Off the Beaten Track
SCKLM Preparation & WAMC Lake Gwelup Race
So now that all the hooha has died down over the change of date and re-change of date for the SCKL Marathon, the countdown to the race has begun. Only four weeks to go! Coincidentally I am going to be … Continue reading SCKLM Preparation & WAMC Lake Gwelup Race
Suck it Up Runners or #SCKLM4October
I have never participated in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon event though I do have one unused half marathon bib (due to injury) from 2013. I no longer live in Kuala Lumpur and I have not registered for this year’s marathon. All … Continue reading Suck it Up Runners or #SCKLM4October
Reunions (and a bit of stalking) in Paris
When I was nine, my best friends were twin girls, four years my senior, who lived next door. Their dad was a bank manager, so they were Irish nomads who moved house every few years. When I was nine, the twins and … Continue reading Reunions (and a bit of stalking) in Paris
HBF Run for a Reason 2015
I’m pretty sure that the first time I ran in Perth, some time last winter (summer if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere), I ran past at least one person wearing an HBF Run for a Reason t-shirt. It seems that … Continue reading HBF Run for a Reason 2015
Busselton 70.3 Relay 2015
Finally I ran a half marathon in which I felt undefeated by the distance. That’s HM:9-Me:1 Yay! It was the run leg of the Busselton Half Ironman Relay and it finally put to bed the threat of my headstone reading: … Continue reading Busselton 70.3 Relay 2015
Running Slow to Get Faster
Yesterday I started a Training Peaks Half Marathon plan designed to get me across the finish line at the Busselton Half Ironman relay in 1:45. Well, I signed up for the plan two months ago when May seemed a long way … Continue reading Running Slow to Get Faster
Irish Nomad on the Run 