Features
From Sydney to LA, via Dublin – Great Global Runs
October 15th, 2012 | Features
Running is a terrific way to discover new places and here, in ascending order, are John Butler’s top five runs from around the world Because it is cheap and I have no earthly reason not to, I’m living at the moment in Budapest. Life these days is peripatetic, the entirety of it seeming to fit [...]
We asked for your marathon advice – here’s what you came back with
October 12th, 2012 | Features, Races
IF YOU’VE been training for the Dublin Marathon, then you should be pretty much there as far as your very long runs are concerned. If you’re new to the distance, you’ll now have an idea of how your body likes the idea of going for 16, 18, 20 miles – or more. With only a [...]
Harry McGee tries on the Vibrams. Pain ensues.
October 11th, 2012 | Features, Gear
Ever wondered what the FiveFingers are like to run in? Pretty good, says Harry McGee – once you’ve changed how you run…
‘Sometimes before we go for a run I have an espresso and Q has his first smoke of the day. Once, when pressed for time, Q had his first smoke as we ran’
October 2nd, 2012 | Features
We realise a large hairy man and a short balding man, in women’s gear, jogging together doesn’t look great, but we do it anyway, writes Patrick Freyne
‘When you make the decision to invest in a jogging pram – especially if you are male – you need to be brave or use it in such remote locations that nobody will see you’
September 24th, 2012 | Features, Gear, Training
Forget the long-distance endurance runs. The real test of a man, writes Harry McGee, is adding a buggy to your kit list
Run and play…
September 18th, 2012 | Features
Brian O’Riordan tells us about writing Bandit, a play based on marathon running that’s playing in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre as part of the Absolut Fringe. “ACTING HAS BEEN in me forever, a youth spent watching De Niro’s intense portrayals of heroes and villains got that fire burning. “The running all started with a jog – [...]
Why you should never fib about your marathon time
September 5th, 2012 | Features, Races
Running the marathon this October? There are plenty of dos and don’ts about training, nutrition, posture, etc. And now, there’s another to add to the list: never fib about your marathon finish time.
Get ready for the next Gaelforce
August 13th, 2012 | Features
As thousands prepare for this year’s Gaelforce West, HARRY McGEE catches up with former winner, Pádraig Marrey, for a few winning tips
Your weekend running plans
August 3rd, 2012 | Features
We asked you what you were up to, and here’s what you came back with
Getting an adventure race primer
July 30th, 2012 | Features
Harry McGee hits a Wicklow bike trail with a “cycling concierge” as part of a weekend that gets people in the adventure mode.
