Marathon « Body and Sole

Some things we spotted during the Dublin Marathon…

October 30th, 2012 | Marathon

1. The most dangerous corner was the VERY FIRST ONE where, having surged forward together, everyone ground to a halt to wave to the cameras massed on a platform on Harcourt St.

The Dublin City Marathon: how was it for you?

October 30th, 2012 | Marathon, Races

So, it’s done – although the 14,000 competitors will be carrying it around in their legs for a few days to come. We hope it went well for you and that you achieved your personal goals – whatever they were, and however they might have changed during the race itself.

You want to run the marathon, but what plan should you use?

July 16th, 2012 | Marathon, Training

You’ve decided to run a marathon. So now what? Top running coaches have helped develop programs that will work for runners of any level. Here’s a selection – plus some of your recommendations

“I thought ‘what’s the one thing I’m finding difficult at that moment?’”

July 11th, 2012 | Features, Marathon

When Adrian Graham‘s father-in-law Paddy passed away early this year, he wondered what he could do to remember a great man and raise money for the fight against cancer. It was time to get running, he writes.

So, how was your weekend?

June 25th, 2012 | Marathon, Races

The Le Cheile Midnight Marathon took place in Leixlip on Friday night – or, more accurately, at 00:00 on Saturday.

My Running Life #4: ‘It popped into my head that running a lap of the country would be a challenge’

June 25th, 2012 | Marathon, My Running LIfe

Alan Corcoran is running 35 marathons in 35 days in a lap around Ireland

Gerry Forde’s amazing 100km in Portumna leads our Irish blog highlights

June 19th, 2012 | Features, Marathon, Races

Wheelchair athlete Gerry Forde did a 100km ultra-marathon in Portumna last weekend. It was his 212th marathon. Yes. 212th. Read about it here. As the Cork Running blog explains: Just to put the distance into perspective, 100 kms is roughly the equivalent of starting a race on Patrick’s Street in Cork City and finishing on [...]