August 15th 2020 Starting on the Creeslough side and moving northeast to southwest, the Seven Sisters mountain chain consists of : Muckish Mountain (666 m) Crocknalaragagh (471 m) Aghla Beg (564 m) Aghla Beg South (603 m) Aghla More (584 m) Mackoght (Wee Errigal, 555m) Errigal (751 m) We are blessed to have such stunning … Continue reading 7 Sisters Skyline Race →

2015 - 2019 One thing that the current period of lockdown and social distancing has given us as runners is a cause to reflect on previous events that we have taken part in and appreciate them all the more in the competitive void that we now find ourselves in. Huge races worldwide that were the … Continue reading The Dublin Marathon →

Sunday September 29th It was before Christmas last year when Darren and I received e-mails to say we had secured entries in Berlin 2019 through their lottery for places ballot. So we had been looking forward to this weekend for a while and there was a fair bit of excitement as the last few days … Continue reading Berlin Marathon 2019 →

In a little over a weeks time, all being well, myself & Darren will travel to Germany to take part in the 2019 Berlin marathon. We were fortunate enough to have both our names drawn in the ballot for places in a race that is one of the 6 World Marathon Majors. I am really … Continue reading The Road To Berlin →

Sun 05th May Even though the soreness that you get in your legs in the days after running a marathon can make life a bit uncomfortable, it also helps you to remember what you have just accomplished. I don't think it would be quite the same to complete the 26.2 mile distance and feel perfect … Continue reading Belfast Marathon 2019 →

Sun 28th April With just 1 week to go now until the 2019 Belfast marathon it feels like my brain has clicked into marathon mode all of a sudden and it will be very much in my thoughts over the next 7 days. Noel and myself got out for our last real training run this … Continue reading 1 week until Belfast Marathon 2019 →

Sun 10th February Some days we ask ourselves, why are we doing this?! That was the gist of the conversation between Noel, Darren & myself yesterday as we came through Letterkenny on the way to Stranorlar for the Glenmore 10 mile road race. It was a biting cold morning with some black ice in places … Continue reading Glenmore 10 Miler 2019 →

I didn't manage to get around to writing about any of the events that I took part in between my last post and the end of 2018. For a few of them I had some words done up in my head but that's as far as it went. I hope to do better in 2019 … Continue reading January 2019 – Back on the Blog →

Sun 3rd June 'The Walled City Marathon'. It was always going to be a big ask to navigate Derrys' Walls for a marathon without hitting one! It's nice to experience a new event and to take part in a race for the first time, so the Derry Marathon at the start of June would fit … Continue reading Derry Marathon 2018 →

Sat 12th May The really well named WAAR or Wild Atlantic Adventure Race was one event that I wanted to experience this year having heard a lot of good reports about it in the last year or 2. It did not disappoint. It is a multi-sport challenge set in west Donegal and it certainly makes … Continue reading WAAR 2018 →