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Dublin Marathon 2013 – finished! | Run and Jump

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A blog about running and marathon training in Ireland. By Aidan Curran. Ready for Dublin Marathon 2013. Earphones while you run – your opinions! Dublin Marathon 2013 – finished! October 28, 2013. Fortunately I run marathons better than I forecast weather. Today I ran the 2013 Dublin Marathon in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 14 seconds – a new personal best by almost two minutes! Any race where you get a personal best time is obviously a rewarding and satisfying one. My objective was to beat my personal bes...

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Tralee parkrun coming up roses | Run and Jump

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A blog about running and marathon training in Ireland. By Aidan Curran. My first cross country race: BHAA Eircom CC 2015. Tralee Marathon 2015 – I’m in! Tralee parkrun coming up roses. January 25, 2015. Three laps of the Green, boy! Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Colin Park. For the last couple of years my home town of Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, The World has been gripped by running fever. The Tralee Marathon. And now, almost inevitably, Tralee has its own parkrun. The first Tralee parkrun. Was a post-Chris...

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Race Report: Berryman Trail Marathon | DaBigLeap

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. Race Report: Berryman Trail Marathon. Have you ever wished… you had a magic potion? One that would make everything right and… just… Fix things? Not the big things, even. World peace… global warming (it’s real, people)… bad coffee. None of that matters. I just want to fix the simple things. You know…? Like… WHY THE HELL I CAN’T RUN 26 MILES WITHOUT HORRIFIC CRAMPING! Ahem… Pardon my frustration. 8230;….and. So it went. I got sick. Again. In a word. Awe...

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Long run thinking | DaBigLeap

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. I woke up this morning expecting the worst. I ran 11 on Saturday harder than I should have. Because Sunday I wanted to run 18 on the trail. The Saturday run had hills and was on roads. The Sunday run was on single track trails with mud, rocks, creek crossings and uneven trails… you know. the good stuff. And it really has made all the difference. It is remarkable. It’s not that I notice a huge boost, I just don’t fade or cramp. I al...As for the Altras&#82...

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OK… NOW can I not be sick? How ’bout… now. Now? *sigh* | DaBigLeap

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. OK… NOW can I not be sick? How ’bout… now. Now? Yes, it’s been a while. Yes, I’m alive. For what it’s worth. I’m just not sure I deserved ALL of that. In fact, at a time when I should be averaging 50 miles a week running, plus a little biking and swimming, I am struggling to just get decent run miles in. So, not to doubt myself… but I’m wondering why…? I think I have most of it figured out. I’m in better shape. I found my nutrition. Tailwind. Is the right...

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About Me | DaBigLeap

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. OK… so it’s been 5 years since I updated this so I guess I should freshen up a bit…. I am an old, fat runner who is desperately trying to fight back the tide of time and middle aged spread by staying active and pretending I know what the heck I’m doing with my fitness. This remains the same. I am slightly more fitness aware, but that doesn’t mean much. All it tells me is that I need to work out my will power a little more. I bike commute 3 days a week.

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Staring down reality. | DaBigLeap

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. Image via runnersworld.com. Ok… Look. I have done a… if you will pardon my French… SHITTY job of training this spring. My weight has soared. My times have slowed. My health has faltered. I have done NOTHING to further my goals. But yet I sit here typing this drivel two days before I run the longest trail race of my life. And the first marathon distance I have done since 2007… which damn near killed me and took me out of running for almost a year. I’...

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DaBigLeap | Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go… | Page 2

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Sometimes ya gotta just pick a direction and go…. January can be done now… But still…. January 26, 2015. I got WAY spoiled last year! Am I worried about it? No… Not really. But it’s my blog so I can bitch about it. Life, work, injuries… If you play the game, you are going to have to learn to deal with it. I certainly don’t get paid for this. I’m doing it for fun. If what you do for stress relief just stresses you out…? Comments Off on January can be done now… But still…. January 15, 2015. January 3, 2015.

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Finishing on The Mall(s) | Run and Jump

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A blog about running and marathon training in Ireland. By Aidan Curran. Race to the marathon start line →. Finishing on The Mall(s). March 11, 2015. The Mall in London, 1960s, with Buckingham Palace in the background. (Photo: Irish Memory. It’s spring marathon season, and for us here in the English-speaking corner of Europe that means one race. Many runners are training hard and visualising intently for their glorious finish down The Mall. That includes me. Yes, in a few days time, current illness. Regul...