Well I had such a rollercoaster of emotions whilst training and running the actual marathon I can't quite believe it ! When I left the house on Sunday, I was so wound up, I reckon I hadn't stopped talking for 2 days. My fella, I am sure, was delighted to have some peace and quiet and see
It all started back in May when I won the annual lottery for a place in the NY marathon. I had entered with the knowledge that if you are rejected 3 times in a row then you automatically qualify for a place in the 4th year so I was surprised and delighted to get it. On mentioning it to Tony on the last night of the Galway 5k series he remarked very knowingly to Paddy that it is a…
News just coming in of a sensational run by Gary Thornton in the challenging Hollymount 10k road race – he came first in an awesome time of 29:59. It's been a long time since I can remember 30 minutes being broken in a connaught road race so this is a superb achievement for the GCH athlete. GCH were close second team to Sligo on 32 points (same points as Sligo but based on the relative positions of their 4th placed…
Another day of cross-country dawned in Tuam on Sunday where the Connacht uneven ages championships took place, with blue skies and crisp sunshine making for a pleasant change from the recent soakings in Sligo and Leitrim. Congratulations to Tuam AC on a well-organised event – the course was tough but the ground was firm and it was a real nice change from sinking up to your knees in a mucky field! Craughwell AC had an incredible day at the…
It was back to the muck and dirt of cross-country at the weekend with the long trip northwards to Ballinamore. Who’d have thought that you could drive north for almost 2 and a half hours and still be in Connacht. It quickly became clear when we stepped onto the field in Ballinamore that we were in for a rough time. Parts of the course were more like quicksand than a field as athletes sank down into the mire…
