The hurler on the ditch...

hurler on the ditch ‎(plural hurlers on the ditch)
- (Ireland, idiomatic) A person standing on the side of a hurling field issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the hurlers.
- (figuratively, Ireland, idiomatic) An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.

[Training Diary] Where to from here?

Having just finished up with the #Coast2Coast Adventure last weekend it is time to revisit the diary and plan the space between now and the Beast of Ballyhoura in August. (You can read all the race reports on the #TriHarder website and check out the video on my Youtube Channel)

 Training from here is going to be mostly fully focussed on the Beast and we have a couple of warmup events planned that the team will be tackling to zone ourselves in on the tasks ahead (check #TriHarder for details).

 Here in my personal space my training is longer term aimed at Dublin Marathon and achieving the elusive 3:15 goal that I have chased the last 2 times at marathon distance. I have signed up to the follow the Experienced Marathon plan that my friend Dave has developed for our own running groups you are more than welcome to join in, full information in the link to all the program levels.

 I have taken this week off.

Mostly I have been too tired to really get stuck into anything bar a 20minute swim on Tuesday. Straight back to work on Monday is not ideal but has to be done.

 Thankfully following the Beast we are taking a week off to chill with the kids and maybe go camping for a few days.

[RACE REPORT] - Craughwell10

You know when you set out to not do something but then end up doing it anyway? Well, that's what happened to me at the weekend.

When mañana arrives - you'd better be ready!!

#TrailTuesday - nightime trail runs

I get so distracted that I forget to update this little thing of a blog that is supposed to keep my training honest.

It's so easy to let it slip, slide away. Skipping a day leads so easily to a week or 4 of doing little or nothing.

"Mañana, mañana" so easily becomes the refrain.

I'm often always motivated by what others are doing and it helps if I do something to motivate them to motivate me kinda like a Gerry Maguire senario :)

This is how #TrailTuesday, #AKWRunstreak and #Zero25k came about. By organising a group event I 'encourage' myself to not back down. I know I have to organise my Tuesday so I meet the group, I get my exercise. I know with Runstreak I have to help motivate others and by default motivate myself. 

Zero25k I get a great kick out of it. By encouraging others to begin  I get to reaffirm the realisation of how fortunate I am that I run. 

I choose to run. How I motivate myself to run comes across as selfish but we all need different tricks to keep going sometimes.

So for the past month I have been training away and now I am building my base mileage through to the New Year when the next generation of Zero25k runners will start and my next group challenge begins for the experienced runners.

Will you be ready for it?