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Diane Modahl: Triumph and Despair
I read the most interesting article on Diane Modahl in the Observer magazine, Sport Monthly. Diane Modahl was falsely accused of taking steriods. Her sample sat on a Portuguese laboratory windowsill...
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Runner’s Log 20071104
1.2 miles, 10:04 Just ran a short circuit, as it’s been a while since I’ve last ran. Felt good to do. Sunny weather, mild for autumn.
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Mr Ulster runs Nike’s The Human Race
I participated in a global event today. Nike organised an international10K road race, whereby runners in 25 host cities would have their timesuploaded onto a single results listing: The Human Race...
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Achilles Heel running shop
I was in the market for a windbreaker jacket, as it tends to be a bit rainy and windy over here, especially in the winter. Wanted something not fleecy or bulky; something I could use as an outer...
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Book review: The Day the World Stopped to Run
On 31 August 2008, I participated in a global event, the Nike Plus Human Race 10K. About 800,000 runners ran in 25 cities, representing 142 countries. The Day the World Stopped to Run (978-1595910516)...
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Zola Budd: After the fall
A thorough and most interesting article by Steve Friedman on the story of Zola Budd, in the current issue of Runner’s World: “Zola Budd: After the fall”. I remember reading a previous feature article...
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GAA: The Athletics connection (Irish Runner)
A very interesting article in the September/October 2009 issue of Irish Runner, by Ronnie Bellew, on the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association’s successful takeover of Irish athletics in the...
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Bastille Day in Ballygowan?
A Ballygowan resident inadvertently celebrating Bastille Day else using French flag for red, white and blue substitute. I shouted, “Vive le France”, as I jogged past, just in case.
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Digitising exercise logging
As part of my year-round running training in high school, it wasn’t long before I began logging my daily entries in Bill Rodgers’ green, landscape oriented, spiral bound log books. There was a sense...
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Last sync at Nike Plus
I was an early adopter of the Nike+ system, and have over 5 years’ data on their site. However, today is the last run I will sync there. Five years ago, the introduction of the Nike+ feature was...
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The emotional impact of stroke
I woke up next to my partner, to a spokesperson from the Stroke Association talking about their new report, “Feeling overwhelmed: The emotional impact of stroke”: “Are you listening to this?” I asked...
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“Be Catholic and have a large family”: Tim McGarry at Carers Week launch
“Be Catholic and have a large family”: Tim McGarry at Carers Week launch Thousands of people across Northern Ireland provide care for others throughout the year. Carers Week is organised by several...
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