Tralee International Marathon

Saturday, 16^th March – 42.5kmTralee International Marathon (4:55/km)

I got down to Kerry around 6pm on Fri evening and picked up my number in the mount Brandon hotel. After a brief chat with Eamonn (4:30 pacer) I was off to my digs for the weekend (Ailbe & Margaret) halfway between Tralee & Killarney. My hosts had a great dinner prepared and after a bit of TV I hit the sack a bit too late at around 12:30am.

Prelude to Tralee

Thursday, 14th March – 11.8km Recovery Run (5:29/km)
Went for my last run before Saturday’s marathon on a cool, dry evening. I was over-clothed though so the weather must be getting a bit warmer less cold! Took it nice and easy and whenever I noticed myself moving a bit too quickly I made sure to put on the brakes immediately.

5mins closer to Boston

Monday, 11th March – 8.5km Easy Run
A pretty horrible windy and bitterly cold day during work today so I was dreading going out tonight. However as part of my drive for quality within quantity I decided I’d do a quick 8.5km loop which would keep me out for minimal time yet also get the blood circulating with the effort required. This worked well and before I knew it I was home again without ever getting too cold. Thankfully the paths were dry and ice-free so the only thing that I had to contend with was a fierce Northerly wind that I managed to avoid for the most part.