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Runnin Apps

Running Apps – The Top Ten

Running is one of the few good ways to burn those extra calories. Not so long ago, you had to hook up special peripheral devices to track your pace, distance and heartbeat, but you can now measure all of these and do a lot more right from your smartphone.

Here we have ranked the BEST 10 RUNNING apps of 2018.

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Lanzarote Wine Run

Lanzarote Wine Run 2019

This piece was featured in the travel section of the Irish Daily Mail.

Running plus wine plus sunshine, sure what could go wrong.  With large scale running events like the Marathon du Médoc in September each year and the International Marathon of Beaujolais in November, its not surprising that smaller wine related runs are also being held.   I spotted the Lanzarote Wine Run in an inflight magazine. Running I like, wine I like, so it was hardly a stretch to combine the two.  On a whim, knowing little about it I signed up.

Now I’m no stranger to running.  My first marathon was in Venice, my second in Belfast and I’ve signed up to my third, the aforementioned Marathon du Médoc.  In between I’ve completed maybe ten half marathons. I’m no Action Man, but at 43 I’m essentially running to keep the midlife midriff spread at bay. 

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Fueling Your Run

Fuelling Your Run

Eat. Run. Sleep. Repeat? Fuelling Your Run is key to staying energised, alert, on-track and in sync with your body. An empty tank gets you nowhere. Continue reading

Paris Half Marathon 2018

Sitting there with my wine the only Steps I liked where the ones who danced in formation and sang a cover of Tragedy. The Paris Half Marathon or Semi de Paris was officially finished and I was enjoying a glass of cold Chablis at a side street cafe.  Continue reading

Wexford Half Marathon

Wexford Half Marathon 2017

The last time I took part in a half marathon was April 2016 in Madrid.  A year is a long time to be resting on your laurels in running terms.  It was a combination of factors which kept me idle.  Some were of my own doing and some were due to injury.  

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Rough Running at Wexford Half Marathon 2016

It was sheer frustration. Having gotten out of bed at six that morning to drive to Wexford I was more than a little disappointed with how my run went. I actually felt like I was going to cry. Continue reading