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02 Jan 2023

Getting into Running? Easy Does it!!

Happy New Year! And welcome to running! Chances are if you're reading this, you're new to running. You are no doubt thinking about your first marathon...
Paddy Ryan
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27 Oct 2022

9 Tips on Surviving Your First Marathon

It is about 15 years since I ran my first marathon in Vienna. I was in my early twenties, and didn't really know what I was getting myself in for. Whi...
Paddy Ryan
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26 Oct 2022

Dublin Marathon Countdown Just 4 Days to GO –> Pacing Guides

Many of you are running your first marathon on Sunday, many of you are once again attempting the formidable task and to you I say "Once more unto the ...
Paddy Ryan
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01 Oct 2022

My Battle to get to Loch Ness Marathon

T-minus twenty four hours until I run in my first marathon in three years. Phil Knox on getting back to marathons I wrote a blog post 12 weeks ago at ...
Dan Brown
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12 Jul 2022

How often should we change our running shoes?

I find myself starting into writing about how often we should change our running shoes knowing full well I have a pair of Asics Kayano, and Mizuno Wav...
Paddy Ryan
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27 Jun 2022

Day 1: Couch (Potato) to Loch Ness Marathon

My name is Philip and I’m a runaholic (Hi Philip I hear you say). Or at least I once was. Today I decided to see if I could recapture that running bug...
Dan Brown
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16 Jan 2019

Visualisation for beginners (Part 2)

Visualisation... sounds kinda intuitive, no? You close your eyes and imagine yourself performing the task at hand whether it be scoring a try or cross...
Octavio Hernandez
Training Beginners News

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06 Jan 2019

The 5 Top Running Books to read this January

While many of us are using January to loose those few pounds we gained over the Christmas, it is also a great time of the year to catch up on reading....
Paddy Ryan
Training Beginners Blogs

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05 Jan 2017

5 Important Strength Exercises for Runners

#1 - Planks The one exercise we all should do is planks. If you are a short distance runner, long distance or even a fun runner, I can't emphasise...
Paddy Ryan
Training Beginners

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30 Nov 2015

Struggling to drink more water?? Here's 4 quick fire tips...

It is widely accepted that the average person needs 2 to 2.5 liters of water a day, this increases for us runner types. We’ll be writing another artic...
Dan Brown
Training Beginners Nutrition and Diet

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28 Nov 2015

Runs on the Run - Runners Trots - How to beat the urge to poo during a run

Not the most pleasant of topics to be discussing, but this is something I've struggled with myself. It can be a taboo for many runners and some might ...
Paddy Ryan
Training Beginners Nutrition and Diet

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27 Nov 2015

Sore Glutes? Here are 6 quick exercises to help...

Our bums get to rest for hours on end. From the hours we sleep, to the hours we sit at our office chairs. Its only natural that we need to exercise ou...
Paddy Ryan
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