Category Archives: 10 mile and 10k

Great Ireland Run 2015

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Run and Jump

The clock ticked to 39:59 and I could see the 10K finish line. Alas, I still had 400 metres to go in today’s Great Ireland Run, and I eventually ran in for a finishing time of 41:22. (You can look … Continue reading →

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Great Ireland’s call

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Run and Jump

Regular readers here will know that I run marathons not for the medal or the sense of achievement, but as a 26.2-mile warm-up for my next 10K race. Last autumn, two weeks after the Dublin Marathon, I set a new 10K … Continue reading →

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My 10K race put on ice

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Run and Jump

All primed and charged for 10K racing action, I went to the Phoenix Park in Dublin this morning for the Aware Christmas Run. But I left the Park without running a step. It was a glorious morning; the pale winter … Continue reading →

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The 10 Ks of Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Run and Jump

I will measure out my Christmas in selection boxes and tins of biscuits. Yes, after a year of eating sensibly I’ll be treating myself with great gusto – and there’ll be none of this false politeness of “Oh, I couldn’t” … Continue reading →

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Run in the Dark 2014, Dublin

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Run and Jump

Like a Romantic poet in an opium den, I put my hand to the brow and sigh. I grow weary of amassing post-race finishers’ medals and running tops. They lie about my feet like petals fallen from a dying rose, … Continue reading →

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Post-marathon 10K – a shot in the Dark

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Run and Jump

I’m doing a 10K race this Wednesday night, which will be just over two weeks after the Dublin Marathon – and I’m not sure how it will go. The race in question is at Run in the Dark, an event … Continue reading →

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Frank Duffy 10 Mile 2014

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Run and Jump

Here’s a moral dilemma worthy of your Solomon-like wisdom: If you were running in a race, on the cusp of a hard-earned personal best time, and suddenly saw a 20 euro note (or 20 pounds or dollars or whatever) on the … Continue reading →

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10-mile tune-up

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Run and Jump

My next race is the Frank Duffy 10 Mile in the Phoenix Park in Dublin this Saturday. Part of the annual Dublin Race Series that culminates in the Dublin Marathon in October, this ten-miler will be an excellent tune-up for me … Continue reading →

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Beat your race number!

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Run and Jump

I’m not religious, spiritual or superstitious, nor do I believe in destiny or fate. I don’t even believe the bus exists until I actually see it pulling up to the stop. But even my rational scepticism withers in awe before … Continue reading →

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Great Ireland Run 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Run and Jump

Today was Paris Marathon day. For 8 years this was my local race and I ran it three times. But today I was back home in Ireland, watching on television over breakfast as Kenenisa Bekele ran a fantastic 2:05:04 to … Continue reading →

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