Dublin City half marathon

It’s a few weeks ago now but the inaugural Dublin City half was a great occasion. Beautiful day, great route, starting in O’Connell St and coming around by the coast back into town, we got to see some different parts of the city. And the support was fantastic – there were people all along the route, with some great signs! It was brilliant, and such a boost.

I was running with my friend and consequently I actually ran most of the way around! We walked through the drinks stations and that was about it. If I was by myself I probably would have walked more, given that my back was very tight by the end, so it was a lesson to me in terms of just keeping going. And how great it is to have company on a long run like that.

Would definitely recommend the event – was worth the scramble for tickets. And it kept me running through the winter months, which was my main aim in signing up for it. The plan is to keep ticking over at this level over the summer as have something in mind for September.