by Julie

The night before

I’m off to London in the morning for a half marathon on Sunday. It’s my first flight in years, post Covid, post everything that’s happened. So I think I have everything I need: just need to get through the horrendous queue for security in Dublin airport. I will relax after that, I hope. Wish me luck and get ready for some London-themed content!
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by Julie

Hello, it’s me

Seems it's over a year since I updated my poor neglected blog. I noticed in my bio that I have described it as my record for posterity, so I should treat it as such. In a way there's not been much to say about the last year; in another it was an exceptional year of life, given the pandemic and all. We were housebound for months of it, and worried and anxious for most of it. We didn't go anywhere, except Athlone. Didn't see many people, except outdoors. The only constants were work and running,…
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by Julie

Last of the forties

I got three runs in last week, finishing with six miles last Saturday, which I was delighted with, as I haven’t run that far since the marathon. I intend to do longer runs on Saturdays, to keep myself ready for longer distances when the time comes. I hadn’t intended it to be, but that six mile run turned out to be the last run of my forties - I turn fifty tomorrow. It snowed this morning and that killed my plans to get out today; therefore I’m celebrating that last run in retrospect. When I…
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by Julie

Such a year

What a year 2020 has been! Glad to see the back of it, but at the same time we are heading into a new year of more of the same. We are back in lockdown here, non- essential retail closed, no household visits,  have to stay within 5k of home. I was so annoyed yesterday when it was announced; I really felt we had squandered our advantage from last summer, when we emerged from the first lockdown with a handful of cases. At least we have hope now for a way out. No point falling…
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