Meet the Runner – Rob Gilchrist
Name: Rob Gilchrist
Place of birth: L’Derry
Running Club: Enniskillen Running Club ( I have recently moved back to Fermanagh, having lived in Farnham, Surrey for 20 years. While there I was a member of Farnham Runners and Woking Athletic Club)
Age...
Meet The Runner – John McDonnell
Name: John McDonnell
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Running Club: Enniskillen Running Club
Age Category: Over 50
List your PB’s:
5k - 18:11
10k - 39:35
1/2 Marathon 1:28:19
Marathon - 3:06 (Chester 2019)
When did you start running and what motivated you? I began running in 2011. ...
Meet the Runner – John Miskimmin
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
I absolutely loved this interview. John's enthusiasm for ultra-running is so infectious! He told me about his inspirational wife, running Spartathlon and aiming high.
I am a country boy from Aghadowey in Northern Ireland...
Meet The Physio – Sinead Boyle
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
Sinead is a physiotherapist based in Ireland. We started rowing together at Bann Rowing Club around 16 years ago (this make me feel very old when I counted the years!). We travelled around...
Meet The Runner – Susan McCartney
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
Susan and I will compete together at the Anglo Celtic Plate 100k in September, assuming it goes ahead. As you'll read she works and trains incredibly hard. This interview really inspired me!
I am...
Meet the Runner – Pete Simpson
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
Pete and I ran together in Edinburgh – he was always friendly, happy to chat and you could see his improvement year-on-year. When I first thought about the blog, Pete was one of...
Meet the Runner – Minna Jones-Walters
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com, photo credit nolimits.photos
Minna Jones-Walters is the perfect training partner. She’s up for any adventure, loves hard sessions and is always keen for a beer afterwards. We’ve raced together a lot – if...
It’s All About Balance ⚖ (Part 1)
I began running nearly 6 years ago, when I had only myself to think about, I could run🏃♀️ when I wanted, where I wanted and for how long i wanted⏳ looking back I only wish I had took full...
Johnny’s First Sub 3 Hour Marathon
Ah, sure fr*g it. U only go sub 3 hours for 26.2 miles for the first time once in your life, and it took me until I was 49 & 3/4. 2:59:08, has a bit of a ring to...
Congratulations to this weeks Inspirational Runner Fiona Oaks!🌿🌿
Inspiring in so many ways, co founder of one of the UK’s largest running groups ‘Vegan Runners’, she graces a 2:38 marathon pb holds four Guinness World Records, which includes winning the North Pole Marathon finishing 8th...