The Bungoma Project

 Its June and its Dame St, and many will come by bicycle to hear Angus play funky tunes in a fundraiser for Bungoma called “There’s a dance in Billy Brennan’s Barn tonight.” The posters are up, the emails & texts are sent.  So, with our dance shoes at the ready we are heading to Peadar Kearney’s on Dame St (two doors down from Gruel) this Friday night 26th June at 9pm. Join us if you can!

 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0425/1224245377579.html

opps, about 10 days late, but then I struggle with time management...this can be a good thing sometimes as was the case last Sunday when I finished 43 minutes faster than I had predicted. My time was 3.57 which I was thrilled with. Madrid is a great city to run a marathon in. The course was quite hilly in parts, but the crowds & atmosphere made up for it. I really enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to anyone so inclined. I'm not sure if I 'hit the wall' but if I did, it may have been around a hill on mile 23. It didn't last long though and I was soon back to thinking about the differences between jelly babies, jelly tots, and jelly beans.

Sacha & Cathal were brillant supporters. They had their own run around the city as they cheered us on from a number of different vantage points, and seemed to be having a ball.

Ian O'Riordan was the best co-runner a person could ask for - chilled, expereinced, and able to recommend the best post-run beer of the lot!

That's it for a while now, until we get those disco lights glowing....our next fundraiser for The Bungoma Project is a boogie night with DJ Angus! Check back soon for details. Thanks x

Flying out this evening! It's been raining in Madrid but the forecast for the marathon on Sunday is a high of 19 degrees. Feeling excited but ready, as well as very encouraged by all the contributions so far.
Hello and thanks to everyone who visits over the weekend. I probably won't get to check in here tomorrow so I'll post again after the finish!

The site is up! Thanks to Rich & Hannah for technical know-how, creativity, words, and pictures.
Thanks too for all the runs along the way - Michael, Tim, Cathal, Manu, Sacha, Peter, Martina, Aidan, Eoin.... here's to the long evenings and a more gentle pace.
A big thanks to Ian O' Riordan for his great idea and maybe even giving me the chance to beat him...!
8 miles today in the heat - or the Irish version, anyway. I fly Friday, and it's all short runs from here on in.

Last two weeks! Madrid is in a fortnight. Finished my longest training run so far: 20 miles on Friday; 2 hrs, 56 minutes. My Achilles was quiet until mile 17, and the whole day was a success. Thanks to Tim and Cathal for the company!
This was followed by a well-deserved (imho!) rest for Easter.