shamrock marathon

2008 Shamrock Marathon Award

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Received an email yesterday from “The Shamrock Staff” letting me know my Shamrock Marathon award is ready for collection from Final Kick Sports in Virginia Beach, VA.
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2008 Shamrock Marathon Splits

Thought I’d better post my marathon splits before the race details fade away and are just a distant memory. Start time for the marathon was 8am, the temperature a couple of degrees under 50°F and a north wind was gusting at around 20mph. Perfect conditions for a race? Not really, but they were the same […]


2008 Shamrock Marathon Results

Turn the clock back 24 hours and I predicted I’d run the first half of the race in 1:26:30 (6:36 per mile pace). Despite challenging, blustery conditions, I was 10 seconds faster than predicted at the half and had to work really hard in the second half of the race to stay on track.
If you […]


Final Two Miler & Shamrock Marathon Prediction

Nothing special about today’s 2 miles aside from the fact it’s my final “run” before tomorrow’s Shamrock Marathon. I was hoping for a feeling of invincibility, for legs that felt rested and ready, but to be truthful I just felt sluggish. I’m not overly concerned and am sure I’ll be ready to race tomorrow. […]


Easy Two Miles & The Shamrock Weather Forecast

Just ran a couple of very easy miles this morning to keep the legs ticking over. No fitness gains can be made at this late stage in the marathon preparation game, but mentally I’d rather be doing something - even if it is only a couple of easy miles.
The weather was very nice at 6:30am, […]


Socks For Shamrock?

I’ve already picked out my racing shoes for the Shamrock Marathon - the 8.4oz Brooks ST3, but my next dilemma is what socks should I wear. Okay, so it might seem a trivial concern to most of my readers - it’s just a sock after all - but it could be the difference on the […]


Alltop. I don't know how I got there either.