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Week 2 – Finding my feet
A good week, similar milage to last week which was the aim but performed a lot more comfortably and that is probably a good sign. Set in the rugged surrounds of the west for the first few days, I ran some more beautiful yet hilly routes but then found myself down in the south-east back to…
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Week 1: Into the deep end
Well well well that is week 1 gladly done and though it didn’t all go exactly to plan, it was a pretty good week of training clocking up 60 miles and I’m glad to report I’m still standing. I’ll hold my hands up and admit It was a bad idea jumping right into a 16…
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Connemara Cottage Chicken and Veg Soup
This post finds me out in the rugged wild west of Ireland temporarily lodging in a rustic whitewash cottage, living the simple life. We cooked up a culinary storm earlier having a roast chicken with a delicious side of sweet potato and carrot mash baked with broccoli and topped with cheese and a sauce consisting…