by Julie

Back to normal?

Included in the news reporting of the chief medical officer’s press conference today were statistics from Apple, showing that traffic volumes are almost back to pre-lockdown levels, public transport is down by 60% and walking down by 40%. While the less crowded footpaths are very welcome to me, I find it quite depressing that traffic is back to normal and lockdown is really only fully over today! So much for changing how we do things and living differently: looks like things are going straight back to normal. And of course that’s good in lots of…
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by Julie

The cost of running

I forced myself out of bed this morning for a run, and am I glad I went. It was a beautiful morning, quiet enough with walkers but increased car activity. Now that lockdown is easing, people are going back shopping and playing football and doing other things so the footpaths are much quieter - noticeably so around here. It’s definitely good for me in terms of running if there’s less people out and about. I think I will stick to the pre-work running. Really just means getting up a bit earlier when it comes to…
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by Julie

Running the mile I’m in

So I did my first virtual running event yesterday, the Castleknock 5k. It’s a lovely charity event they hold in memory of a local guy who died young a few years back and all proceeds go to a selected charity. This year it was the local hospice, St Francis’, who had supported my Dad and Mam, so I wanted to make sure I contributed a few bob. I always remember a girl I knew in Athlone saying ‘if you ever get a chance to do anything for a hospice, do it’, and she was right.…
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by Julie

Slow and torturous

I took the day off work on Friday as I was totally wrecked after the intense two weeks of quarter-end. Of course I woke up early, so I noodled around for a bit before going out for a run. It was overcast and a bit wet so I was hoping it would be quiet out, and it was ok. It’s actually easier to avoid cars on the road now than pedestrians on the footpath, so I generally run on the road to give no offence and steer clear of people. Increasingly I think people don’t…
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