1. How did you get into athletics ? I was always into fitness but began running consistently after the birth of my 3rd child.  I had three children under 5 and was very unwell after number 3. After a 6 month recovery process I promised myself I would come out of it all a stronger, tougher person and I ran my first marathon 6 months later just as he … [Read more...]

1. How did you get into athletics ? I was never a runner at school. XC was (and is?) A PE sadistic torture given to us on too many asports Wednesday afternoons on the wafer thin pretext that the football pitches were waterlogged.Running arrived at me in the mirror so to speak in mid 20s.After work and weekend drinking was starting to show on my waistline on what was … [Read more...]

How did you get into athletics ? I went to a school that’s main sport was rugby, a sport I never really enjoyed. During transition year I gave it up and started jogging to keep fit and continued that in college. I had never entered any kind of race prior to my first marathon, which was the Dubai Marathon in 2005. I only signed up to this a few days before the race and was done … [Read more...]

How did you get into athletics ? Eight years ago, somebody dared me to take on the swim leg of a Half Ironman Relay even though I couldn’t swim. I trained hard every day for months and eventually managed to become a terrible swimmer. My main weakness was sinking. Despite this, I completed the event and managed not to drown. I enjoyed having a big challenge in my life to work … [Read more...]

 I know you will find today"s very interesting. Its Linda Byrne.   1.How did you get into athletics ? I started running in the local community games with my friends at a very young age of 7. For health benefits I was encouraged to take part in Sports. Naturally as a child I enjoyed playing many different sports at that time. I took part in the … [Read more...]