Johnny's Diary

N0 27 Reykjavik Marathon Iceland 2009
23-Aug-2009
 

August 21st      Travel day to

 



No 26 The West of Ireland Marathon Race Series 2009
05-Aug-2009

Sunday August 2nd 

Don't know where the time is going however today's run was the good old Connemara marathon route and as always proved to be all weather conditions, up and down and all around but never fails with it's pure beauti to be one if the best marathons around....

No 25 Swiss Alpine Ultra marathon 78.8KM- Switzerland 2009
10-Sep-2009

 

July 24th   

Flew to Zurich and then catch a rather beautiful train from Zurich to Davos, Scenery is out of...

No 24. West Of Ireland marathon Series
20-Jul-2009

Aug 19th 2009

 



No 23 Connemara marathon ( Unofficial )
20-Jul-2009

July 15th

 

After a rough month to say the least...

No 22 Clare Burren Mountain Challenge
13-Jul-2009

 

Rain, Off Road, Muck, wet, rivers, walls, fields, sun and amazing scenery you name it the Clare Burren marathon had it all and it was great. Wasn't sure if i was going to make this one as i was on standy-by for the arrival of...

No 21 Pisa Marathon-Italy
19-Jun-2009

 Friday May 15th Travel Day

 Headed off to Dublin and onto a direct flight to Pisa Italy. On arrival the sun was out which makes the world always seem like a better place. Checked into the hotel which might I add had just about enough room...

No 20 Belfast City Marathon
13-Jul-2009

May 3rd Travel Day, 

Drove to Belfast and registered and got settled into the hotel....

No 19 London Marathon-UK
20-Jul-2009

Travel Day April 25th  

Got through...

No 18 2 Oceans 35 Mile Marathon -Cape Town South Africa
21-Apr-2009

 

 

Another Easter away with no eggs, ah well that’s cricket as they say!!

April 9th leave home and head off to Cape Town. Arrived safe and sound

Friday...

No 17 Connemara Marathon
27-Mar-2009

 

Well the day has arrived and what a day. Spent the night travelling home from a gig in the 02 Dublin drumming for the opening of the Bernard Dune fight. To say it was an electric night is an understatement, Jesus what a night, what a fight and...

No 16 Connamara Marathon Training Day
09-Feb-2009
 

Well it was bound to happen one day. Was due to run the Death Valley marathon on Feb 7th 2008, but instead ended up sitting on a plane for 5 hours...

No 15 Dubai- United Emirates
23-Jan-2009
  Travel Day Jan 14th   



No 14 Lison-Portugal
09-Dec-2008
  

Travel Day Dec 6th

 

No 13 New York City-USA
04-Dec-2008

 

 

I touch down on the Friday evening and check into the hotel just off time Square. In the morning Saturday i head off to our favourite diner (myself and Aisling-when she is with me), down the road for a typical huge American breakfast and after...

No 12 Dublin City Marathon-Irealnd
04-Dec-2008

Travel day Oct 26th 2008

Well here we are good old Dublin City. I travelled up the night before and had dinner with some good friends on mine. Did my best to sleep that night but just...

No 11 Amsterdam-Holland
04-Dec-2008

 

 

Lovely Amsterdam. Well had a crazy week at work. Constant trips driving up and down to Dublin leaving the house at 6am and arriving back home at midnight, then off again at 4/5am all week. I felt like I was away all the time as I didn’t...

No 10 Brussels-Belgium
24-Oct-2008

Oct 5th Brussels Marathon Race day

Travelled over...

No 9 Berlin Marathon-Germany
22-Oct-2008

Sept 27th

Left home at midnight and drove to Dublin for a 6am flight to Berlin.

Arrived and...

No 8 Longford Marathon-Ireland
25-Aug-2008
 

August 24th Race day

  


 
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