It crossed my mind whilst showering this morning and resisting the urge to pee in the shower what Catherine Connelly would do in those circumstances.😂 #SmearTheBejaysus

It’s almost mid October but there are still some interesting pops of colour in our garden including a monster crop of crab apples.

No one can believe it. Frankly, I can’t either. No one’s done more for peace than him, nobody! He had 7 peace deals, people said it couldn’t be done but he did it. The bestest deal in 4000 years. That’s OK, the world knows the truth. It’s just another rigged decision, folks. #nobelpeaceprize #Trump

Well worth a listen to this short clip.

How could anyone think, with such a huge skeleton in the cupboard, that they could stand for the presidency of Ireland and for the facts not to come out? Total embarrassment for #fiannafail and #jimgavin .

Gorey #parkrun went ahead yesterday #StormAmy having passed through on Friday night leaving very cold and blustery conditions for the 120 participants. Being injured I will be volunteering for the foreseeable future. The finish volunteers needed to be well wrapped up!

“The Law is an Ass” Yvette Cooper. Time to reconsider what you are doing?

It's bad for my mental health

Why aren’t the Actors also protesting about all the jobs and people’s careers that AI will replace in everyday life? www.bbc.com/news/article...

09/25 Recap Wt 150lb (+1) Run 40.7 miles (-3) Pilates 6 (-1) #parkrun 1 (-2) #parkrun vol 2 #parkrun best 28:07 (27:13) Less active month due to holiday away and injury niggles with right calf and stiff left knee. Did not achieve goal of sub 27 min parkrun. October attempt to fix left knee.

I heard in the pub that the American #RyderCup players were upset that President Trump attended the golf yesterday. He and the MAGA crowd put them off. Apparently #Trump was heard to say he should have been on the team. Is cheating at golf allowed at the Ryder Cup?

A very cool wet and windy morning at Gorey #parkrun yesterday did not put off over a 100 participants and volunteers. Once running it’s never quite as bad as it looks from the comfort of somewhere dry. Not a day for an annual best but a comfortable 28:07 and fifth overall on age graded times.

Did you know that in the U.K. there are Jewish law courts as well as Sikh and Roman Catholic courts. So it should come as no surprise there are also Muslim #Sharia law courts. All these religious courts are not recognised under U.K. law and mainly deal with family and religious matters.

The U.K. were taken in by lies to vote for Brexit which has caused the increase in immigration both legal & illegal in the U.K. Now lies about immigration are being used by Farage and Reform to sway U.K. voters. Clever politics but very sad for the U.K. to fall for it. news.sky.com/story/nigel-...

A President is meant to govern for all the people of America. Not Trump. He hates his opponents #CharlieKirk

Had 4 days rest, 2x daily massage of right calf with DMSO, taken ibuprofen & worn a calf compression sleeve. Result is a Sunday morning walk jog with no pain in my right calf! Yesterday I volunteered at Gorey #parkrun as timekeeper. We had our local TD (mp) and a minister Tom Chambers take part.

My walks up & down Croagh Patrick captured on Garmin. Sadly I was injured by the walk down. Although my knees were aching during the descent I found yesterday that I have a strain in my right calf and will be having a rest from running. I am volunteering at Gorey #parkrun on Saturday.

Doesn’t anyone else think it’s hypocritical of Sir Keir Starmer to offer one Epstein friend (Trump) a state visit whilst firing another (Mandelson). #Statevisit #Mandelson

Having a mini break over in Westport. Yesterday swam 900 metres front crawl in the hotel pool. Today climbed Croagh Patrick. 2 hours up and 2 1/4 hours back down. Knees very achy after the 2400 feet climb and descent. Not sure will do #parkrun on Saturday. See how legs are tomorrow.

This weekend I was timekeeper at Gorey #parkrun along with Adrian. We did well and kept perfectly in sync with the tokens volunteer so no issues with the results. Today I did my usual fortnightly Sunday sprint session 8 x 400m with 60 secs walking rest. It went really well. VO2 max went up 1 to 43

Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...

1 year to the day when I got injured at Gorey #parkrun. I felt my knee twist on turning one of the tight bends. I injured my tibial tubercule & stretched the ligaments attached there. Knee swelled dramatically & was very sore. Took 2 months to be able to start jog walking & a year to be fully fit.

I made an attempt to do a year’s best at Gorey #parkrun yesterday. I wanted to do a sub 27 minutes following my year best 27:14 two weeks ago. I failed and managed 27:25 even though about half way I was on the correct pace. I felt a lack of energy and struggled to the end. Garmin captured it well

Nothing will be done about #guncontrol or #guns in America.

Talking about modern technology, there must be a more effective way to cut the grass than using a scythe, a rake and a wheelbarrow. Excellent upper body workout though.

For years I have said our next car will be an EV. Although wracked with range anxiety we will be the owners of a used EV later this week. Now I have got to get to grips with journey planning and charger apps. Think what is must have been like in the days of travel by coach and horses. EVs no problem

Went to London last week by air from Dublin. Went paperless and coped admirably. I was caught out in security by having some “liquids” ie toothpaste and creams over 100ml but lesson learned. In London travelled on under & over ground on buses all contactless. Even booked uber and black cans by apps

I have recently become riddled with anxiety about modern day stuff which I avoid, stuff like air travel with its paperless systems, stringent security and little help on the ground. Well I am setting myself challenges to learn and experience in an effort to overcome the anxiousness. More to come.

Hard 4 mile progression run today following Monday’s very slow three mile recovery run. My app said the workout was productive! Certainly felt like it. My Garmin app is telling me I ought to be able to do a #parkrun in 25:40. Still way off that in reality. Maybe by year end if can stay uninjured

And so the next round of training starts! This week a recovery run, then two progression runs and my sprint session. Next week a tempo run, some half mile sprints at 5k pace, then #parkrun on the 30th. Hoping to dip into the 26 minutes range!

Surely any peace deal between #Russia and #Ukraine has to take account of the wishes of the people who used to live or still live there and in Crimea. A future impartial referendum with international observers should determine where the final borders rest. #UkraineRussiaWar

A thread about mindless violence at an asylum hotel in the U.K.

What an inspirational women. Only started running at age 88 and still going strong at 97. #parkrun www.bbc.com/news/article...

Very happy after today’s Gorey #parkrun. Had a plan to run as close to 8:50/mile pace to get a new annual best. Achieved a time of 27:13 running at 8:48/ mile. Came 8th out of 170 on age graded times. No I’m not competitive! Training is having results.

A big week for end of life planning. Fresh wills and expressions of wishes composed (but not yet executed). Two burial plots paid for in a local woodland burial ground with wonderful views over nearby mountains. Funeral songs chosen by both of us. Hoping we live a long long time!

Pre- tomorrow’s #parkrun sharpener this morning. Approx 800 warmup, 800m at 8:40 pace, 800m jog, 800m at 8:20 pace and finish with 800m jog. Hoping to improve on 27:40 year best by maintaining a pace of 8:50/mile per tomorrow. We shall see in due course!

Please consider joining this petition to protect an area of St Lucia from a helicopter development chng.it/vXMbSHKVHw

#donaldtrump will surely go down in history as the world’s stupidest man ever. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

#donaldtrump will surely go down in history as the world’s stupidest man ever. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

Sir Geoffrey Cox MP is the barrister suing the U.K. government over stopping the Cumbrian coal mine. Sign the petition: Call time on corporate courts. #StopISDS #climateaction act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...

One of my videos from the gig rig at the Fleadh in Wexford this week. It’s the Ferns, Monamolin and Kilmuckridge band and dancers.

Some speed work this morning as preparation for next Saturday’s #parkrun. Approx 1K warm up and warm down with 8 X 400m sprints with one min walk between each sprint, total distance about 6k. Running the sprints at sub 7:30/mile pace

Gorey #parkrun volunteer crew yesterday. I was a timekeeper. A new addition to the team was a signer for the deaf or hard of hearing participants. Just another way we are encouraging as many as possible to take part. We had our second highest number of finishers at 218.

Our beautiful torty #cat Bella seeking attention just now

Few opportunities to train this week. So today ran a longer progression run than usual. Volunteer timekeeper at #parkrun tomorrow

A naughty black #cat had knocked over the clean laundry basket

Cat or hydrangea?

When Irish music and sunflowers raise money for the HOPE Cancer Support Centre in Enniscorthy. #cancer