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Category: Stories

The Stories section of The Smart Runner blog is a place where you and other members of The Smart Runner Community can share your running stories, event reviews, personal challenges and successes, and special insights gathered over years of running.

Your submission will need to be of a reasonable writing quality paying heed to proper punctuation, correct spelling, grammar, and formatting practice. If you run, you’ve got a blog and some writing experience behind you then we’d love to hear from you. Check out the writing guidelines and make a submission.

Running And Mental Health: How I Use Running To Counter Anxiety & Depression

Running And Mental Health: How I Use Running To Counter Anxiety & Depression

Alister Brown MBA is a runner, triathlete and running coach from the UK and in this article in “Stories” he talks openly about his personal struggle with anxiety and depression, and how he found running to be a very powerful means of managing his mental health.

Posted on November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 by Alister Brown MBA — 2 Comments
Category: Stories
Tag: Mental Illness

Race Report: Berlin Marathon 2016

Berlin Marathon 2016 Race Report by Darren Horgan

Berlin Marathon 2016 Race Report If ever there was a song lyric to sum up how I felt about running the Berlin Marathon 2016, this classic from the Rolling Stones would definitely be the one. “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find, you get what you need” […]

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by Darren Horgan — Leave a comment
Category: Stories
Tag: Berlin Marathon

Race Report: Bohernabreena 10K Forest Run

The Bohernabreena 10K Forest Run from Born 2 Run

The Inaugural Bohernabreena 10K Forest Run Originally I had planned to only run the Rock’N’Roll Half Marathon in Dublin in August. It was to be my third and I was really looking forward to it. I won’t be talking about the RNR here as I think it’s been already well covered. I added two other events […]

Posted on October 4, 2016October 26, 2016 by Pascal Derrien — Leave a comment
Category: Stories
Tag: Race Report

Finding Motivation For Running Despite Injury & Self Doubt

Finding Motivation For Running Despite Injury & Self Doubt

Darren Horgan, like most of us, is a recreational runner yet no less serious about achieving his marathon goals than any professional runner. In this Stories piece, Darren tells how he managed to get his running mojo back after the challenge of persistent injury. Many of you no doubt can relate.

Posted on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Darren Horgan — 3 Comments
Category: Stories
Tags: Injury, Motivation

Lost In The Midlands On An Epic Adventure

Lost In The Midlands On An Epic Adventure

I first met Pascal last summer (2015) during the 100 marathons campaign for The Laura Maguire Foundation. Pascal was one of those guys who repeatedly turned up at The Phoenix Park in Dublin to run the four loop 10.25 km course with us. I’ll remember Pascal’s contribution and that of everyone who came out to support […]

Posted on September 7, 2016September 8, 2016 by Pascal Derrien — 4 Comments
Category: Stories
Tag: Ultramarathon
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