‘Tis the season to be screening

Let me introduce this topic with some food for thought by putting forward two scenarios. Scenario 1: You’ve diligently stuck with the training as per the marathon training plan you downloaded online. Even the hill work and tedious long runs on Sunday mornings. You’re on track to complete your first marathon but as you approach the 22…

“We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing”. Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790

It was 1998, just another year for most people. But for me it was the year that ignited my desire to play football with Kildare. The Lilywhites had reached the All Ireland football Final, something that had not been seen since 1935 and has not been replicated since, and my Dad and I had been…

Low Back Pain: Can it be stopped

It’s a distant memory now but my wife and I were recently reminiscing about life before children; a couple of sneaky pints on a Sunday afternoon, watching a football or rugby game uninterrupted in its entirety, sleeping more than 5 hours in any given night (again uninterrupted), not having to squeeze a run in at 5am…

Generation X or XL?

I’ve just been woken up on Halloween night at 3am by a dirty faced 2 year old pirate hanging out of his cot looking to see more fireworks. This pirate may have over indulged in the spirit of Halloween in the hours before hand. And as I’m emptying the bins in the early hours of…