http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251 tony mangan - ultrarunner Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21973 tony Fri, 02 May 2014 09:04:13 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21973 Thanks.John for your support. . As I mentioned in early interviews it is a monster idea I got.over 25 years ago and needed to be put to bed. I guess at this stage I am getting nicely tucked in :)l need to do a long overdue blog on this and without blowing my own trumpet this is just so so hard and excruciating difficult for me. I have more or less glossed over this in the blog but nobody could believe how tough this is It may not be sexy to say this but that's the truth. There have been days when I have been about ready to collapse nose onto the shoulder of the road. It is like running a 100km race a d hitting the wall with 30 to go the you struggle to a finish and are told the finish line is another 30 or 40 finish line being a place to stay. Imagine what that was like in India with all he harassment and believe me the worst of India has still to be told. I was told in a very insulting email that I am a grade C endurance runner like a dog running from then rain. It was very insulting at the time but now I feel he was right. I am very very slow now. Irish people will be shocked to see how slow but I am still running. To be honest I have lost more sleep worrying about running the Dublin Marathon in 5hours than I did about meeting a Taliban mob! I know I have not answered properly your question. But perhaps I am a bit dumb or as 3 Indians called me in a space of two days Insane! I set intermediate goals across USA n. America to Panama across the Andes to Ushuaia across Australia and then s/e Asia always thinking of the 1,000 Marathon in less than 1,000 days Now to Istanbul then to a special place Brno then end mainland Europe then to Scotland for ferry to n Ireland! And finally the DCM My competitive instinct has long since taken over and my body is master to my mind which is my engine. I use many mind games mastered during my competitive career and often chant my favourite mantra from that time " Embrace pain, Embrace pain. " On a humorous note I got a.tattoo at start of run with my start date and ready to be filled in hopefully at finish line will be the finish date. If I abandon the run I will forever have to answer the questions of why I didn't finish when I go to a gym or with a future girlfriend, God love her :) Hoping this answers your question. And why am I doing it My latest answer is because I am a runner and the world is there - same for mountain climbers and Everest being there! Gotta run! Thanks.John for your support. .
As I mentioned in early interviews it is a monster idea I got.over 25 years ago and needed to be put to bed. I guess at this stage I am getting nicely tucked in l need to do a long overdue blog on this and without blowing my own trumpet this is just so so hard and excruciating difficult for me. I have more or less glossed over this in the blog but nobody could believe how tough this is
It may not be sexy to say this but that’s the truth. There have been days when I have been about ready to collapse nose onto the shoulder of the road. It is like running a 100km race a d hitting the wall with 30 to go the you struggle to a finish and are told the finish line is another 30 or 40 finish line being a place to stay. Imagine what that was like in India with all he harassment and believe me the worst of India has still to be told.
I was told in a very insulting email that I am a grade C endurance runner like a dog running from then rain. It was very insulting at the time but now I feel he was right. I am very very slow now. Irish people will be shocked to see how slow but I am still running. To be honest I have lost more sleep worrying about running the Dublin Marathon in 5hours than I did about meeting a Taliban mob!
I know I have not answered properly your question. But perhaps I am a bit dumb or as 3 Indians called me in a space of two days Insane!
I set intermediate goals across USA n. America to Panama across the Andes to Ushuaia across Australia and then s/e Asia always thinking of the 1,000 Marathon in less than 1,000 days
Now to Istanbul then to a special place Brno then end mainland Europe then to Scotland for ferry to n Ireland! And finally the DCM
My competitive instinct has long since taken over and my body is master to my mind which is my engine. I use many mind games mastered during my competitive career and often chant my favourite mantra from that time ” Embrace pain, Embrace pain. ”
On a humorous note I got a.tattoo at start of run with my start date and ready to be filled in hopefully at finish line will be the finish date.
If I abandon the run I will forever have to answer the questions of why I didn’t finish when I go to a gym or with a future girlfriend, God love her
Hoping this answers your question.
And why am I doing it
My latest answer is because I am a runner and the world is there – same for mountain climbers and Everest being there!
Gotta run!

]]> http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21945 john clarke Thu, 01 May 2014 21:03:07 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21945 tony, presume you have been asked this before,what motivates you every day to do what you do? to run day after day for 3 years. i have utmost admiration for you and your goal in doing what you do.regards john tony, presume you have been asked this before,what motivates you every day to do what you do? to run day after day for 3 years. i have utmost admiration for you and your goal in doing what you do.regards john

]]> http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21907 kevin scanlon Thu, 01 May 2014 09:23:18 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21907 nice story tony. i think you have had lots of "harmonious movements" since you left dublin..........the border is coming up fast on the spot. well done. kevin nice story tony. i think you have had lots of “harmonious movements” since you left dublin……….the border is coming up fast on the spot. well done. kevin

]]> http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21830 Ann Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:57:49 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=7251#comment-21830 Great article Tony, looks like the new generation of Iranians will have more freedom of choice -:) Great article Tony, looks like the new generation of Iranians will have more freedom of choice -:)

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