Anyone Can Run

Joan Geraghty’s contention is that anyone can run, and derive both pleasure and benefit from the activity. A busy mother of four small children, she came to running late and began slowly on the treadmill in the gym, progressing to half-marathons and marathons. In easy, gripping style, she describes the highs and lows, the pleasures and disillusionment, at the same time providing invaluable advice and tips for aspiring, beginning and improving runners. Among the contributors to her book are Mayo GP and campaigner Mic Loftus, Dr Risteard Mulcahy and media personality Ray D'Arcy - all of whom share and commitment to and love of running for pleasure and for fitness.Ray D'Arcy says: ‘I came to running very late and by default, because what I really wanted was to learn how to swim. While running isn’t my first love, the highs from it can’t be bettered. The big thing for me with running is that I didn’t like it, but now I do. If I’ve a spare forty-five minutes I can get five miles or whatever in and that’s brilliant. What else do you get done in forty-five minutes?