Robert McNamara says training is punishing, but also energising

IN training for the Irish Examiner Cork City marathon, my body has taken severe punishment to be fit enough to run non-stop for four hours.

But the training has its benefits. I’m leaner and stronger in marathon season than at any other time of the year.

While my athleticism is still less Mo Farah and more Moe from the Three Stooges, my health and mental wellbeing are the best they have been.