Tommy Martin: Some are built for speed, others for distance. I was built for the couch

Tommy Martin: "I'm training for the Cork City Marathon. That is, I was training Cork City Marathon until this week when it, like almost everything else, was called off."

Tommy Martin: Some are built for speed, others for distance. I was built for the couch

The first rule of Marathon training is that you don't talk about marathon training, or, to be precise, you don’t talk about it to anyone who is not also doing marathon training, writes Tommy Martin.

I’m training for the Cork City Marathon. That is, I was training Cork City Marathon until this week when it, like almost everything else, was called off.

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