The story · Get Better With Chris

I’m from Fatima Mansions in Rialto, Dublin. I’m a dad. I’ve talked openly about addiction to alcohol and cocaine, and about losing my footing in lockdown.

I got treatment at Aiséirí in Tipperary. Running started there, not in a gym. I ran the Dublin Marathon in 2022. I’ve been sober for years, and running is a tool to stay that way.

The name comes from dropping the idea that I have to arrive somewhere finished. I know that I’ll never be perfect, but I can always be better.

The daily run became a way to talk to people. Then it became a club. The first one was the Phoenix Park, Dublin, New Year’s Day 2025. The aim is a club in every county on the island.

I’m not proud of myself, but I am grateful. I explain the difference in the VIP Magazine interview below.

Hear me tell it Find a run

The ones people keep watching

The shape of it

Lockdown
A breakdown, and the drink and cocaine that came with it. I’ve talked about this openly.
Treatment
Aiséirí in Tipperary. That is where the running started, not in a gym.
2022
The Dublin Marathon.
2023 to 2024
A 5K every single day. 500 in a row by July 2024, then past 600.
November 2024
32 counties in 32 days, for Shannon’s Hopeline.
New Year’s Day 2025
The first Get Better Running Club, in the Phoenix Park.
May 2025
Malin Head to Mizen Head in 11 days, for Archie. More than €150,000.
August 2025
Ten clubs in ten counties. The first live show, at The Sugar Club.
June 2026
Malin to Mizen and back, for Family Carers Ireland. Third attempt, and done.
September 2026
Tarifa to Cap de Creus. The length of Spain.

About this site

Everything here comes from interviews I’ve given, press coverage and my own public posts, checked on 5 October 2026. Where the record is unclear, for instance which counties have a club, the site says less rather than guesses. Numbers from the Spain run are the plan as announced, not a live tracker.

The longer versions, in the press

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