Trail Running Ireland Podcast: Recent Episodes
Trail Running Ireland Podcast
Welcome to Trail Running Ireland, a podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community in Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up in every episode, Eoin is joined by Waterville Trail Running Festival Race Director and Ultra runner Simon Kelly, who brings us the latest race results and fixtures.
UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director, Rene Borg, also joins us to help make you a stronger and faster Trail runner. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
Each episode also features a special guest interview.
We´re here for you the listener so don´t hesitate to get in touch and finally a special thank you to band Basic Needs with Trail runner, Shane O´Mahony, from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 137 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we’re talking about something nearly every runner has an opinion on: running with other people. Is running with others actually better for us? Can it improve performance and motivation? Or can it quietly push us into training harder than we should and blunt performance levels? Lets discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 136 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we´ve something a little different on offer as we publish Episode Number One of our new sister podcast, The Autumn Marathon Podcast which just went out a few days ago on its own channel.
So for all of our Mountain and Trail Runners listeners who around this time of the year, begin to get ready to come off the trails and get ready for the roads of Dublin, or perhaps Berlin, Chicago or New York, this one is for you as we help set the scene to help get you started for your training to attack those 26.2 miles.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 135 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland took over the presenter role as he asked our usual presenter Eoin Flynn the questions as we reflected on the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Ireland picked up 6 individual medals and 19 teams medals including 3 Irish teams being declared World Champions including Eoins´ 045 team and Ireland also had an individual World Champion in Majella Diskin in the W70 category. What a few days it was!
Eoin also gave us a quick overview of the UTMB European Major, Val Daran by UTMB where he was working for the week, a race that included two big controversial moments involving the race leaders.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 135 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland takes over the presenter role as he asks our usual presenter Eoin Flynn the questions as we reflect on the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Ireland picked up 6 individual medals and 19 teams medals including 3 Irish teams being declared World Champions including Eoins´ 045 team and Ireland also had an individual World Champion in Majella Diskin in the W70 category. What a few days it was!
Eoin also gives a quick overview of the UTMB European Major, Val Daran by UTMB where he was working for the week, a race that included two big controversial moments involving the race leaders.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to our Episode 134 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show we spoke with one of the leading lights from Team Ireland from the recent European Off Road Running Championships, ie The European Mountain Running Championships; Sinead Farrell was with us to tell us about her 34th place in the 13km Up and Down, Ireland´s highest senior individual place across the weekend along with SarahMcCormack who also came 34th in the Uphill Only race in her 22nd Championship appearance for Ireland.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 134 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we speak with one of the leading lights from Team Ireland from last weeks European Off Road Running Championships, ie The European Mountain Running Championships; Sinéad Farrell is here to tell us about her 34th place in the 13km Up and Down, Ireland´s highest senior individual place across the weekend along with SarahMcCormack who also came 34th in the Uphill Only race in her 22nd Championship appearance for Ireland.
We also have René Borg with us from Running Coach Ireland to tell us about his new hybrid endurance sport and a good option for cross training, SwimRun.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 133 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In last weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland brought us through the final piece of the puzzle of the Norwegian Training Method: how the system actually holds together week to week, and what it looks like when you try to apply it on the Trails.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 133 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In this weeks show we have an interview with Terry McConnon, the mastermind behind the record equalling 5 times Champions of the Wicklow Way Relay, the TT Racers who claimed victory over the other 44 teams who competed across 104km last weekend.
René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is also here to bring us through the final piece of the puzzle of the Norwegian Training Method: how the system actually holds together week to week, and what it looks like when you try to apply it on the Trails.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 132 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we´ve got a special racepreview of the Wicklow Way Relay, one of the highlights of the IMRA calendar every year where year after year we have great action, great racing and lots of high octane drama. This year there are some new elements to the race thatour WWR expert and coaching guru Rene Borg will bring us through.
Lets get ready for the new 2026 Hounds and Hares edition of the WWR.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 131 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show we chatted with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland about how we can apply the Norwegian Method to Trail Running and some details of the method that we may not have fully grasped yet.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 131 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we chat with Luke Weldon, the youngest athlete to ever represent Ireland at Senior Level and he has just got his hands on the green jersey again, qualifying in style for the European Championships this summer with a big win at one of the most iconics races on the Irish calendar, the Maurice Mullins 50k.
We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland back in the coaching slot to chat about the Norwegian Method and Trail Running.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
René Borg from Running Coach Ireland spoke to us last week about how to get the balance right between training smart and racing hard.
Everyone, get your running gear on, let´ go!
Welcome to Episode 130 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we chat with Race Director of the Kerry Way Ultra Eileen Daly about the challenges that Race Directors often face, aswell of course as chatting about the joys of the Kerry Way Ultra and what makes it so special.
We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland chatting about how we can get the balance right between training smart and racing hard.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 129 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we analyse once again the topic of optimum fuelling strategies, revisiting our analysis of Tim Noakes latest paper that we discussed in our last show while looking at the recent research paper on fuelling from James Morton's who has worked with British Cycling, Team Sky, elite marathoners, and who is very much in favour of high carbs for prolonged intense exercise.
How do both papers apply do us as Trail Runners? René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is here to discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast
We have a coaching special this week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about a sweeping review from the famous South African Sports scientist Tim Noakes and his team asking whether we slow down because muscles run low on glycogen, or because the brain is protecting itself from falling blood sugar. Get ready guys for findings that could systematically dismantle more then 50 years of sports nutrition dogma.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Link to Tim Noakes´ Research Paper that we discuss:
https://academic.oup.com/edrv/advance-article/doi/10.1210/endrev/bnaf038/8432248?login=false
Welcome to Episode 127 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
It´s Trail Running Ireland awards time and on this weeks show we chat to Seanie Clifford who has just been up and down the country delivering awards to this year´s winners. Tune in to find out who won what!
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 126 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Last week we had the winner of the Bauers Megabackyard Funrun down in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Wayne McGuigan. Fun Run it aint as Wayne needed to run 220km to get the win. Tune in for a really enjoyable and insightful chat with Wayne.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 126 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We are back and in our first show of 2026 we have the winner of the Bauers Megabackyard Funrun down in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Wayne McGuigan. Fun Run it aint as Wayne needed to run 220km to get the win, can´t wait to hear more and we have as ever, our coaching guru René Borg to chat to us about January being the riskiest month of the year in terms of Training and the decisions we make!
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 125 Coaching Special of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In last weeks show we spoke with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland to talk about our most important coaching lesson of the year, Consistency, not Perfection, is King.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to the Episode 125 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In last weeks show we spoke with the new President of the Irish Mountain Running Association, Liam Vines who talked to us about his new role, his love of the mountains and his thoughts on helping steer IMRA into 2026.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to Episode 125 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In this weeks show we´ve got the new President of the Irish Mountain Running Association, Liam Vines to talk to us about his new role, his love of the mountains and his thoughts on IMRA in 2026 and we have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland to talk about our most important coaching lesson of the year, Consistency, not Perfection, is King.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to the Ep 124 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In last weeks show we had a coaching special as we discussed How to Train Muscular Endurance Without Losing Your Aerobic Base with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to Episode 124 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store
In this weeks show we´ve got a coaching special as we discuss How to Train Muscular Endurance Without Losing Your Aerobic Base with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to the Episode 123 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store
In last weeks show we had the man of the moment, John Kinsella talking to us about his successful training block this summer which resulted in:
- an excellent run at the World Trail and Mountain Running Championships being the 2nd Irish runner home in the 45km Short Trail Race
- 2nd o45 at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships
- and then going on to win the 045 Title at the National Marathon Championships 2 weeks ago in Dublin in a time 2h26m
- aswell as coaching the new sensation of Irish Athletics, Ava Crean to the Marathon National Senior Title at just 19 years of age
Lots to talk about with John - everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Use that code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to Episode 123 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store
In this weeks show we’ve got the man of the moment, John Kinsella talking to us about his successful training block this summer which resulted in:
- an excellent run at the World Trail and Mountain Running Championships being the 2nd Irish runner home in the 45km Short Trail Race
- 2nd o45 at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships
- and then going on to win the 045 Title at the National Marathon Championships 2 weeks ago in Dublin in a time 2h26m
- aswell as coaching the new sensation of Irish Athletics, Ava Crean to the Marathon National Senior Title at just 19 years of age
Lots to talk about indeed with John and then as always we have the excellent René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about the fourth performance pillar after VO₂max, lactate threshold, and running economy — Resilience.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Use that code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.
Welcome to Episode 122 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In this weeks show we’ve René Borg from Running Coach Ireland for our annual Dublin Marathon special as we chat through the lessons learned from our two Running Coach Ireland Dublin Marathon 2025 Squads such as:
- best practices in our marathon training,
- best recovery tools
- and the important skillsets needed to train for and run a successful marathon.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
A big thank you to our sponsor this month, New Leaf Online Health Store, owned by IMRA runner and 171km UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe. Mairead and the team at New Leaf have set up a 10% discount code for all our podcast listeners, so if you want to stock up on recovery nutrition post Dublin Marathon or try any of the top endurance nutrition brands such as Naak or Tailwind for your next big race or need advice on supplements, pop over to newleafonline.ie, use the code FUELUP lowercase or uppercase and you´ll get 10% off and be supporting an Irish business and an Irish Mountain runner in Mairead aswell.
Welcome to the Episode 121 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In last weeks show we spoke about how it felt to win the 80k at EcoTrail Wicklow with this years 80k champ, Muireann McDonnell aswell as an insight into Muireann´s Race Prep and Race Tactics.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
If you need to stock up on any of the range of top endurance nutrition brands such as Naak or Tailwind or need advice on supplements for your training, pop over to newleafonline.ie, use the code for our podcast listeners FUELUP (lowercase or uppercase) and you´ll get 10% off your order aswell as supporting an Irish business and an Irish Mountain runner in Mairead O´Keeffe aswell.
Welcome to Episode 121 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.
In this weeks show we’ve René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about cracking the code for Aerobic Development.
We also talk about how it felt to win the 80k at EcoTrail Wicklow with this years champ, Muireann McDonnell.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
If you need to stock up on any of the range of top endurance nutrition brands such as Naak or Tailwind or need advice on supplements for your training, pop over to newleafonline.ie, use the code for our podcast listeners FUELUP (lowercase or uppercase) and you´ll get 10% off your order aswell as supporting an Irish business and an Irish Mountain runner in Mairead O´Keeffe aswell.
Welcome to the Episode 120 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show we spoke with Ian Conroy on how he won his fantastic 040 Gold Medal at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Italy.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 120 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we’ve René Borg from Running Coach Ireland with a special course preview of EcoTrail Wicklow 2025 and the changes that runners can expect to see this coming Saturday.
Secondly for our feature interview, we´ve Ireland´s new World Champion on the Mountains, the 040 Gold Medalist from the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Italy just over a fortnight ago, Ian Conroy.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 119 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In last weeks show we had René Borg from Running Coach Ireland discussing how walking might actually be a secret weapon to help us run faster and run longer and we had Ireland´s top performer at the UTMB Mont Blanc 2025 after she had just run Ireland´s highest ever finish at UTMB Mont Blanc - Emma Stuart was with us to talk through her superb 11th place in the 175km race through 3 countries alongside the best ultra trail runners in the World.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 119 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In this weeks show we’ve René Borg from Running Coach Ireland discussing how walking might actually be a secret weapon to help us run faster and run longer and we have Ireland´s top performer at the UTMB Mont Blanc 2025 and she has just run Ireland´s highest ever finish at UTMB Mont Blanc, Emma Stuart is here to talk through her superb 11th place in the 175km race through 3 countries alongside the best ultra trail runners in the World.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 118 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In last weeks show we had a super training topic with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland to chat through: Low Torque and High Torque and Torque here refers to the muscular force per stride as we move through the trails.
It’s a very interesting lens to better understand what’s really happening in our bodies during different types of training. Let´s discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
Welcome to Episode 118 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In this weeks show we’ve a super training topic with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland to chat through: Low Torque and High Torque and Torque here refers to the muscular force per stride as we move through the trails.
It’s a very interesting lens to better understand what’s really happening in our bodies during different types of training. Let´s discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
Welcome to the Episode 117 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In last weeks show we asked a question with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland that might change how you think about your racing: What if the performances you’re chasing this summer weren’t built last week, or even last month—but last winter?
And what if your best results next year depend more on what you do from October to February than on any interval session you’re squeezing in now. Lets discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
Welcome to Episode 117 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2025.
In this weeks show we’re going to ask a question with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland that might change how you think about your racing: What if the performances you’re chasing this summer weren’t built last week, or even last month—but last winter?
And what if your best results next year depend more on what you do from October to February than on any interval session you’re squeezing in now. Lets discuss.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
Welcome to the Episode 116 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show we spoke to Dr Joe Warne on making the transition from shorter races on the road and track to longer races on the mountains.
Joe gave us his top three tips for making the transition as he talks about his own journey from being a National Senior and World Masters Track Champion as well as a 4m04s Miler to a Top 10 at the 57km Race at Ultra Trail Snowdonia by UTMB and a Top 10 at Istria 100 by UTMB this year in the 69km race. Lots of great tips from Joe, not to missed this one.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 116 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we talk to Dr Joe Warne on making the transition from shorter races on the road and track to longer races on the mountains.
Joe will give us his top three tips for making the transition as he talks about his own journey from being a National Senior and World Masters Track Champion as well as a 4m04s Miler to a Top 10 at the 57km Race at Ultra Trail Snowdonia by UTMB and a Top 10 at Istria 100 by UTMB this year in the 69km race. Lots of great tips from Joe, not to missed this one.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 115 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks show we talked to one of the most exciting young talents on the Irish Mountain Running scene. Jared Martin led the Irish team home in the European Championships last summer in the Elite Mens Up and Down race and he is currently preparing for the World Championships in Spain in September. We´ll chat through Jareds progress over the last few years and look at how he will prepare for the Worlds in 12 weeks time.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 115 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks show we talk to one of the most exciting young talents on the Irish Mountain Running scene. Jared Martin led the Irish team home in the European Championships last summer in the Elite Mens Up and Down race and he is currently preparing for the World Championships in Spain in September. We´ll chat through Jareds progress over the last few years and look at how he will prepare for the Worlds in 12 weeks time.
We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland who will be chatting to us about nutrition for our big Trail races, should it be carb based, should we be fat adapted and or should we look at a periodised fueling approach. It´s a fascinating topic that we can all take something from. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to the Episode 114 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
After more Irish Masters success at the European Masters Mountain Running Championships recently with 3 gold medals, we had a Masters coaching special last week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we discussed how Trail and Mountain runners in their mid 30s and beyond should adapt their training to maintain and even improve performance.
We also looked at the record books of the Wicklow Way Relay and confirmed the top 3 teams with the most wins.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 114 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
After more Irish Masters success at the European Masters Mountain Running Championships last week with 3 gold medals, we have a Masters coaching special with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we discuss how Trail and mountain runners in their mid 30s and beyond should adapt their training to maintain and even improve performance.
We also take a deep dive into the results of the Trials for Team Ireland for this years World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain.
Finally, we look at the record books of the Wicklow Way Relay and confirm the top 3 teams with the most wins.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 113 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We had a Wicklow Way Relay special last week as we chatted to Nick O´Donoghue, Team Captain of the new Triple Crown winners from East Cork Ac after their 3 in a row win last week.
A realy enjoyable listen.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 113 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We´ve a Wicklow Way Relay special this week as we chat to Nick O´Donoghue, Team Captain of the new Triple Crown winners from East Cork Ac after their 3 in a row win last Saturday.
We also talk to our coaching expert René Borg who was on the ground, on the race organisation side, enjoying a fantastic day of racing in glorious Wicklow sunshine.
Can´t wait to hear all about it.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 112 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show we talked to the new record holder of the 130k race at the Waterville Trail Running Festival, Ross Donovan.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 112 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On we this weeks show we talk to the new record holder of the 130k race at the Waterville Trail Running Festival, Ross Donovan and René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talks to us about adapting to racing in the heat and how heat exposure can actually be a massive performance enhancer.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to the Episode 111 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show we spoke to an athlete who is racking up big finishes at UTMB World Series events one after another and who has just smashed out a top 10 finish at Istria by UTMB in Croatia, Chris Toner was with us last week, enjoy.
Check out our Social Media pages for our competition to win a free entry to The Western Yards, the Connacht Backyard Ultra Championship event in Clarinbridge on May 31st
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 111 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show we talk to an athlete who is racking up big finishes at UTMB World Series events one after another and who has just smashed out a top 10 finish at Istria by UTMB in Croatia, Chris Toner is with us this week and René Borg from Running Coach Ireland will be chatting to us about how terrain impacts our Trail running form and how we can recruit different muscle groups to help us adapt.
Listen in also for our competition to win a free entry to The Western Yards, the Connacht Backyard Ultra Championship event in Clarinbridge on May 31st
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to the Episode 110 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In last weeks episode we looked at the role of Artificial Intelligence in running, can it help us train better and race faster, Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland helped take us through this one.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 110 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks episode we look at the role of Artificial Intelligence in running, can it help us train better and race faster, Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland will help take us through this one.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Episode 109 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Our special guest last week was Nicola Soraghan who chatted to us about her numerous top 10 finishes at some of the biggest Trail races in the world such as Transvulcania, Istria 100 by UTMB, Doi Inthanon The Thailand by UTMB race aswell as being a clear winner of the recent IMRA Leinster Winter League with a perfect score of 3 wins from 3.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 109 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks episode we look at what the research tells us about executing best race strategy, is it best to push hard on the uphill or is it best to save the legs for a fast descent, Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland will tell us more.
Our special guest this week is Nicola Soraghan who has numerous top 10 finishes at some of the biggest Trail races in the world such as Transvulcania, Istria 100 by UTMB, Doi Inthanon The Thailand by UTMB race aswell as being a clear winner of the recent IMRA Leinster Winter League with a perfect score of 3 wins from 3.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 108 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
"Brave, full of heart, and always wanting more."
Ronan Sharkey´s family were told in 1989 when he was born that he may not survive the next 48 hours.
Due to Ronan´s Cerebral Palsy, his mam was told he would never ride a bike or take part in sports. He was told he had to go to a special school but he stayed against the odds in his local primary school. Teachers in secondary school said he wouldn´t pass their subjects but he did.
As the years progressed, Ronan´s balance and skills improved, he got stronger and Ronan has gone out to conquer some of the hardest Trail Running Races in the country. Ronan was with us last week to tell us his story.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 108 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
"Brave, full of heart, and always wanting more."
Ronan Sharkey´s family were told in 1989 when he was born that he may not survive the next 48 hours.
Due to Ronan´s Cerebral Palsy, his mam was told he would never ride a bike or take part in sports. He was told he had to go to a special school but he stayed against the odds in his local primary school. Teachers in secondary school said he wouldn´t pass their subjects but he did.
As the years progressed, Ronan´s balance and skills improved, he got stronger and Ronan has gone out to conquer some of the hardest Trail Running Races in the country. Ronan is here today to tell us his story.
And as always René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is here for our coaching slot and talks about the importance of an individualised approach to our training.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 107 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We had a coaching special last week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we took a deep dive on RPE - "rate of perceived effort" and why it´s so important for training and racing.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 107 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We´ve a coaching special this week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we take a deep dive on RPE - "rate of perceived effort" and why it´s so important for training and racing.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to the Highlights show of Episode 106 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show we spoke to the Double Champion of the BMF which recently took place in Waterville, Co Kerry, the Trail Running warrior that is Lianne Van Dijk.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 106 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We are back and here´s to a great 2025 for us all.
On this weeks show, we chat with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland about Adaptive Muscle Shortening and we talk to the Double Champion of the BMF which recently took place in Waterville, Co Kerry, the Trail Running warrior that is Lianne Van Dijk.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 105 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Irish company New Leaf Online Health Store.
Happy New Year everyone and here´s to a great 2025 for us all. On last weeks show, we had a coaching special with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we discussed our top training tips for 2025.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to Episode 105 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Irish company New Leaf Online Health Store.
Happy Christmas everyone and here´s to a great 2025 for us all. On this weeks show, we´ve a coaching special with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we discuss our top training tips for 2025.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
On last weeks Episode 104 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, we spoke with Ireland´s greatest ever female Ultra Trail Runner Emma Stuart, about the highs and the lows of the last 18 months which included:
- a record win at Tor des Géants,
- a podium in the TransGrancanaria alongside Courtney Dauwalter,
- winner of the Maurice Mullins,
- being first Irish woman home at the European Championships Long Course,
- a DNF at UTMB
- and a 2nd win at a UTMB 100 miler world series race, Kullamannen by UTMB in Sweden last month.
This is a candidate for interview of the year, buckle in.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to Episode 104 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Irish company New Leaf Online Health Store.
On this weeks show, we talk to Ireland´s greatest ever female Ultra Trail Runner Emma Stuart, about the highs and the lows of the last 18 months which included
- a record win at Tor des Géants,
- a podium in the TransGrancanaria alongside Courtney Dauwalter,
- winner of the Maurice Mullins,
- being first Irish woman home at the European Championships Long Course,
- a DNF at UTMB
- and a 2nd win at a UTMB 100 miler world series race, Kullamannen by UTMB in Sweden last month.
This is a candidate for interview of the year, buckle in.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to the Episode 103 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show we spoke to the Men´s Irish Mountain Running Champion of 2024, the inspiring, talented and motivating Matt McConnell. With some excellent training insights, this is one not to be missed.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to Episode 103 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show, we analyze the reasons behind the successful performances over the last few years on the mountains, roads and cross country of Irish Masters Athletes with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
We then talk to the Mens Irish Mountain Running Champion of 2024, the inspiring, talented and motivating Matt McConnell. With some excellent training insights, this is one not to be missed.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to Episode 102 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
On this weeks show we have a training and coaching special with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland on how to get your training right at this time of the year. Is it a time to push on or is it a time for maintenance sessions and allowing adaptations from the previous block settle into the legs? Let´s find out.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to Episode 101 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Hey Everyone, there is only one race in town over the next week with c.20,000 runners on the roads of Dublin taking on the 26.2 miles of the Dublin Marathon and in this special episode Eoin and Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland discuss some Dublin Marathon tips that you might not see or hear elsewhere.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Listener Special Discount:
Use "tri100" discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
On last weeks special 100th show, we spoke with Ireland´s Emperor of the Mountains, Trails and Ultras, multiple National Record Holder, big race winner and conqueror of many an Adventure Race, get ready for a masterclass in all things Trails, with Eoin Keith. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
10% off at www.newleafonline.ie
This month UTMB Finisher Mairead O´Keefe and her team at New Leaf Online Health Store are sponsoring the show so if you need an immune system boost or want to top up your Tailwind supply for those long trail runs and that post run recovery fuel, make sure to pop over to newleafonline.ie and use the code tri100 (upper case or lower case) for a 10% discount on your orders.
Hey Everyone, on this weeks 100th show, we chat with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland about staying motivated and staying successful at our own particular running level over the course of the year.
We then talk to Ireland´s Emperor of the Mountains, Trails and Ultras, multiple National Record Holder, big race winner and conqueror of many an Adventure Race, get ready for a masterclass in all things Trails with Eoin Keith. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
10% off at www.newleafonline.ie
This month UTMB Finisher Mairead O´Keefe and her team at New Leaf Online Health Store are sponsoring the show so if you need an immune system boost or want to top up your Tailwind supply for those long trail runs and that post run recovery fuel, make sure to pop over to newleafonline.ie and use the code tri100 (upper case or lower case) for a 10% discount on your orders.
Welcome to the Episode 99 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On last weeks show, we chatted with Ireland´s new World Champion on the mountains, the World O40 gold medalist and all round serial winner over all surfaces, Kealey Tideswell from Clonmel, Tipperary.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024: Final Day of Registration - Thursday 26th of September at Midday.
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place this Saturday 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to Episode 99 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On this weeks show, we chat with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland about micro - periodisation over a 7 day period and we talk to Ireland´s new World Champion on the mountains, the World O40 gold medalist and all round serial winner over all surfaces, Kealey Tideswell from Clonmel, Tipperary.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024: Final Week of Registration!
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on Saturday 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to the Episode 98 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On last weeks show, we chatted with Ireland´s highest place finisher from this years UTMB Mont Blanc´s set of races, Ricki Wynne in the TDS. We spoke to Ricki about his build up and his superb race day execution.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024:
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on the 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to Episode 98 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On this weeks show, we chat with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland on how Race Courses are put together by Race Directors and the behind the scenes work involved in putting together a safe and enjoyable race route for runners. (including some insights into this years EcoTrail Wicklow course.)
We also talk to Ireland´s highest place finisher from last weeks UTMB Mont Blanc´s set of races, Ricki Wynne in the TDS. We chat about his build up and his superb race day execution.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024:
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on the 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to the Episode 97 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On last weeks special edition, we looked at the possibility of Trail and Mountain Running becoming an Olympic Sport, it is close to happening and what´s needed to make it happen? Lets find out. Everyone get your running gear on, lets go!
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024:
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on the 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to Episode 97 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2024.
On this weeks special edition, we look at the possibility of Trail and Mountain Running becoming an Olympic Sport, it is close to happening and what´s needed to make it happen? Lets find out. Everyone get your running gear on, lets go!
EcoTrail Wicklow 2024:
EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on the 28th of September this year and is a fantastic festival of Trail Running with distances including; 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km.
The event starts and finishes on the Bray Promenade and the race route includes some of Wicklow’s most iconic and scenic locations including Bray Head, Killruddery Gardens, The Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, the Wicklow Way, Lough Tay, Roundwood and the Vartry Reservoir.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Welcome to the Episode 96 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show, we spoke to Ed Payne, winner of the of the epic inaugural Irish Coast to Coast race - Bray Head Wicklow to Bray Head Valentia Island, 600km long.
Everyone get your running gear on, lets go!
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 96 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show, we analyse Vertical Kilometre Races and how to prepare for them with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as well as talking to Ed Payne, winner of the of the inaugural Irish Coast to Coast race - Bray Head Wicklow to Bray Head Valentia Island, 600km long. Everyone get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 95 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show, we spoke to the winner of the UTMB European Major 110km race at Val D´Aran, Luke Grenfell Shaw about lots of fascinating topics; surviving cancer and beginning his trail running "professional" career, finding sponsors, training changes and a new coach and his journey to winning one of the biggest UTMB races on the racing calendar. Inspiration personified.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 95 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show, we look at Race Tactics with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as well as talking to the winner of the UTMB European Major 110km race at Val D´Aran last weekend, Luke Grenfall Shaw, inspiration personified.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go!
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On last weeks show, our special guest was Ireland´s leading Female Mountain Runner for well over a decade now, Sarah McCormack.
Sarah chatted to us about her Top 10 finish at the recent European Champs and her top 3 tips on having a long successful Trail and Mountain Running Career.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go!
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On this weeks show, we look at maximising fast and slow twitch muscles fibres with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as well as looking at the reaction around Europe to the recent European Athletics Off Road Running Championships in Annecy France.
Our special guest this week is Ireland´s leading Female Mountain Runner for well over a decade now, Sarah McCormack who chats to us about her Top 10 finish at the European Champs and her top 3 tips on having a long successful Trail and Mountain Running Career.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go!
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On last weeks show, we spoke to one of the great role models of the Irish Trail Running community, Enda Cloake with 12 wins from 15 races this year and a key member of the Irish International Squad that competed at the European Athletics Off Road Running Championships in Annecy France last weekend.
Listen in for a fascinating interview with what makes this born winner so successful on the mountains and his pre-race thoughts ahead of France, a race where he delivered and was first Irish runner home.
Everyone, get your running gear on, let´s go.
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On this weeks show, we look at the importance of the power to weight ratio with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
Our special guest is one of the great role models of the Irish Mountain Running scene at the moment, Enda Cloake with 12 wins from 14 races this year and a key member of the Irish International Squad heading out to the European Athletics Off Road Running Championships in Annecy France this weekend.
Listen in for a fascinating interview with what makes this born winner so successful on the mountains.
Everyone, get your running gear on, Come on Ireland!
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On last weeks show we did something a little different with an inside look at one of the most iconic Trail Races in the world, the Transvulcania Adidas Terrex which took place last Saturday on the island of La Palma.
The organisers pulled out all the stops with a host of World, European and National Trail and Mountain Running Champions on the start line.
Our host Eoin Flynn was on commentary duty on the live streaming and we had audio from the final kilometre of the mens and womens race aswell as post race interviews with multiple World Champion and race winner Jonathan Albon, aswell as an interview with the Western States 2023 winner and joint 2nd, Team GB superstar, Tom Evans.
Magic, Adventure and Beauty, Transvulcania had it all.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go.
On this weeks show we´re doing something a little different with an inside look at one of the most iconic Trail Races in the world, the Transvulcania Adidas Terrex which took place last Saturday on the island of La Palma.
The organisers pulled out all the stops with a host of World, European and National Trail and Mountain Running Champions on the start line.
Our host Eoin Flynn was on commentary duty on the live streaming and we´ve got audio from the final kilometre of the mens and womens race aswell as post race interviews with multiple World Champion and race winner Jonathan Albon, aswell as an interview with the Western States 2023 winner and joint 2nd last Saturday, Team GB superstar, Tom Evans.
Magic, Adventure and Beauty, Transvulcania has it all.
Everyone ,get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 91 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show, we chatted to host Eoin´s wife, aka Jenifer Perez about what is it like being married to a runner:
- are there pros, are there cons?
- do we drive our partners mad with all our talk of miles, mountains and races?
Lets hear what Jeni has to say...
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 91 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show we look at hydration requirements for training and racing with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland and for our special guest this week, we welcome my Mrs, aka Jenifer Perez to the show to chat about what is it like being married to a runner:
- are there pros, are there cons?
- do we drive our partners mad with all our talk of miles, mountains and races?
Lets hear what Jeni has to say...
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 90 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On last weeks show, we had one of the most interesting and enjoyable interviews of our 90 episodes to date with Eddie O´Connor. Eddie is a:
- Former Pro Boxer turned Irish International Mountain Runner
- Dublin Novice and Intermediate Cross Country Champion
- National Road Masters Relay Champion
- World Masters Mountain Running Champion
Buckle in, this is a great one. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Please check out https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast if you would like to help keep the podcast going for as little as the price of a gel per month.
Welcome to Episode 90 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
On this weeks show, we look at the pro and cons of training and racing at night time as well as some tips to help us along the way with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
We then have a superb interview with Eddie O´Connor who is a:
- Former Pro Boxer turned Irish International Mountain Runner
- Dublin Novice and Intermediate Cross Country Champion
- National Road Masters Relay Champion
- World Masters Mountain Running Champion
Buckle in, this is a great one. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Please check out https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast if you would like to help keep the podcast going for as little as the price of a gel per month.
Welcome to the Episode 89 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Yoplait Skyr Yogurts.
On last weeks show, we looked at the concept of the “body battery” and how we can keep it fully charged for our epic Trail Races to come over the next few months.
Thank you to our sponsors this month, Yoplait Skyr Yogurts, 0% Fat, Naturally High in Protein and available in Aldi and Supervalue stores nationwide and soon to be available in Dunnes Stores and Tesco.
Welcome to Episode 89 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Yoplait Skyr Yogurts.
On this weeks show, we look at the concept of the “body battery” and how we can do our very best to keep it fully charged for our epic Trail Races to come over the next few months.
Thank you to our sponsors this month, Yoplait Skyr Yogurts, 0% Fat, Naturally High in Protein and available in Aldi and Supervalue stores nationwide and soon to be available in Dunnes Stores and Tesco.
Welcome to the Episode 88 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Yoplait SKYR Yogurts.
On last weeks show, we looked at the runners breakfast. If we are running in the morning, should it be pre or post run? If we are running later on in the day, what should the breakfast look like and what is the role that protein might play in that breakfast?
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Sponsored this month by Yoplait SKYR yogurts, 0% Fat, Naturally High in Protein and if you’re unsure, you can always just read the label! Skyr 850gr Yogurts are available in Aldi and Supervalue nationwide and soon to be available in Dunnes Stores and Tesco.
Welcome to Episode 88 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by Yoplait SKYR Yogurts.
On this weeks show, we look at the runners breakfast. If we are running in the morning, should it be pre or post run? If we are running later on in the day, what should the breakfast look like and what is the role that protein might play in that breakfast?
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Sponsored this month by Yoplait SKYR yogurts, 0% Fat, Naturally High in Protein and if you’re unsure, you can always just read the label! Skyr 850gr Yogurts are available in Aldi stores Nationwide.
Welcome to the Episode 87 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store.
We have tremendous individuals around the country doing great work with our sport and last week we spoke with one of them. Francis Kelly has played a key role in starting Ireland´s newest Trail Running Club, Galway Trail Running and Francis talked to us about his "why" and "how" he went about getting the club off the ground.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "TRI10" for 10% off at www.newleafonline.ie, your local online Health Store owned by mountain runner Mairead O´Keefe.
Welcome to Episode 87 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store.
We have tremendous individuals around the country doing great work with our sport and today we talk with one of them, Francis Kelly who has played a key role in starting Ireland´s newest Trail Running Club, Galway Trail Running.
And Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland is also here to talk to us about the dangers of running slow and easy too often!
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "TRI10" for 10% off at www.newleafonline.ie, your local online Health Store owned by mountain runner Mairead O´Keefe.
Welcome to the Episode 86 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store.
A really great interview last week - wouldn´t we all love to have a running career where we´ve notched up over 600 races on the mountains, well that’s what Vivian O´Gorman has done since 1984 and Vivian was with us to chat through over 5 decades on the Trails and not just competing either, Vivan has volunteered well over 200 times at races aswell as leading Irish teams in major championships. As we heard, Vivian is a true champion of the Irish mountains.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "TRI10" for 10% off at www.newleafonline.ie, your local online Health Store owned by mountain runner Mairead O´Keefe.
Welcome to Episode 86 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store.
Wouldn´t we all love to have a running career where we´ve notched up over 600 races on the mountains, well that’s what Vivian O´Gorman has done since 1984 and Vivian is here today to chat through over 5 decades on the Trails and not just competing either, Vivan has volunteered well over 200 times at races aswell as leading Irish teams in major championships. As we´ll hear, Vivian is a true champion of the Irish mountains.
And Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland shares some tips about how to approach your next block of training as you get ready for the Spring and Summer races.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "TRI10" for 10% off at www.newleafonline.ie, your local online Health Store owned by mountain runner Mairead O´Keefe.
Welcome to the Episode 85 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
What a guest we had for the first episode of the year. She has won it all practically on the ultra trails of Ireland in the last 5 years and Lianne Van Dijk is here to talk about her latest victory that got her on the front page of the Irish Times last Monday after completing 4 laps and 172km of the BMF in Waterville.
It’s a bumper show to kick off the year. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 85 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
What a guest we´ve lined up for the first episode of the year. She has won it all practically on the ultra trails of Ireland in the last 5 years and Lianne Van Dijk is here to talk about her latest victory that got her on the front page of the Irish Times last Monday after completing 4 laps and 172km of the BMF in Waterville.
We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland here to talk to us about how we may need to change our diet as we move into and through the Masters Categories.
It’s a bumper show to kick off the year Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to our Christmas special highlights show and in this episode we shared our top training tips for over the Christmas and New Year Period with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Our Christmas Special is sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store! Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to our Christmas special and in this episode we share our top training tips for over the Christmas and New Year Period with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Our Christmas Special is sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store! Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to the Episode 83 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
On last weeks show our special guest was one of Irelands most in form Trail and Mountain runners of 2023, winner of the recent Run the Line, 31 IMRA race wins to his name and he represented Ireland over 2 distances at the World Championships in Austria last summer, Killian Mooney.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to Episode 83 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
On this weeks show we chat with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland on the power of the subconscious mind in relation to our racing and training and our special guest is one of Irelands most in form Trail and Mountain runners of 2023, winner of the recent Run the Line, 31 IMRA race wins to his name and he represented Ireland over 2 distances at the World Championships in Austria last summer, Killian Mooney.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to the Episode 82 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Need a big challenge for 2024, want to go on the ultimate adventure all around the globe, well me might just have the answer for you as last week we spoke with Sligo man David Kelly about his race that he is organising for next February: 7 marathons in 7 continents in one week at The Great World Race, with a special discount on entry for Trail Running Ireland listeners. https://thegreatworldrace.com/
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to Episode 82 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Need a big challenge for 2024, want to go on the ultimate adventure all around the globe, well me might just have the answer for you as Sligo man David Kelly tells us about his race that he is organising for next February: 7 marathons in 7 continents in one week at The Great World Race, with a special discount on entry for Trail Running Ireland listeners. https://thegreatworldrace.com/
And as always Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland is here and talks to us about Mitocondria, the powerhouses of the cell and why we need them for our running.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use code "tri10" to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Welcome to the Episode 81 Highlights Show sponsored by New Leaf Online Store.
Use code tri10 to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
Last week we spoke with one of the greats of Irish Trail and Ultra running over the last decade, Paul Tierney from Cork. Paul has got 9 IMRA race wins to his name and as we move up in distance, difficulty and overall epicness, Pauls achievements really stand out.
He´s wons the Lakeland 100 and he held the record for running the 214 Wainwright summits. He is also a five-time finisher at Tor des Geants events and he has represented Ireland on 4 occasions at World Championship level in Trail Running.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 81 sponsored by New Leaf Online Store.
Use code tri10 to get 10% off your running supplement and fueling needs from a local Irish business run by a runner, IMRA member, Mairead O´Keefe: www.newleafonline.ie
We are back to the mountains this week after our adventure to the roads of Dublin last week at the Dublin Marathon and we are back with one of the greats of Irish Trail and Ultra running over the last decade, Paul Tierney from Cork.Paul has got 9 IMRA race wins to his name and as we move up in distance, difficulty and overall epicness, Pauls achievements really stand out.
He´s wons the Lakeland 100 and he has the record for running the 214 Wainwright summits. He is also a five-time finisher at Tor des Geants events and he has represented Ireland on two occasions at World Championship level in Trail Running.
Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland also talks to us about the latest research on the different energy systems for the runner and which one we might need to work on this winter.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 80 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
There is only one race in town this weekend and this time it is not on the mountains, there will be hundreds of trail and mountain runners coming off the desents down to the roads of Dublin as they join the thousands of road runners getting ready to take on the 26.2 miles of the Dublin marathon and this week myself and Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland passed on some Dublin marathon tips that you might not see or hear elsewhere. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 80 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Hey Everyone, there is only one race in town over the next week and this time it is not on the mountains, there will be hundreds of trail and mountain runners coming off the desents down to the roads of Dublin as they join the thousands of road runners getting ready to take on the 26.2 miles of the Dublin marathon and this week myself and Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland pass on some Dublin marathon tips that you might not see or hear elsewhere. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Use tri10 discount code for 10% off for Trail Running Ireland Listeners on www.newleafonline.ie for all your supplements and sports nutrition.
Welcome to the Episode 79 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
We had a great segment last week with Mairead O´Keefe from New Leaf Health Store who brought us through her top 5 supplements for runners, perfect timing for this time of year.
Use "tri10" at www.newleafonline.ie for 10% off your supplements and sports nutrition orders.
Welcome to Episode 79 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
We´ve a great segment lined up this week with Mairead O´Keefe from New Leaf Health Store who will bring us through her top 5 supplements for runners and Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland talks to us about making the transition from the Trails to the Roads with Dublin Marathon just on the horizon. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 78 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Hey Everyone, we went behind the scenes of race day last weekend and chatted to Rene Borg who as well as being Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland is also Race Operations Manager of EcoTrail Wicklow so we´ll get an update on changes to the course this year and also take a behind the scenes look at how a big trail race is put together.
We´ll also take an in dept look an another impressive haul of medals from the Irish masters at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 78 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Health Store!
Hey Everyone, we go behind the scenes of race day this week and chat to Rene Borg who as well as being Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland is also Race Operations Manager of EcoTrail Wicklow so we´ll get an update on changes to the course this year and also take a behind the scenes look at how a big trail race is put together.
We´ll also take an in dept look an another impressive haul of medals from the Irish masters at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome tothe Episode 77 Highlightd Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
We had a UTMB special last week as we chatted to Ireland´s top finishers in the TDS and the UTMB,
- Aoife Mundow, first Irish runner home in the TDS and first in her category in 29hrs20m and
- Gavin Byrne who was first Irish Runner home in the UTMB after a sprint through the streets of Chamonix in 26m08m, just 1 minute ahead of David Ryan in what was a great chase to the line.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 77 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
We´ve got a UTMB special today as we chat to Ireland´s top finishers in the TDS and the UTMB,
- Aoife Mundow, first Irish runner home in the TDS and first in her category in 29hrs20m and
- Gavin Byrne who was first Irish Runner home in the UTMB after a sprint through the streets of Chamonix in 26m08m, just 1 minute ahead of David Ryan in what was a great chase to the line.
We also chat with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland about the racing at the Kerry Way Ultra and some tips and advice we can all take from both of the big races last weekend in Kerry and Chamonix.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 76 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Last week we had a really special guest on this episode of the podcast: one of the best Trail Runners of the past decade, not only results wise but somebody who has inspired many on and off the trails and continues to inspire after she came back literally from the brink of everything ending after a race fall when her racing career and her life looked over. She had to dig deep, deeper then she had to ever go before on the path to recovery and she bounced back to the top of the Trail Running World. Last week we chatted to Hillary Allen. Hillary will be at EcoTrail Wicklow on September 30th in a few weeks time.
Welcome to Episode 76 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Hey Everyone, we´ve got a really special guest on this episode of the podcast: one of the best Trail Runners of the past decade, not only results wise but somebody who has inspired many on and off the trails and continues to inspire after she came back literally from the brink of everything ending after a race fall when her racing career and her life looked over. She had to dig deep, deeper then she had to ever go before on the path to recovery and she bounced back to the top of the Trail Running World. This week we chat to Hillary Allen. Hillary will be competing in EcoTrail Wicklow on September 30th in a few weeks time.
We´ve also got our usual slot with our coaching guru Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and Rene is going to give us some tips on how to prolong our racing season and how to identify those warning signs that perhaps tell us, its time to go back to base.
A really enjoyable show coming up, Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
We had a coaching masterclass special last week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we talked all about Progression Runs, what they are and their benefits to an endurance athlete.
We also discussed how important Positive Feedback Loops are in your training.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023
We´ve got a coaching masterclass special this week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we talk all about Progression Runs, what they are and their benefits to an endurance athlete.
We also discuss how important Positive Feedback Loops are in your training.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023
Welcome to the Episode 74 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Imagine a scenario when you are at one of the biggest trail races in the world, the temperature turns, freezing conditions set it, hard rain turns to hard golf balls of sleet and lightning is striking the ground just metres away. How would you react, what would you do? Well John Williams found himself in the middle of that terrifying electric storm last week at Val Daran by UTMB and in last weeks show, John told us all about it and how it´s unfortunately the second time that John has been involved in a UTMB race that has been suspended.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 74 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Imagine a scenario when you are at one of the biggest trail races in the world, the temperature turns, freezing conditions set it, hard rain turns to hard golf balls of sleet and lightning is striking the ground just metres away. How would you react, what would you do? Well John Williams found himself in the middle of that terrifying electric storm last week at Val Daran by UTMB and in todays show, John tells us all about it and how it´s unfortunately the second time that John has been involved in a UTMB race that has been suspended.
We´ve also got our coaching slot coming with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland where we anaylyse the term "Specific Endurance" for trail running.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Highlights Show of Episode 73 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Last week we spoke with Tudor Moldovan who exploded on to the Trail Running Scene last year with an electric win at the EcoTrail 30km, breaking the course record by 3 minutes. Since then he´s gone on to win the National 5ok Title, the Limerick Marathon, the Glendalough Lap of the Gap Marathon and the Waterford Viking Marathon as well as a host of other wins and podiums and we spoke with Tudor about how he trains, what drives him and his fascinating back story.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 73 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Hey Everyone, Tudor Moldovan exploded on to the Trail Running Scene last year with an electric win at the EcoTrail 30km, breaking the course record by 3 minutes. Since then he´s gone on to win the National 5ok Title, the Limerick Marathon, the Glendalough Lap of the Gap marathon and the Waterford Viking marathon as well as a host of other wins and podiums and today we´ll get to hear from Tudor how he trains, what drives him and his fascinating back story. We´ve also got our coaching slot coming with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland where we anaylyse when and how to use zone 3 training. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to the Episode 72 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Ireland´s biggest ever squad went over to the Mountain and Trail Running World Championships in Innsbruck Austria last week, it looked absolutely incredible and last week we chatted to Irish Team Manager Robbie Williams about the expedition to Austria and his vision for Team Ireland over the coming years.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 72 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Ireland´s biggest ever squad went over to the Mountain and Trail Running World Championships in Innsbruck Austria last week, it looked absolutely incredible and we chat to Irish Team Manager Robbie Williams about the expedition to Austria and his vision for Team Ireland over the coming years.
We also chat with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland about to how to analyse your Trail or Mountain Running race result.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 71 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow 2023!
Hey Everyone, Irelands biggest ever squad are over in the World Championships in Austria this week and all the very best to our fastest and strongest mountain and trail runners but we are staying on home soil this week for a race like no other where a field of 36 teams of friends, clubmates and training partners will compete over a long attritional course of 8 legs over 104km in Wicklow.
There´s the potential for disaster, theres the possibility of glory where 35 of those teams will be looking to take the title away from Rathfarnham WSAF athletics club. We´ve got their team captain David Power coming up to get the latest team news from Rathfarnham going into the Wicklow Way Relay as well as some expert analysis with tips and advice on the event from Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on last weeks show we welcomed Ireland´s winner of the 100 miler at the Ultra Trail Snowdonia by UTMB, Ireland´s first female UMTB race winner, Emma Stuart.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we preview the Glendalough Lap of the Gap and discuss the benefits of the long hilly run with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we welcome Ireland´s winner of the 100 miler at the Ultra Trail Snowdonia by UTMB, Ireland´s first female UMTB race winner, Emma Stuart.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on last weeks show we welcomed the winner of the Waterville Trail Running Festival 3 Day stage race, which consisted of three back to back marathons, Sean Meehan.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we analyze which is better, training in the morning or training in the evening with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we welcome the winner of the Waterville Trail Running Festival 3 Day stage race which consisted of three back to back marathons, Sean Meehan.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on last weeks show we chatted with winner of the Maurice Mullins 50k Trial Race for the World Championships in Austria in June, Elizabeth Wheeler who chats to us about the training secrets of her racing success.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we continue our chat on how we can apply the great Arthur Lydiards coaching approach to the Trails and Mountains with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we welcome winner of the Maurice Mullins 50k Trial Race for the World Championships in Austria in June, Elizabeth Wheeler who chats to us about the training secrets of her racing success.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Highlights Show of Episode 67 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On last weeks show we welcomed winner of the Maurice Mullins 80k Trial Race for the World Championships in Austria in June, Ricki Wynne for one of the most inspiring interviews you´ll hear this year.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 67 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On this weeks show we look at how we can apply the great Arthur Lydiard coaching approach to the Trails and Mountains with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we welcome winner of the Maurice Mullins 80k Trial Race for the World Championships in Austria in June, Ricki Wynne for one of the most inspiring interviews you´ll hear this year.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 66 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On last weeks show we welcomed the new World Indoor 3000m o35 Champion and 5 time National Champion Eoin Everard to the show for a masterclass on all things Training and Racing. We chatted with Eoin about:
• The 5 zones you should be hitting each week in your training.
• Why running too hard is the biggest mistake for distance running.
• Tips to stay running well in your 30's and beyond.
• How to adapt your training as a Master's athlete.
• Key steps to help prevent running injuries.
• How to help prevent back pain when sitting and how this could affect training.
• Why static stretching in your warm up is not such a bad thing.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 66 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we look at the latest stats and figures on Trail Running globally with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we welcome 5 time National Champion Eoin Everard to the show for a masterclass on all things Training and Racing from one of the very best runners in Ireland over the last 20 years. We chat with Eoin about:
• The 5 zones you should be hitting each week in your training.
• Why running too hard is the biggest mistake for distance running.
• Tips to stay running well in your 30's and beyond.
• How to adapt your training as a Master's athlete.
• Key steps to help prevent running injuries.
• How to help prevent back pain when sitting and how this could affect training.
• Why static stretching in your warm up is not such a bad thing.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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On last weeks show, we took a deep dive with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland on Power and Watts as a metric for training and racing, is it better then HR and Pace, can it predict race times better, let´s see what we found out... Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
If you haven’t got a chance yet and if you like listening in on your runs, please do look up Trail Running Ireland podcast on Patreon where for 3e a month you can help keep us going, many thanks.
Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we take a deep dive with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland on Power and Watts as a metric for training and racing, is it better then HR and Pace, can it predict race times better, lets find out. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
If you haven’t got a chance yet and if you like listening in on your runs, please do look up Trail Running Ireland podcast on Patreon where for 3e a month you can help keep us going, many thanks.
On last weeks show we heard from the inspirational ultra powerhouse that is Joe O Leary after his 3rd place in the 432km/268 mile Winter Spine Race.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Hey Everyone, on this weeks show we talk running technique, cadence and stretching with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland, and we hear from the inspirational ultra powerhouse that is Joe O Leary after his 3rd place in the 432km/268 mile Winter Spine Race. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 63 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On last weeks show we took a deep dive into the training method used to devastating winning effect from gold in the 1500m to gold in the Triathlon in the last Olympics. We analysed the Norwegian Method with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland, who has lots of great tips to set you up for success in 2023.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 63 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Great to back everyone and on this weeks show we take a deep dive into the training method used to devastating winning effect from gold in the 1500m to gold in the Triathlon in the last Olympics. We talk the Norwegian Method with Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland, who has lots of great tips to set you up for success in 2023.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 62 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On last weeks show we had Nutrition Expert and Nutritionist to some of the country´s top athletes Evan Lynch on nutritional tips for runners at over the holiday period and we also take a look at Red S Syndrome for male athletes.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 62 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
On this weeks show we´ve got Nutrition Expert and Nutritionist to some of the country´s top athletes Evan Lynch on nutritional tips for runners at Christmas time and we also take a look at Red S Syndrome for male athletes.
And Rene Borg is on the show to talk about the theory of Challenge State and Threat State in Athletes.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Think of your dream year as a runner who likes the mountains and who likes the roads, think of a year where you´ve got your first Irish Senior cap, you´re the fastest Irish master in the Mountain Running Masters World Championships, a year when you win half a dozen road and mountain races and top it off with a superb PB in a world marathon major and win gold for Ireland in Cross Country.
Well that’s the year that John Kinsella from Limerick has had and John was on last week to tell us all about it.
Have a great weeks training everybody and just a reminder to pop over to Patreon to help support the Trail Running Ireland podcast if you get the chance.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Think of your dream year as a runner who likes the mountains and who likes the roads, think of a year where you´ve got your first Irish Senior cap, you´re the fastest Irish master in the Mountain Running Masters World Championships, a year when you win half a dozen road and mountain races and top it off with a superb PB in a world marathon major and win gold for Ireland in Cross Country.
Well that’s the year that John Kinsella from Limerick has had and John is here to tell us all about it.
And Rene Borg is back with his coaching slot and this week we talk about how to handle and adapt to “training stress”.
Have a great weeks training everybody and just a reminder to pop over to Patreon to help support the Trail Running Ireland podcast if you get the chance.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to The Episode 60 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Last week we had a fascinating chat on the benefits of the Wim Hof Method for Endurance Athletes and also the many ways it can help us in managing everyday stresses and illnesses. This is a fascinating chat with student and soon to be instructor of the Wim Hof Method, Aaron Browne from Rathfarnham WSAF Athletics club. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 60 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
We have a fascinating chat this week on the benefits of the Wim Hof Method for Endurance Athletes and also the many ways it can help us in managing everyday stresses and illnesses. This is a fascinating chat with student and soon to be instructor of the Wim Hof Method, Aaron Browne from Rathfarnham WSAF Athletics club. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
If you like to support the show, please click on this link, many thanks.
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What a weekend last week for Irish Mountain and Trail Running with Zak Hanna coming home in 5th place in the World Championships in Thailand, Ireland´s best result at World Championship Level since 1993.
We had Zak live on the line from Thailand telling us about the race and how he managed to peak for the Worlds so late in the season and the fascinating fact that he does not hard session on the mountains!
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
What a weekend for Irish Mountain and Trail Running with Zak Hanna coming home in 5th place in the World Championships in Thailand, Ireland´s best result at World Championship Level since 1993. We´ve got Zak live on the line from Thailand telling us about the race and how he managed to peak for the Worlds so late in the season.
We´ve also got René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about Vlamax and Vo2, how we can measure it and how we need to get the balance of the two right for our training and racing.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
For our feature interview last week, we spoke with Jason from JK Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic about the benefits of a Biomechanical Assessment and how it can help you get faster, learn about your body and keep the injuries away.
Jason is great to talk to and since 2012 Jason has specialised in running technique and has successfully trained hundreds of runners to overcome chronic injuries and become faster athletes. He puts running technique and mobility as the primary foundation all other physical aspects of training should be built upon. Not only is Jason fantastic at what he does in Jk Therapy but he is a fierce competitor aswell: Jason won the titles ‘Irish Mountain Running Champion’ and ‘King of the Mountains’ in 2015 and 2017.He represented Ireland in mountain running and is one of only a handful of runners to have won the prestigious Carrauntoohil Mountain race, winning it in in 2011 & 2017.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
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In this week shows we talk with Running Coach Ireland Head Coach René Borg about 4 Training Metrics that might help bring your training to the next level this winter, Aerobic Decoupling, Efficiency Factor, VAM and RPE v IF.
For our feature interview, we talk with Jason from JK Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic about the benefits of a Biomechanical Assessment and how it can help you get faster, learn about your body and keep the injuries away.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
A big thank you as always to our Patreons, thank you for listening and your support of the show and I hope you´re all in good form, training and running well. Thanks a mill guys for your continued support and if anyone else would like to support the show, when you finish your run over the next few days, please do pop over to patreon.com where you can help to keep us going from as little as 3e a month.
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Welcome to the Episode 57 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
Last week we spoke with Luke Grenfell Shaw on his 30,000km cycle around the world, winning the 80k in EcoTrail Wicklow and doing both those things after surviving terminal 4 cancer. What a legend, everyone, get your running gear on lets go!
PS. A quick reminder to pop over to patreon.com to support the show if you like what we do to help keep us going at the Trail Running Ireland Podcast but only do so once you´ve got your run for the day in! :-)
Welcome to Episode 57 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
In this week shows we check in with Running Coach Ireland Head Coach René Borg on how to manage the racing transition period from summer to autumn and winter.
We also talk to Luke Grenfell Shaw on his 30,000km cycle around the world, winning the 80k in EcoTrail Wicklow and doing both those things after surviving terminal 4 cancer. What a legend, everyone, get your running gear on lets go!
PS. A quick reminder to pop over to patreon.com to support the show if you like what we do to help keep us going at the Trail Running Ireland Podcast but only do so once you´ve got your run for the day in! :-)
Welcome to the Episode 56 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow.
We had a really fascinating and revealing interview with Irish International, winner of 10 IMRA races this year and winner of the 46km race at EcoTrail Wicklow last Saturday, Enda Cloake - the interview was recorded just before winning EcoTrail!
Enjoy and everyone, get your running gear on lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 56 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow this Saturday September 24th 2022.
First up we´ve a special race preview of EcoTrail Wicklow with its Race Operations Director Rene Borg and then we have a really fascinating and revealing interview with Irish International, winner of 10 IMRA races this year and one of the favorites for the top spot in the 46km race at EcoTrail, we talk with Enda Cloake.
Everyone, get your running gear on lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 55 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022.
We chatted last week with one of the 4 new Irish World Champions on the Mountains, as well as our new Irish Half Marathon Road Champion, Kate Purcell, about her running background, favourite moments and her current training routine.
Kate´s interview got a great response so enjoy.
Everyone, get your running gear on lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 55 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. Entries closing on Sunday Sept 11th at midnight. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
We chat this week with one of the 4 new Irish World Champions on the Mountains, as well as our new Irish Half Marathon Road Champion, Kate Purcell, about her running background, favourite moments and her current training routine.
And René Borg joins us as always with his insight into last weeks World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Clonmel as well as some tips on recovery and whether it´s time to rest up or not!
Everyone, get your running gear on lets go.
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Welcome to the Episode 54 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
For our highlight show this week, we´ve left in the taper tips from our coaching section with Running Coach Ireland René Borg as we have two massive races coming up this weekend, the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Clonmel and the Kerry Way Ultra. Also enjoy a great chat with Sean Clifford, a true expert regarding those famous trails in Kerry as he also talks to us about the history and future of the Kerry Way Ultra and what makes it so special.
Everyone, get your running gear on lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 54 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com
Hey everybody, we´re recording live from Chamonix this week at the Olympic Games of Trail Running, the UTMB with 8 races this year and 85 Irish runners here to take on Mont Blanc and its trails, including 15 Irish men and 2 Irish ladies who are taking on the full UTMB of 171km. But we´re also heading back home to the trails and mountains of Ireland as we focus on two massive races coming up next week, the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Clonmel and the Kerry Way Ultra, lets talk how to get the perfect taper with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland and lets talk about those famous Kerry trails with Sean Clifford.
Everyone, get your running gear on lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 53 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/en
Temperatures are soaring across Ireland once again and so we are going to revisit the talk about training and racing in the Heat with Réne Borg from Running Coach Ireland that we recorded a few weeks ago. We´ll also use the repost as a reminder to have a look through our episodes log as there are lots of great training and racings tips that will no doubt help you in your training and racing on many different aspects of trail running.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 52 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/en
With so many distractions and stressors in life, isn´t it so important to be able to leave all those distractions at home when we go out to train, to run in the moment, to experience that state of flow and that’s what we spoke about last week with our special guest Tomasz Drybala who is about to set off on an amazing adventure of running 40,000 km around the world. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go.
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Welcome to Episode 52 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/en
With so many distractions and stressors in life, isn´t it so important to be able to leave all those distractions at home when we go out to train, to run in the moment, to experience that state of flow and that’s what we´re talking about this week with our special guest Tomasz Drybala who is about to set off on an amazing adventure of running 40,000 km around the world. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go.
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Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/en
Last week we had really fascinating special guest, from tales of multiple 4 minute miles as a track athlete to his current day job of Editor of Trail Running Magazine, it’s a a great listen with the fantastic and expert in all things running, Paul Larkins.
With temperatures still soaring across Europe, we´ve also left in our highlights show this week, our segment about training and racing in the Heat with Réne Borg from Running Coach Ireland.
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to Episode 51 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow on September 24th 2022. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/en
Temperatures are soaring across Europe and we´re even hitting the 30s in Ireland so it’s the perfect time to talk about training and racing in the Heat with Réne Borg from Running Coach Ireland and we´ve a really fascinating special guest this week, from tales of multiple 4 minute miles as a track athlete to his current day job of Editor of Trail Running Magazine, it’s the fantastic and expert in all things running Paul Larkins. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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Welcome to the Episode 50 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Keheo Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
We were recently at the Inaugral European Athletics Off Road Running Championships where we got to witness live, the best male Irish performance in an international championship in 30 years as Zak Hanna was the stand out Irish performance with a superb 5th position in the Uphill Only race, mixing it up with the very best in Europe. We night not have the Alps or the Pyrenees, but Zak has the Mournes and he joined us last week to tell us about his superb run.
Finally, a big thank you to all of our listeners and guests as we hit our 50th episode, a milestone that I am very proud of it. The podcast started if you remember in the middle of lockdown so to be still here, 50 episodes later is really great, so thank you for tuning in every month and to our patreon supportors who without you this wouldn’t be possible.
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 50 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Keheo Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
We are just back from the Inaugral European Athletics Off Road Running Championships where we got to witness live, the best male Irish performance in an international championship in 30 years as Zak Hanna was the stand out Irish performance with a superb 5th position in the Uphill Only race, mixing it up with the very best in Europe. We night not have the Alps or the Pyrenees, but Zak has the Mournes and he´s here to tell us about his superb run.
We also talk to Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland about his coaching and performance observations from the Europeans.
Finally, a big thank you to all of our listeners and guests as we hit our 50th episode, a milestone that I am very proud of it. The podcast started if you remember in the middle of lockdown so to be still here, 50 episodes later is really great, so thank you for tuning in every month and to our patreon supportors who without you this wouldn’t be possible.
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Everybody get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 49 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic. Don´t hestitate to reach out to Jason at www.jktherapy.ie to help solve any injury niggles this summer.
For our feature interview last week, we chatted with Jennifer Elvin, winner of 5 out of 6 races on the IMRA calendar this year and about to head off with team Ireland to the European Championships in La Palma.
And our patreon page here to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 49 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
After 4 Kenyans took to the start line at Zegama, one of the most famous trail running races in the world a few weeks back, we chat with Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg about whether the East Africans are about to dominate the mountains just like they have done on the roads and we also chat with Jennifer Elvin, winner of 5 out of 6 races on the IMRA calendar this year and about to head off with team Ireland to the European Championships in La Palma.
Don´t hestitate to reach out to Jason at www.jktherapy.ie to help solve any injury niggles this summer.
And our patreon page here to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Episode 48 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
If you want to stay injury free over the summer and perform well in your racing, tune in, as on last weeks episode our special guest was Neuromuscular Therapist Jason Kehoe who gave us some great advice on keeping the injuries away. Jason also comes on as sponsor for the next two months through Jason´s Sports and Injury clinic, jktherapy.ie based in Belgard Heights in Tallaght and as you´ll hear in our feature interview with Jason, he´s a very experienced and successful mountain runner, as well of course as his experience and qualifications in neuromuscular therapy, so who better to help get you back to fitness if an injury pops up.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!!
Welcome to Episode 48 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Sponsored by Jason Kehoe Therapy Sports and Injury Clinic.
If you want to stay injury free over the summer and perform well in your racing, tune in, as on this weeks episode Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talks us through getting the balance right between racing and training over the summer months.
Our special guest is Neuromuscular Therapist Jason Kehoe who gives us some great advice on keeping the injuries away. Jason also comes on as sponsor for the next two months through Jason´s Sports and Injury clinic, jktherapy.ie based in Belgard Heights in Tallaght and as you´ll hear in our feature interview with Jason, he´s a very experienced and successful mountain runner, as well of course as his experience and qualifications in neuromuscular therapy, so who better to help get you back to fitness if an injury pops up.
Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!!
Welcome to the Episode 47 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
A race like no other, and not just a race but perhaps the best team competition out there on the hills of not only Ireland, but dare I say it Europe. There´s a big field of 35 teams. A long attritional course of 8 legs over 104km. There´s the potential for disaster, theres the possibility of glory and that’s where we headed for in last weeks episode with an interview with the captain of the winning team, David Power from Rathfarnham WSAF athletics club. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
A reminder we would be very grateful if you got a chance to pop over to Patreon where the contribution of 3 euros a month helps keep us going. All the 3 euros add up and it just means we can allocate the time every month to produce the show so if you like what we do in terms of helping to grow trail running in Ireland or even just enjoy the company on the runs, we´d be very grateful if you pop over to our Patreon page when you can.
Welcome to Episode 47 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
A race like no other, and not just a race but perhaps the best team competition out there on the hills of not only Ireland, but dare I say it Europe. There´s a big field of 35 teams. A long attritional course of 8 legs over 104km. There´s the potential for disaster, theres the possibility of glory and that’s where we head for in this weeks episode with an interview with the captain of the winning team, David Power from Rathfarnham WSAF athletics club as well as some expert analysis of the race from Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland. Everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
A reminder we would be very grateful if you got a chance to pop over to Patreon where the contribution of 3 euros a month helps keep us going. All the 3 euros add up and it just means we can allocate the time every month to produce the show so if you like what we do in terms of helping to grow trail running in Ireland or even just enjoy the company on the runs, we´d be very grateful if you pop over to our Patreon page when you can.
You know that place where junior athletes with potential often end up, the abyss, the nowhere land for unfilled running talent, well most never find their way back to the promised land of racing but our special guest last week, Barry McEvoy, made it back to the trails and mountains with podium performance after podium performance and he´s just won the Trial race to run for Ireland in the European Championships. Get ready to be inspired.
Patreon Support for the show:
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and if anyone would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 46 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
You know that place where junior athletes with potential often end up, the abyss, the nowhere land for unfilled running talent, well most never find their way back to the promised land of racing but our special guest this week, Barry McEvoy, has made it back to the trails and mountains with podium performance after podium performance and he´s just won the Trial race to run for Ireland in the European Championships. Get ready to be inspired.
We´ve also got Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg with a preview of the Lap of the Gap Half and Full Marathon as well as a conversation about why its ok to not run a PB in every race we do.
Patreon Support for the show:
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and if anyone would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Get your running gear on, lets go!
Episode 45 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In last weeks show we had a Wicklow Way Relay Special with its former race director and multiple time participant, who is also of course our coaching expert on the show, Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland. We have lots of tips and insights into one of the highlights of the racing year.
We´ve also included the second part of the show too as its an important section to help promote Mountain Running for Junior athletes as we look at how to get involved from an early age and the great opportunities that are there for teenagers with help from IMRA Junior Affairs Officer, Miriam Maher.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and if anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 45 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In this week show we´ve a Wicklow Way Relay Special with its former race director and multiple time participant, who is also of course our coaching expert on the show, Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland. We have lots of tips and insights into one of the highlights of the racing year.
In the second part of the showtoday, it´s a section I´ve been looking forward to doing for a while as we look at how to get involved in mountain running from an early age and the great opportunities that are there for teenagers with the IMRA Junior Affairs Officer Miriam Maher.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and if anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Episode 44 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Last week we spoke with Dave Barry, fresh from finishing the 126km Transgrancanaria and he told us all about his incredible race over 23 hours, how he managed the high and lows, all with an injured calf.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 44 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In this week shows we´ve Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talking about the ideal age to take the step up to marathon and ultra running.
We also have Dave Barry, fresh from finishing the 126km Transgrancanaria and he tells us all about his incredible race over 23 hours, how he managed the high and lows, all with an injured calf.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Episode 43 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Last week we had a very special guest, Kevin Leahy, the winner of the recent 300km Yukon Artic Ultra and initial reports suggest he has come 2nd in 500km Lapland Ultra. In our chat, I try to find out where does he get the strength to do it all!
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
Patreon Support of the Show:
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 43 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In this week shows we´ve Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talking about different ways to review your race performance that doesn’t involve looking at the watch!
And we´ve a very special guest, Kevin Leahy, the winner of the recent 300km Yukon Artic Ultra and he´s about to try and go for the double in the 500km Lapland Ultra and I try to find out where does he get the strength to do it all.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
Patreon Support of the Show:
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Episode 42 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
For our feature interview last week, we talked to one of the main driving forces behind what promises to be an event of a life time in Clonmel in September, the 21st World Masters Mountain Running Championships on home soil in Ireland and Trisha Blackburn told us all about it.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
Support the Show
Our objective with the podcastis to help grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way.
If anyone would like to help out the podcast, there is a €3 or €6 a month option on Patreon, the price of a gel, and thats all it takes to help keep us going over the year. Many thanks and if you have a moment, you can help out on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to Episode 42 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
In this week shows we´ve Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talking about the ideal warm up and how doing a good warm up can actually have massive long term benefits for our running career.
For our feature interview, we talk to one of the main driving forces behind what promises to be an event of a life time in Clonmel in September, the 21st World Masters Mountain Running Championships on home soil in Ireland and Trisha Blackburn tells us all about it.
Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go!
Support the Show
Our objective with the podcast is to help grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way.
If anyone would like to help out the podcast, there is a €3 or €6 a month option on Patreon, the price of a gel, and thats all it takes to help keep us going over the year. Many thanks and if you have a moment, you can help out on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Welcome to the Highlights show of Episode 41 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Last week we got a superb insight into the challenge and extreme toughness that is the Spine Race, from one of Irelands most exciting up and coming Trail and Ultra stars, podium finisher in the Spine Challenger, Joe O´Leary.
Joe chatted to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival about his
· His background and motivation in running such tough races
· The battle for the podium
· Gear and nutrition strategy in the race
· And whats next!
A massive big thank you to our Patreons who supported the show all last year and your continued support into 2022.
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Everybody, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to Episode 41 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!
Good to be back everyone and in our first episode of 2022 we´ve got Rene Borgs top training tips for 2022 as well as a superb insight into the challenge and extreme toughness that is the Spine Race, from one of Irelands most exciting up and coming Trail and Ultra stars, podium finisher in the Spine Challenger, Joe O´Leary.
Joe chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival about his
· His background and motivation in running such tough races
· The battle for the podium
· Gear and nutrition strategy in the race
· And whats next!
A massive big thank you to our Patreons who supported the show all last year and your continued support into 2022.
As you know my main objective with the podcast is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners, to encourage people to fulfill their dreams on the mountains and to get fitter and healthier along the way, and If anyone else would like to help out the podcast, there is a 3e or 6e a month option on Patron, the price of a gel, thats all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on:
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
Everybody, get your running gear on, lets go.
Welcome to the Episode 40 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
We hope you had a great Christmas everyone! In last weeks Christmas special we had an in depth chat with Head Coach of Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg on the differences between the how and what of training systems as well as some excellent Questions and Answers on training and racing sent in from our listeners with some international racing news on the new UTMB World Series Majors.
I hope you enjoyed the episodes this year and if you did and have a moment, please do pop over to https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast to help keep the Christmas tree lights on in the TrailRunning Ireland HQ, 3-6e will be a big help to keep us going.
Until next time, stay safe everyone,have a great Christmas and super New Year and don’t forget, lets get our running gear on, lets go!!
Welcome to Episode 40 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Happy Christmas everyone! In this weeks Christmas special we´ve got an in depth chat with Head Coach of Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg on the differences between the how and what of training systems as well as some excellent Questions and Answers on training and racing sent in from our listeners with some international racing news on the new UTMB World Series Majors.
I hope you enjoyed the shows this year and if you did and have a moment, please do pop over to https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast to help keep the Christmas tree lights on in the TrailRunning Ireland HQ, 3-6e will be a big help to keep us going.
Until next time, stay safe everyone,have a great Christmas and don’t forget, lets get our running gear on, lets go!!
Welcome to the Episode 39 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Last we spoke to Lar Heffernan from the Irish Mountain Trail Runners club who spoke to us about the origins of the club, their training and the general feel good factor about this exciting new development in Trail Running in Ireland.
If anyone would like to help the show, please take a minute to go to Patreon.com, and for 3e to 6e a month, the price of a gel, you can help to keep the lights on in the podcast recording studio/ie. the living room:-)
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Everybody, get your running gear on, lets go!
Welcome to Episode 39 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
In this weeks podcast Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland talks to us about the importance of finding meaning to our training which will then help the emotional output and subsequently the physical output of our training, leading to better results all round.
Lar Heffernan from the Irish Mountain Trail Runners club also talks to us about the origins of the club, their training and the general feel good factor about this exciting new development in Trail Running in Ireland.
If anyone else would like to help the show, please take a minute to go to Patreon.com, and for 3e to 6e a month, the price of a gel, you can help to keep the lights on in the podcast recording studio/ie. the living room:-)
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Everybody, get your running gear on, lets go!
Last week we spoke with Rebecca Hormann, winner of 4 Ultra Trail races over the last few months including the EcoTrail Wicklow 80km, while also completing her masters in sports psychology..... everybody, get your running gear on, lets go!
If anyone would like to help the show, its simply the price of a gel or two a month, 3e to 6e on Patreon is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content, I must admit I do hate when some shows have premium content only available for subscribers, our policy here is very much, if you would like to help, its very much appreciated, if you can´t, well not to worry and we´ll do our best to help you become a better Trail runner regardless as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
In this weeks podcast we’ve got Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland taking us through lNSCYD, the most advanced tool on the training and coaching market today to analyze and plan endurance performance, racing and training in athletes.
We also talk with Rebecca Hormann, winner of 4 Ultra Trail races over the last few months including the EcoTrail Wicklow 80km, while also completing her masters in sports psychology, everybody, get your running gear on, lets go!
If anyone would like to help the show, its simply the price of a gel or two a month, 3e to 6e on Patreon is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content, I must admit I do hate when some shows have premium content only available for subscribers, our policy here is very much, if you would like to help, its very much appreciated, if you can´t, well not to worry and we´ll do our best to help you become a better Trail runner regardless as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
For our feature interview last week, it was a real pleasure to welcome a podium finisher in EcoTrail Wicklow, The Wicklow Way, The Kerry Way Ultra, The Seven Sisters and The Donegal Wild Atlantic Marathon, one of the strongest runners out there both mentally and physically, Julie McNamee.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
On this weeks show, first up we’ve got Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland with a fascinating chat on RPE training and the importance of combining both aerobic and anaerobic work in the early stages of a new training block
For our feature interview this week, it’s a real pleasure to welcome a podium finisher in EcoTrail Wicklow, The Wicklow Way, The Kerry Way Ultra, The Seven Sisters and The Donegal Wild Atlantic Marathon, one of the strongest runners out there both mentally and physically, Julie McNamee.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Last week we spoke with one of Ireland´s very best Trail Runners Gavin Byrne about his recent win in EcoTrail Wicklow, his UTMB race this summer as well as his future racing plans. Not to be missed as always great to chat to Gavin.
A big thank you to our Patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 35 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
This week we speak with one of Ireland´s very best Trail Runners Gavin Byrne about his recent win in EcoTrail Wicklow, his UTMB race this summer as well as his future racing plans.
We also have some great tips on how to approach a new base training period with Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg.
A big thank you to our Patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 34 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
This week we have an EcoTrail Wicklow special with some great tips on Tapering for Trail Running Races with Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg as well as in in-depth look at the 4 fantastic trail courses on offer next weekend in Wicklow.
A big thank you to our Patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 33 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Last week we spoke with the first Irish finisher in last months UTMB in Chamonix, Irish Ultra and Trail Running legend, Eoin Keith. It´s a fascinating insight into Eoin´s race this year, as well as looking at his key training philosophies with some great tips for all levels.
A big thank you to our patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 33 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
It is peak season for Trail and Mountain Running both home and abroad, lots of great racing going on in IMRA with the Maurice Mullins and the Juniors flying the flag in the British and Irish Junior Championships, Seven Sisters Skyline recently, Kerry Way Ultra this weekend, EcoTrail Wicklow coming up and this week we talk to the first Irish finisher in last weeks UTMB in Chamonix, Irish Ultra and Trail Running Legend Eoin Keith. Get your running gear on lets go!
And with all the racing going on its important to get the recovery right I´ll also be chatting with René Borg from RunningCoach.ie about some important recovery strategies to help get you back training and racing as quickly as possible after a hard race
A big thank you to our patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find out more on
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners.
Good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 32 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
Last week we chated to Noel Brick, co-author of the book The Genius of Athletes, written with Runners World writer Scott Douglas.
Noel is chartered psychologist, a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University, and a Researcher on the psychology of endurance performance.
The premise of the book is two-fold. First, successful athletes have a toolkit of mental strategies that help them to perform at their best. Second, once learned, these techniques can be adapted to overcome challenges in everyday life.
As a runner, Noel has completed more than 30 marathons and ultramarathons, including Dublin, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Ultra marathons Marathon des Sables and the Kerry Way Ultra (200km).
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim
is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with
your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 32 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
This week we chat to Noel Brick, co-author of the book The Genius of Athletes, written with Runners World writer Scott Douglas.
Noel is chartered psychologist, a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University, and a Researcher on the psychology of endurance performance.
The premise of the book is two-fold. First, successful athletes have a toolkit of mental strategies that help them to perform at their best. Second, once learned, these techniques can be adapted to overcome challenges in everyday life.
As a runner, Noel has completed more than 30 marathons and ultramarathons, including Dublin, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Ultra marathons Marathon des Sables and the Kerry Way Ultra (200km).
We also chat with René Borg from RunningCoach.ie about finding a training philosophy best suited to you as well as some thoughts on Trail Running becoming an Olympic support.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim
is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with
your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Last week Eoin spoke with Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland René Borg about different ways and tips to stay on top of our game during the racing season. René and Eoin can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie for any coaching queries.
Everybody get your running gear on lets go!
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 31 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.
This week Eoin is at the finish line of the new UTMB race in Val D´Aran in the heart of the Pyrenees with interviews with Catherine and Michel Polletti, founder of UTMB Mont Blanc aswell as talking with Race Director of Val D´Aran by UTMB Xavier Pocino. Thanks to EvasionTV for their help with those interviews.
We also chat with René Borg from RunningCoach.ie about how to stay sharp and fresh in the summer racing season.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Last week we spoke with Dr Peter Francis who has lived the running journey both as a young athlete starting off running 70 miles a week, he went through a number of nightmare injury years, but then came out the other side with many years of injury free running and PBs to boot, aswell as obtaining 3 science degrees and various coaching and consultancy roles. Arthur of the new book, released on June 28th, “Running from Injury”, we’re delighted to have Dr. Peter Francis with us.
So everybody get your running gear on lets go!
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 30 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
This week we talk to Dr Peter Francis who has lived the running journey both as a young athlete starting off running 70 miles a week, he went through a number of nightmare injury years, but then came out the other side with many years of injury free running and PBs to boot, aswell as obtaining 3 science degrees and various coaching and consultancy roles. Arthur of the new book, released on June 28th, “Running from Injury”, we’re delighted to have Dr. Peter Francis with us.
Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland is also here and this week we talk with Rene about the importance of variability in our training.
So everybody get your running gear on lets go!
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 29 Highlights show of Trail Running Ireland.
Last week we spoke with Richard Nunan from the Irish Mountain Running Association about their calendar of racing that they recently published, as well as chatting to Richard about IMRA and what its objectives are, how it works and a real insight into the all the volunteer work that goes on behind the scenes. www.imra.ie
Enjoy, everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
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We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Welcome to episode 29 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
This week we talk to Richard Nunan from the Irish Mountain Running Association about their calendar of racing that they have just published, as well as chatting to Richard about IMRA and what its objectives are, how it works and a real insight into the all the volunteer work that goes on behind the scenes. www.imra.ie
Rene Borg from www.runningcoach.ie is also here and this week we talk with Rene about how to make sure that Running, our best destressor, doesn’t end up actually causing us stress.
So everybody get your running gear on, lets go!
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
In episode 28 we had Kerry men Joe O'Leary and Kevin Leahy who recently completed what has been described as the longest hardest high level route in Ireland, The Iveragh Traverse. Kevin and Joe ran for 22 hours, facing all the elements nature could throw at them, sunburn and windchill, over 44 summits, 85km and 7,500m overall ascent and it’s a real pleasure to have them with us on the podcast.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 28 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
This week we have Kerry men Joe O'Leary and Kevin Leahy who recently completed what has been described as the longest hardest high level route in Ireland, The Iveragh Traverse. Kevin and Joe ran for 22 hours, facing all the elements nature could throw at them, sunburn and windchill, over 44 summits, 85km and 7,500m overall ascent and it’s a real pleasure to have them with us this week
Head Coach René Borg from Running Coach Ireland also chats to us about best training practices for those on shift work and difficult work timetables.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Highlights show of episode 27 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Our feature interview last week was with the great Jonathan Wyatt:
- President of the World Mountain Running Association
- 6 time World Mountain Running Champion
- 8 time World Mountain Running Grand Prix Winner
- 2 time Olympian.
It´s a really enjoyable chat with Jonathan ranging from his work with the WMRA to reminiscing about those legendary days when he was Champion of the World, including one win on home soil in New Zealand, and Jonathan also chats about his two runs in the Olympic Games.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 27 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Firstly a shout out to Joe O´Leary and Kevin Leahy who have just completed what has been described as the longest hardest high level route in Ireland, "The Iveragh Traverse". Kevin and Joe ran for 22 hours, facing all the elements nature could throw at them, sunburn and windchill, over 47 summits, 85km and 7,500m overall ascent. Well done guys, hope the recovery is going well.
We´ve also news on the UTMB and René Borg brings us a fascinating discussion on "Deliberate Practice".
Our feature interview this week is with the great Jonathan Wyatt:
- President of the World Mountain Running Association
- 6 time World Mountain Running Champion
- 8 time World Mountain Running Grand Prix Winner
- 2 time Olympian.
It´s a really enjoyable chat with Jonathan ranging from his work with the WMRA to reminiscing about those legendary days when he was Champion of the World, including one win on home soil in New Zealand, and Jonathan also chats about his two runs in the Olympic Games.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 26 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland podcast. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
It’s was a sad few days last week on the trails and mountains of Ireland with the tragedy in the Comeragh Mountains and the very sad passing of Gillian Ryan after a tragic accident while out running, followed by fires in the Mourne Mountains and the National Park in Killarney with many hectares of natural landscape and habitat destroyed, so this week, the only thing to talk about, the only thing we want to about is, safety on the mountains.
Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland will join us to talk to us about being in the right condition physically before we head out to tackle big mountain training sessions and for our feature interview this week, its great to have back on the show Simon Kelly. Simon, in addition to keeping us up to date with the latest stories, races and results on the Podcast, Simon is a regular ultra trail runner who tackles the hills almost always solo, he is the Race Director and Safety Officer for the Waterville Trailrunning Festival and he has worked with various Search and Rescue organisations and is currently an active member of the Iveragh Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Cliff Climbing Teams.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 26 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
It’s been a sad few days on the trails and mountains of Ireland with the tragedy in the Comeragh Mountains and the very sad passing of Gillian Ryan after a tragic accident while out running, and over the last 48 hours, the Mourne Mountains and the National Park in Killarney have been burning with many hectares of natural landscape and habitat destroyed, so this week, the only thing to talk about, the only thing we want to about is, safety on the mountains.
Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland will join us to talk to us about being in the right condition physically before we head out to tackle big mountain training sessions and for our feature interview this week, its great to have back on the show Simon Kelly. Simon, in addition to keeping us up to date with the latest stories, races and results on the Podcast, Simon is a regular ultra trail runner who tackles the hills almost always solo, he is the Race Director and Safety Officer for the Waterville Trailrunning Festival and he has worked with various Search and Rescue organisations and is currently an active member of the Iveragh Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Cliff Climbing Teams.
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our special feature interview last week, we spoke with European Masters Mountain Running Champion Mark Ryan about:
- His race to European Masters Gold Glory
- His Bronze medal run in the World Mountain Running Masters Championships
- His 12 senior Irish caps and why it means so much to him to represent Ireland
- His battle back from a career threatening injury
- His road and cross country memories and the value of being in a club
- His go to session for getting ready for the season
- How he combines training and a busy family and work life
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 25 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
It´s our 1 year anniversary show this week so a big a special thank you to all the listeners for your support and to all of our special guests who have joined us over the last year. If we´ve been able to keep the show on the road with practically no races to report on, imagine the fun we´ll have when we do get back up and running racing wise!
For this weeks show, Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland René Borg is with us to discuss zone 4 and zone 5, the top end of our training system.
For our special feature interview, we chat to European Masters Mountain Running Champion Mark Ryan about:
- His race to European Masters Gold Glory
- His Bronze medal run in the World Mountain Running Masters Championships
- His 12 senior Irish caps and why it means so much to him to represent Ireland
- His battle back from a career threatening injury
- His road and cross country memories and the value of being in a club
- His go to session for getting ready for the season
- How he combines training and a busy family and work life
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 24 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
With the end of the first quarter of the year upon us, it´s an ideal time to check in on our nutrition strategy for training with Expert Nutritionist Evan Lynch. Evan works alongside Athletics Ireland and Cycling Ireland and is ideally placed to help us out nutrition wise as we approach the summer months and hopefully a return to racing. On todays listener Q and A session, we cover items such as:
- what indicators are there to look out for when your diet is not quite on point.
- Gels and Food strategy while training and racing
- Best Daily Snacks
- Best Supplements
- Treats – allowed or not
Evan can be contacted at: www.evanlynchfitnut.com/
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 24 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
With the end of the first quarter of the year upon us, it´s an ideal time to check in on our nutrition strategy for training with Expert Nutritionist Evan Lynch. Evan works alongside Athletics Ireland and Cycling Ireland and is ideally placed to help us out nutrition wise as we approach the summer months and hopefully a return to racing. On todays listener Q and A session, we cover items such as:
- what indicators are there to look out for when your diet is not quite on point.
- Gels and Food strategy while training and racing
- Best Daily Snacks
- Best Supplements
- Treats – allowed or not
Evan can be contacted at: www.evanlynchfitnut.com/
Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland René Borg is also with us to discuss how many Heart Rate zones he recommends for training and how to set them up accurately.
René can be contacted at: www.runningcoachireland.ie
Our Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to The Highlights show of Episode 23 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Our feature interview last week was with with Moire O´Sullivan, three time Irish National Adventure Race Series winner, two time Irish Mountain Running Champion, an Irish Orienteering age-group winner, the first person to complete the Wicklow Round and a completer of the Denis Rankin Round. Moire is also a mother of two fantastic sons, and shortly after Christmas 2018, Moire´s husband Pete took his own life after suffering with depression. "A Quarter Glass of Milk" is Moire’s new book on how she went about picking up the pieces after that tragedy and how the mountains and the running community played an important part in that process.
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 23 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We´ve got a master class this week from coach René Borg from Running Coach Ireland on one of the most effective ways to stay fresh, healthy and injury free and not end up over-trained when it comes to race day.
Our feature interview is with Moire O´Sullivan, three time Irish National Adventure Race Series winner, two time Irish Mountain Running Champion, an Irish Orienteering age-group winner, the first person to complete the Wicklow Round and a completer of the Denis Rankin Round. Moire is also a mother of two fantastic sons, and shortly after Christmas 2018, Moire´s husband Pete took his own life after suffering with depression. "A Quarter Glass of Milk" is Moire’s new book on how she went about picking up the pieces after that tragedy and how the mountains and the running community played an important part in that process.
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the highlights show of episode 22 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We had a really great interview last week with Preventative Cardiologist Paddy Barrett who talked to us about:
- The massive health benefits of running and about the need to share this message with as many people as possible.
- How his recent Covid vaccine affected his training
- The health impact of easy running vs intense racing and training
- A deep dive into zone 2 training
- His thoughts on getting sports back up and running
We also have news on the recent Transgrancanaria which took place with 1,500 runners
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 22 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We have a really great interview this week with Preventative Cardiologist Paddy Barrett who talks to us about
- The massive health benefits of running and about the need to share this message with as many people as possible.
- How his recent Covid vaccine affected his training
- The health impact of easy running vs intense racing and training
- A deep dive into zone 2 training
- His thoughts on getting sports back up and running
We also have news on the recent Transgrancanaria which took place with 1,500 runners
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the highlights show of Episode 21 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview, we chatted to founder of Mind, Body and Mountains, Steven Morrin.
Steven chats about:
- How overcoming his own struggles, inspired him to set up the group and help others
- How running in the trails and mountains can often be the best medicine, as it proved to be for Steven
- His own tips on training and nutrition for those that are new to running like he was just a short time ago
- Dealing with setbacks in our training
- His simple but great idea of “random acts of kindness”
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 21 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up is a special segment with head coach from Running Coach Ireland René Borg on the importance of good sleep and how to set yourself up for a good night’s sleep so you can maximize your training and racing.
For our feature interview, we chat to founder of Mind, Body and Mountains, Steven Morrin.
Steven chats about:
- How overcoming his own struggles, inspired him to set up the group and help others
- How running in the trails and mountains can often be the best medicine, as it proved to be for Steven
- His own tips on training and nutrition for those that are new to running like he was just a short time ago
- Dealing with setbacks in our training
- His simple but great idea of “random acts of kindness”
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 20 Highlights Show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview last week, we chatted to Ireland´s World Champion on the mountains, John Lenihan.
In this special interview, dedicated to John´s old friend and fellow Kerry running legend Jerry Kiernan, John chatted about:
- His great memories training with and racing against Jerry
- Being at peace on the mountains despite not racing on them like before
- Where you´ll find him on the Kerry Way Ultra every year
- His fantastic memories of the time he conquered the World and became World Mountain Running Champion
- His racing and training before becoming World Champion
- Some of the reasons why he had such a long and successful career
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
And check out our new Podium Run feature!!
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 20 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up is a special segment on Strength Work for Running with Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland René Borg. What type of strength work is needed, when to do it and why are just some of aspects of strength training we touch on.
For our feature interview, we chat to Ireland´s World Champion on the mountains, John Lenihan.
In this special interview, dedicated to John´s old friend and fellow Kerry running legend Jerry Kiernan, John chats about:
- His great memories training with and racing against Jerry
- Being at peace on the mountains despite not racing on them like before
- Where you´ll find him on the Kerry Way Ultra every year
- His fantastic memories of the time he conquered the World and became World Mountain Running Champion
- His racing and training before becoming World Champion
- Some of the reasons why he had such a long and successful career
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
And check out our new Podium Run feature!!
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 19 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We´re kicking off 2021 with a special show full of great tips on training and racing in 2021 with head coach from Running Coach Ireland René Borg. We´re answering listener questions on various topics including:
- Is it bad to do all runs on the road / tarmac all the time? Is there a benefit to mixing up terrains
- How long should the longest long run be in comparison to the event
- How to train and develop the techniques for when the sleepiness creeps in during the deep dark stages of a race
- How should we incorporate training for an ultra for those with physical jobs
- The role strength and flexibility play in improving endurance.
- Suggestions for a beginner just turned 60
- Advice for high volume daily non competitive runners
- Advice for staying injury free and being able to go complete longer and harder ultras.
New Patreon page to support the show
https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast
We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you.
Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!
Happy Christmas everyone and welcome to the highlights show of episode 18 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up it´s Christmas Competition time and thanks to IMRA, we have a free entry to the Maurice Mullins Race in 2021. You can choose the half or the full ultra distance and to win, tune in to the show intro for the competition question!
A big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have just won a whole rake of new awards for their watch range including a “Best GPS Watch” in Runners World Dec/Jan 2021 edition for their PACE 2 watch.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info as well as details of their new partnership with JoggingBuddy and mental health charity Sport in Mind which is aimed at encouraging more people to get active, make friends and to socialize through running.
For our feature interview in episode 18, we talked with a runner who has exploded onto the trail and ultra running world in the last 2 years, Aoife Mundow.
Aoife has racked up an incredible honours list in Trail and Ultra Races in Ireland with wins in prestigious races such as The Kerry Way Ultra, EcoTrail Wicklow, Connemara 100 and The Wicklow Way. She broke a 24hr National Record early this year and came 5th overall in the Kerry Way Ultra as well of course as dominating the women’s race.
Aoife chats to us about:
· How she feels after losing the chance to compete in many races in 2020 and her thoughts on how the year has gone
· Her plans for 2021 and beyond and how her training has changed to help prepared for future goals
· Her philosophy and approach to training and racing
· Her thoughts on the Ultra and Trail Running scene in Ireland
It´s a great story so make sure to share it with friends and family members who might be starting off on their running journey.
Get your running gear on, let´s go and Happy Christmas!!
Welcome to episode 18 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Firstly a big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
• The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 and is the lightest GPS watch ever made
• The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
• The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
• Coros recently announced a partnership with the world’s greatest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info as well as details of their new partnership with JoggingBuddy and mental health charity Sport in Mind which is aimed at encouraging more people to get active, make friends and to socialize through running.
First up in this week’s episode, our man on the ground Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival gives us the latest news regarding the racing calendar in 2021 both at home and abroad.
(18m00s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the sometimes overlooked importance of ensuring our overall mental and physical health is in a very good place before we can optimize our training and racing. It’s one of René´s best segments yet and not to be missed.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(37m30s) For our feature interview, we talk with a runner who has exploded onto the trail and ultra running world in the last 2 years, Aoife Mundow.
Aoife has racked up an incredible honours list in Trail and Ultra Races in Ireland with wins in prestigious races such as The Kerry Way Ultra, EcoTrail Wicklow, Connemara 100 and The Wicklow Way. She broke a 24hr National Record early this year and came 5th overall in the Kerry Way Ultra as well of course as dominating the women’s race.
Aoife chats to us about:
• How she feels after losing the chance to compete in many races in 2020 and her thoughts on how the year has gone
• Her plans for 2021 and beyond and how her training has changed to help prepare for future goals
• Her philosophy and approach to training and racing
• Her thoughts on the Ultra and Trail Running scene in Ireland
It´s a great story so make sure to share it with friends and family members who might be starting off on their own running journey.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the highlights show of episode 17 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Firstly a big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
- The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 and is the lightest GPS watch ever made
- The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
- The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
- Coros recently announced a partnership with the world’s greatest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info as well as details of their new partnership with JoggingBuddy and mental health charity Sport in Mind which is aimed at encouraging more people to get active, make friends and to socialize through running.
For our feature interview this week, we talk with a legend of Ultra and Trail Running, Coros Global Ambassador and one of only 15 people to complete the Barkley Marathon, John Kelly. John chats about:
- How he manages a busy lifestyle with family and work, with his training and racing
- How his family and upbringing in Tennessee influenced his endurance and trail running career
- What he considers to be his best achievement
- His experience with the Grand Round in the UK
- How he stays fit and healthy despite the massive punishment he puts his body through
- His Irish connections and the possibilities of coming to Ireland to have a go at some of the Irish rounds
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 17 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Firstly a big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
· The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 and is the lightest GPS watch ever made
· The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
· The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
· Coros recently announced a partnership with the world’s greatest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.
First up in this week’s episode, Eoin chats to Ben Clark, Northern Europe Manager for Coros about the company´s growth over the last few years and their recent announcement of joining forces with the greatest marathon runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge.
(13m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the concept of annual hours training and adding volume to your training year on year.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(32m20s) For our feature interview, we talk with a legend of Ultra and Trail Running, Coros Global Ambassador and one of only 15 people to complete the Barkley Marathon, John Kelly. John chats about:
· How he manages a busy lifestyle with family and work, with his training and racing
· How his family and upbringing in Tennessee influenced his endurance and trail running career
· What he considers to be his best achievement
· His incredible experience with the Grand Round in the UK
· How he stays fit and healthy despite the massive punishment he puts his body through
· His Irish connections and the possibilities of coming to Ireland to have a go at the Irish rounds
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Episode 16 Highlights show now out with a brave and emotional interview with Mick Kelly about his battle with alcohol, beating it, and going on to run for Ireland in World and European Mountain Running Championships.
Also make sure to tune in next week when we interview a global superstar of ultra and trail running who’s achievement include:
- 1st to complete “The Grand Round” – the UK’s big 3 fell running rounds, biking between them
- 2017 Barkley Marathonswinner – becoming just the 15th person to finish the race in 30 years
- Breaking a 31 year old record on the Pennine Way
- 2020 Spine winner
A special thanks to our show sponsor COROS Global, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
🥇The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 is the lightest GPS watch ever made
🥇The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
🥇The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
🏃🏿♂️Recently announced a partnership with the worlds greatest marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 16 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We´re delighted to announce a new sponsor for the show, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
· They have recently launched the PACE 2, the lightest GPS watch ever made
· The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
· The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.
First up in this weeks episode, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who brings us all the latest news on the racing calendar including a date for the upcoming IMRA AGM and his own thoughts as a race director about 2021.
(19m05s) Our expert trail running coach Rene takes a real deep dive on the anaerobic training system, how important it is and how tricky it can be to get training in that zone done in the right way.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(41m20s) For this weeks special guest interview, we´re going to change pace a little bit. We´re going to talk to Micheal Kelly. Micheal's name might not be at top of race results lists at the moment, like a lot of our previous guests this year, but there was a golden period back in the mid 2000s were Micheal Kelly was regularly on podiums in road and cross country races around the country and also on the mountains.
He won the Irish Senior Mountain Running Championships and he represented Ireland and the green jersey with distinction on numerous occasions in major international championships.
But before his running career really took off, Micheal was an alcoholic and was in a very dark place. Running made a massive positive and life changing impact on his life and at the moment when things have been so tough for many people listening this year, hopefully Micheal's story will inspire and show that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark that tunnel may be.
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the highlights show of episode 15 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB finish line announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner.
We´re delighted to announce a new sponsor for the show, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
· They have recently launched the PACE 2, the lightest GPS watch ever made
· The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
· The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.
For our feature interview, we spoke with one of Ireland´s leading Sports nutritionists, Evan Lynch. Evan chatted about:
· The performance impact of coffee and how to maximize it´s benefit
· General tips to detach our emotional state of mind from our eating habits
· What to eat pre and post training for maximum performance benefit
· Fasted training sessions and a fat fueled approach to training and racing
· How a 1% drop in hydration can lead to a 10% drop in performance
· His top 3 supplements
· Whether it´s ok or not to have a sweet tooth
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 15 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
We´re delighted to announce a new sponsor for the show, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:
• They have recently launched the PACE 2, the lightest GPS watch ever made
• The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award
• The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.
Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.
First up in this weeks episode, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival about the Big Backyard Ultra and an amazing winning distance of 312 miles. As Simon explains, in this race, mental strength far out ways the need for speed.
(19m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the aerobic and anaerobic training systems and explains how we can often sabotage our easy aerobic runs, vital for improving performance, by going too hard.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(42m20s) For our feature interview, we talk with one of Ireland´s leading Sports nutritionists, Evan Lynch. Evan chats about:
• The performance impact of coffee and how to maximize it´s benefit
• General tips to detach our emotional state of mind from our eating habits
• What to eat pre and post training for maximum performance benefit
• Fasted training sessions and a fat fueled approach to training and racing
• How a 1% drop in hydration can lead to a 10% drop in performance
• His top 3 supplements
• Whether it´s ok or not to have a sweet tooth
Evan has also just launched a new platform aiming to break down the world of nutritional research & sports science, to put it in the hands of the masses.
Www.research-bites.com
The aim of research bites is to act as performance enhancing tool, a study aid and a resource for athletes, coaches and students.
Trail Running Ireland listeners can subscribe and use discount code MOUNTAIN50 to get the first month half price!
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 14 Highlights Show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview we spoke with sports scientist Joe Warne about his 15 year running career ranging from 800m Track Champion to 80km Ultra Winner at last year´s EcoTrail. Joe talks about:
· Why he decided to make the move from the track to the Trails
· His training journey on the way to winning the 2019 EcoTrail Wicklow in his Ultra race debut
· How he has applied his knowledge from his work as a sports science to his own training and tips we can all use to stay injury free and peak at the right moment
· His views on what are the fundamental aspects of human performance
· His conclusions from his extensive research on minimalist footwear for running.
Thanks for tuning in everyone - Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 14 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who bring us through the latest set of results and updates to the racing calendar.
(18m15s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg talks about doping in Trail Running and Eoin and Rene discuss, why it happens, how, and what we can do in the Trail running community to help keep it at bay.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(45m05s) For our feature interview we talk with sports scientist Joe Warne about his 15 year running career ranging from 800m Track Champion to 80km Ultra Winner at last year´s EcoTrail. Joe talks about:
· Why he decided to make the move from the track to the Trails
· His training journey on the way to winning the 2019 EcoTrail Wicklow in his Ultra race debut
· How he has applied his knowledge from his work as a sports science to his own training and tips we can all use to stay injury free and peak at the right moment
· His views on what are the fundamental aspects of human performance
· His conclusions from his extensive research on minimalist footwear for running.
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our feature interview in Episode 13 we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra Lite and incredible all rounder Laura O´Driscoll.
Laura chats about:
- A life changing car accident
- Her experiences travelling and training in Canada, Australia and beyond
- How Yoga has impacted her life and her training
- Her typical training week
- Her mindset regarding being competitive and what she values most in sport
Laura can be contacted though her Facebook and Instagram accounts for details about her excellent Yoga for athletes classes.
A reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We´ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 13 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who brings us through the latest set of results as well as a cautionary tale from his own solo attempt on the Kerry Way Ultra course when he ended up battling Mother Nature and as you can imagine, there was only one winner.
(35m15s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at how cross country running can benefit us in the hills as well as cross country being great fun and a great learning environment on how to race.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(58m30s) For our feature interview we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra Lite and incredible all rounder Laura O´Driscoll.
Laura chats about:
· A life changing car accident
· Her experiences travelling and training in Canada, Australia and beyond
· How Yoga has impacted her life and her training
· Her typical training week
· Her mindset regarding being competitive and what she values most in sport
Laura can be contacted though her Facebook and Instagram accounts for details about her excellent Yoga for athletes classes.
Competition time too thanks to the Dublin Trail Running Festival and a reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We´ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the Episode 12 Highlights Show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra and record holder of the Wicklow Round Gavin Byrne.
Gavin talks to us about:
• His recent appearance on Joe Duffy
• His approach to training during the difficult spring months and early summer
• His mindset going into the Kerry Way Ultra and details of how the race went
• His racing kit and choice of racing shoes
• His unique relaxed approach to training
• Recovery post Kerry Way Ultra including the simplest and most effective recovery strategy you can do yourself post any race
• Racing plans for the future
A reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We´ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don’t hesitate to get in touch
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 12 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who thankfully (fingers crossed), has a healthy looking trail and mountain running calendar to chat to us about, as well as news on some recent Wicklow Round attempts.
(17m25s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg analyses "Red S Syndrome" and the important role our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems have on our performance levels.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(43m20s) For our feature interview we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra and record holder of the Wicklow Round Gavin Byrne.
Gavin talks to us about:
• His recent appearance on Joe Duffy
• His approach to training during the difficult spring months and early summer
• His mindset going into the Kerry Way Ultra and details of how the race went
• His racing kit and choice of racing shoes
• His unique relaxed approach to training
• Recovery post Kerry Way Ultra including the simplest and most effective recovery strategy you can do yourself post any race
• Racing plans for the future
A reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We´ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don’t hesitate to get in touch
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 11 Highlights Show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg took part as a race participant in the Kerry Way Ultra and has a fascinating race report with a deep dive on many aspects of his own performance along with some great racing, training and recovery tips for everyone. Rene chats about:
- mental preparation for the race taking into account that replan his racing schedule this summer
- any concerns going down to race given the current environment
- atmosphere come race day
- training preparation for the race and how he adjusted his summer schedule
- mental stressors leading up to race day and a tough physical challenge to overcome within 40 minutes of starting
- review of the race course
- post race recovery strategies
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 11 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who gives a first hand account of the fantastic trail running that went on in the Kerry Way Ultra this weekend with some spectacular race results to report on.
Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg took part as a race participant in the Kerry Way Ultra and has a fascinating race report on many aspects of his own performance with some great racing, training and recovery tips for everyone. Rene chats about:
- mental preparation for the race taking into account that replan his racing schedule this summer
- any concerns going down to race given the current environment
- atmosphere come race day
- training preparation for the race and how he adjusted his summer schedule
- mental stressors leading up to race day and a tough physical challenge to overcome within 40 minutes of starting
- review of the race course
- post race recovery strategies
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 10 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview in episode 10, we spoke with 39 times IMRA race winner Barry Minnock who has also racked up numerous road wins along with some spectacular marathon times. Barry has gone through a tough injury period but has found form again back on the mountains.
Barry talked about:
· His recent comeback run to qualify for the Irish Mountain Running team at the age of 45.
· How he has had to dedicate a lot of time and patience to getting his legs fit to run again
· A golden period on the roads with 2 National Marathon podiums in the Dublin Marathon and a 2hr17m marathon PB
· The background to his 39 IMRA wins and some great tips for those coming from other sports to the mountains
· His future racing plans and how he will have to manage carefully his comeback
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 10 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who thankfully has a healthy set up trail and mountain running results to report before the sporting landscape went a little bit crazy last week.
(16m40s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg takes a deep dive into a simple but very effective training tool to help you run faster which can be added on to the end of your easy runs, hill sprints.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(34m45s) For our feature interview, we speak with 39 times IMRA race winner Barry Minnock who has also racked up numerous road wins along with some spectacular marathon times. Barry has gone through a tough injury period but has found form again back on the mountains.
Barry talks about:
· His recent comeback run to qualify for the Irish Mountain Running team at the age of 45.
· How he has had to dedicate a lot of time and patience to getting his legs fit to run again
· A golden period on the roads with 2 National Marathon podiums in the Dublin Marathon and a 2hr17m marathon PB
· The background to his 39 IMRA wins and some great tips for those coming from other sports to the mountains
· His future racing plans and how he will have to manage carefully his comeback
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the episode 9 highlights show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview in episode 9, we spoke with Salomon Running athlete Zak Hanna, the star of Irish Mountain Running over the shorter courses over the last few years. Zak talked to us about:
· His recent back to back stunning performances against some of the best runners in Europe in the mountains of northern Italy and how he recovered from one race to the next within less then 24 hours.
· How the trip went given the current covid-19 climate and how racing itself was affected.
· How he turned a bad situation positive and lived like a pro-athlete for the last few months.
· His thoughts on trying to become a professional runner
· Some great tips for anyone new to the sport
· His drive and ambition to keep on getting better and stronger.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 9 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin chats to Richard Nunan, Secretary of the Irish Mountain Running Association. Richard is at the Trial Race for the World Mountain Running Championships Long Distance event. The race took place on a scorcher of a day at the Ballyhoura Peak Marathon in Limerick and it included a few surprise comeback performances.
(15m00s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg is back this episode and takes a deep dive into one of the most important training sessions you can do as we prepare to get racing; the “long run”. One of our key questions, does it always need to be done on a Sunday!?
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(36m00s) For our feature interview, we speak with Salomon Running athlete Zak Hanna, the star of Irish Mountain Running over the shorter courses over the last few years. Zak talks to us about:
· His recent back to back stunning performances against some of the best runners in Europe in the mountains of northern Italy and how he recovered from one race to the next within less then 24 hours.
· How the trip went given the current covid-19 climate and how racing itself was affected.
· How he turned a bad situation positive and lived like a pro-athlete for the last few months.
· His thoughts on trying to become a professional runner
· Some great tips for anyone new to the sport
· His drive and ambition to keep on getting better and stronger.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to the episode 8 highlights show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview, Eoin spoke with Paul O´Callaghan, who has just completed the first ever Wicklow Round Back to Back 200km, 52 mountain peak challenge, and unsupported to boot.
Paul talks to us about:
- His mindset as he prepares and executes incredible endurance challenges
- How his trail running career only started in his mid 40s
- How he keeps his body strong and how he recovers
- The highs and lows of his successful back to back Wicklow Round
- The importance of family and friends and the simple life
An incredible story from Paul and we´re lucky indeed to have him with us as he is the type of person who likes to keep a low profile despite his incredible running performances.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 8 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by race director of the Waterville Trail Running Festival Simon Kelly, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad, including some exciting results from IMRA races in Wicklow and Kerry.
(15m35s) With Rene away this week, we call in Jason Kehoe, recent winner of the Carrauntoohil IMRA race for the third time and Neuromuscular Therapist. Jason talks to us about the different treatment options available when injury strikes and gives some great tips that we can easily apply at home to help keep us running pain free.
Jason can be contacted at www.jktherapy.ie/
(36m35s) For our feature interview, we speak with Paul O´Callaghan, who has just completed the first ever Wicklow Round Back to Back 200km, 52 mountain peak challenge, and unsupported to boot.
Paul talks to us about:
- His mindset as he prepares and executes incredible endurance challenges
- How his trail running career only started in his mid 40s
- How he keeps his body strong and how he recovers
- The highs and lows of his successful back to back Wicklow Round
- The importance of family and friends and the simple life
An incredible story from Paul and we´re lucky indeed to have him with us as he is the type of person who likes to keep a low profile despite his incredible running performances.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our feature interview in Episode 7, we spoke with Nicola Duncan, Irish and Scottish Ultra Trail Running Champion and 9th on the all time Irish Marathon Performance List with an incredible 2h33m from the London Marathon in 2014.
Nicola talked to us about:
• Her rapid rise to queen of the roads in 2013 and 2014
• Her subsequent injury nightmare which forced her to leave the roads behind
• Her comeback journey and how and why she fell in love with the Mountains
• Some great tips on how she stays strong and can regularly knock out 30 mile training runs!
It´s inspirational story not to be missed.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 7 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by race director of the Waterville Trail Running Festival Simon Kelly, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad, including, lots of exciting REAL races about to kick off and some amazing solo runs taking place in Wicklow and Kerry.
(16m30s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg takes a deep dive into one of the most important training sessions you can do as you prepare to get racing.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(40m00s) For our feature interview, we speak with Nicola Duncan, Irish and Scottish Ultra Trail Running Champion and 9th on the all time Irish Marathon Performance List with an incredible 2h33m from the London Marathon in 2014.
Nicola talks to us about:
- Her rapid rise to queen of the roads in 2013 and 2014
- Her subsequent injury nightmare which forced her to leave the roads behind
- Her comeback journey and how and why she fell in love with the Mountains
- Some great tips on how she stays strong and can regularly knock out 30 mile training runs!
It´s inspirational story not to be missed.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to Episode 6 Highlights show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview, we spoke with Fred Verdier, Head of Tourism in Wicklow County Council and founder of EcoTrail Wicklow.
Fred talked to us about:
- Where his passion for Trail running came from
- Tips and advice for those starting off on the trails
- How a world class trail running event came to Wicklow
- The importance of buy in from the local community to hold a successful race as well as having a good team behind you.
- The financial risks involved in organizing a big trail race and why EcoTrail is so important for Wicklow from an international tourism point of view.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 6 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by race director of the Waterville Trail Running Festival Simon Kelly, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad, including, lots of exciting REAL races to look forward to!!
(16m45s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg talks to us about the importance of working with a coach, choosing the rights training plan for you and no matter what level you are it or how high a mountain might be, the importance of speed in our training.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(38m15s) For our feature interview, we speak with Fred Verdier, Head of Tourism in Wicklow County Council and founder of EcoTrail Wicklow.
Fred talks to us about:
- Where his passion for Trail running came from
- Tips and advice for those starting off on the trails
- How a world class trail running event came to Wicklow
- The importance of buy in from the local community to hold a successful race as well as having a good team behind you.
- The financial risks involved in organizing a big trail race and why EcoTrail is so important for Wicklow from an international tourism point of view.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 5 highlights show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
For our feature interview, we spoke with Ian Conroy who has ran for Ireland 21 times over 11 years and who has won 3 gold masters medals at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Ian talked to us about:
- What it meant to him to qualify to run for Ireland in the 2019 World Championships as he was going through a difficult period for his family
- How he has fought through his own mental challenges over the years as he accumulated 21 caps running for Ireland
- His best races in an Irish jersey
- How he got the best from his body as he conquered the World Mountain Masters running championships with 3 gold medals
- How he gets to peak fitness for the most important races of the year
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 5 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad, including, dare we say it, some races to look forward to from August onwards!!
(11m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg talks to us about the adaptations our body needs to make as we hit the trails and some excellent training tips so help us get the most out of our running.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(29m50s) For our feature interview, we speak with Ian Conroy who has ran for Ireland 21 times over 11 years and who has won 3 gold masters medals at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
Ian talks to us about:
- What it meant to him to qualify to run for Ireland in the 2019 World Championships as he was going through a difficult period for his family
- How he has fought through his own mental challenges over the years as he accumulated 21 caps running for Ireland
- His best races in an Irish jersey
- How he got the best from his body as he conquered the World Mountain Masters running championships with 3 gold medals
- How he gets to peak fitness for the most important races of the year
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our feature interview in episode 4 we spoke with Ireland´s number 1 ranked trail runner over the last few years, Paddy O´Leary.
Paddy talks to us about:
- The current political landscape in the US where he currently lives and the work he is doing regarding finding a cure for CV 19. It´s far from all about running with this man.
- How both chance and determination led him to the top of podiums in Trail Running races all around the world
- How he became a professional Trail Runner with North Face and some helpful advice to any runners who might be looking to try and get a sponsorship deal.
- His tough decision to choose between going for an Olympic Marathon qualifying time or staying on the mountains.
- His mental determination to finish UTMB
- His trail running adventures in South America and his race in the World Championships in Patagonia
- His thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland with a specific emphasis on putting structures in place for our young runners.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 4 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad, including news of a 1 million dollar virtual Trail race!
(13m30s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg, talks about getting the “general phase” right as we build towards arriving in peak condition for racing at the end of the summer. Rene also speaks about the long term benefits Trail running has in terms of injury prevention in comparison to road running.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(32m30s) For our feature interview, we speak with Ireland´s number 1 ranked trail runner over the last few years, Paddy O´Leary.
Paddy talks to us about:
· The current political landscape in the US where he currently lives and the work he is doing regarding finding a cure for CV 19. It´s far from all about running with this man.
· How both chance and determination led him to the top of podiums in Trail Running races all around the world
· How he became a professional Trail Runner with North Face and some helpful advice to any runners who might be looking to try and get a sponsorship deal.
· His tough decision to choose between going for an Olympic Marathon qualifying time or staying on the mountains
· His mental determination to finish UTMB
· His trail running adventures in South America and his race in the World Championships in Patagonia
· His thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland with a specific emphasis on putting structures in place for our young runners.
A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our feature interview, we speak with the best Irish mountain runner over the last 10 years and winner of the 2019 WMRA World Cup Trophy, Sarah McCormack.
Sarah talks to us about:
• her great win in the World Cup Trophy
• her approach to training and how she focused on her weak points to become a better and stronger runner
• her decision to turn to the mountains despite winning a team European gold medal with the Irish Cross Country team and a whopping fast 15.49 over 5k on the roads.
• How even though she has 3 passports, she chose to run for Ireland and has never looked back
• Her thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running for female athletes.
A big thanks you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 3 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad.
(13m10s) UKA qualified mountain running coach, professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg, talks to us this week about how now, might be the perfect time to put a plan in place to be stronger than ever once racing resumes.
Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(28m55s) For our feature interview, we speak with the best Irish mountain runner over the last 10 years and winner of the 2019 WMRA World Cup Trophy, Sarah McCormack.
Sarah talks to us about:
• her great win in the World Cup Trophy
• her approach to training and how she focused on her weak points to become a better and stronger runner
• her decision to turn to the mountains despite winning a team European gold medal with the Irish Cross Country team and a whopping fast 15.49 over 5k on the roads.
• How even though she has 3 passports, she chose to run for Ireland and has never looked back
• Her thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running for female athletes.
A big thanks you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020.
https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/
Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
For our feature interview in Episode 2, we speak with the Adidas professional trail runner Pablo Villa who has the following Trail Running CV:
• World Trail Championship winner with Spain in 2017 and 2018
• Podium on the Ultra Trail World 2019
• Multiple prestigious race wins such as Transgrancanaria in 2020
• Spanish Trail Champion and Skyrunning Champion as well as other national podiums
• Professional Adidas Trail Runner with over 30,000 followers on Instagram
Pablo talks us his through his 10 year journey before he found his perfect race performance. He gives us great tips on becoming a better trail and mountain runner and gives his opinions on the various trail running race circuits, doping in the sport and competition from African athletes on the hills. A fascinating interview with a true gent of the sport. Enjoy.
The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Welcome to episode 2 of a new podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner.
(1m45s) First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail Wicklow 29k, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail running race news from home and abroad.
(10m45s) UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg, brings us some tips on how to stay injury free during the current CV19 crisis. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
(23m45s) For our feature interview, we speak with the Adidas professional trail runner Pablo Villa who has the following Trail Running CV:
• World Trail Championship winner with Spain in 2017 and 2018
• Podium on the Ultra Trail World 2019
• Multiple prestigious race wins such as Transgrancanaria in 2020
• Spanish Trail Champion and Skyrunning Champion as well as other national podiums
• Professional Adidas Trail Runner with over 30,000 followers on Instagram
Pablo talks us his through his 10 year journey before he found his perfect race performance. He gives us great tips on becoming a better trail and mountain runner and gives his opinions on the various trail running race circuits, doping in the sport and competition from African athletes on the hills. A fascinating interview with a true gent of the sport. Enjoy.
(1hr06m15s) Finally, we check in with Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival before he embarks on a 130km solo run around a single 340m lap. Some people just love to run! All the very best Simon.
The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Delighted to announce a new podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community in Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner.
First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest race results and fixtures (yes there are some despite lockdown!).
UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg brings us some tips on how to train through lockdown. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie
For our first feature interview, we speak with Irish Trail running legend, Columbia Athlete Eoin Keith. Eoin talks about
• how he has adapted his training methods to stay strong during lockdown,
• and how what he has learnt from racing all around the world, is helping him get through the current situation
• Eoin brings us through his hat trick of UTMB podiums in Argentina, France and Oman as he became the first Irish winner of an UTMB race.
• Eoin also gives us his thoughts on the his own future racing plans and the future of Trail Running in Ireland
• As well as his favourite place in Ireland to run!
The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.
Get your running gear on, let´s go!