Any Given Runday

For the Love of Donkeys, Virtual Marathons and the difference in the mental approach to the Long Run In this week's episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric talk about their experiences last week at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham, England... along with their newfound need for a donkey. We also catch up with Seán's progress as he trains for a marathon in two weeks time and how a di...

On this week's episode, the lads welcome back Rachael Smyth to the podcast who talks about her outstanding performance in her first triathlon season, how she prepared for her first Olympic triathlon, her offseason and her future goals If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptatio...

Seán and Eric are back in the Any Given Training Day studios with this week's podcast all about a study where you can get fit with just 4 seconds of a workout... of course, there's a massive catch!   If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutri...

In this episode of the podcast. Seán's morning "swim" leads him onto a little rant on what he feels is wrong with the fitness industry, particularly through social media today! Also a big shout out to Rachael Smith and Austin Doyle, who are doing a triathlon in Westport this weekend, to Rachel Farrell who competed in the IronMan World Championships over the weekend in Utah and every...

The Any Given Runday Podcast is on the road again as Eric checks into the podcast from Germany.  In this episode, the lads talk about: - Eric's current training in the heat - The end of the triathlon season - Challenges that previous guests of the podcast have coming up - Pacing a 10k event - And a God awful Dad joke from Seán to wrap this one up Best of luck to Rachel Farrell, who is competi...

Back after the first Monday off this year, we start today's podcast with yet another announcement that an upcoming event that one of the lads was going to do got cancelled! So with Eric riled up that the Tri-Athy was cancelled, Seán hits him with 5 controversial running topics that are discussed online. After the 5 topics, Eric and Seán announce the biggest competition yet on the Podcast. We...

Seán and Eric are back with another weekly episode of the Any Given Runday podcast If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong. Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's mo...

In today's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Sean and Eric have their good friend Jay Lynch on the podcast to give us the low down on everything to do with hiking. From everything Seán did wrong hiking with Jay in the past to clothing, equipment, navigation, safety as well as the best apps and websites to use for hiking, this is a can't miss episode for anyone that is interested i...

In this week's episode, Eric talks about getting back to the gym again and how his body is feeling. After bringing up the record times for walking, the lads talk about the Olympics and then talk briefly about Seán's presentation over the weekend on Warm-Up Exercises and Injury Reduction for Marathon Runners, including exercises you need to be doing If you've never had your VO₂ max o...

No Easy E on the podcast this week so Seán is riding solo. We're breaking down today's episode into two parts. The first part is on Alcohol consumption and running. Don't worry, we are not going to get all preachy about not drinking alcohol, especially after our conversations on the podcast over the last few weeks. But we talk about the different effects alcohol can have on you both...

In this week's episode of the podcast, after an alcohol-fueled weekend, Eric and Seán talk about creating balance in training, an approach to week 1 training that works towards long term fitness and health and the mental aspect of training, taking the path of least resistance towards getting your workouts in and the phases of training throughout the calendar year If you've never had your...

In today's episode of the podcast, Sean talks to Eric about the Try a Triathlon in TryAthy in September. We cover: - How to approach the 3 disciplines - Essential Equipment for each - Overcoming the fear of the swim - How to set up your training week - How to know which discipline to focus more on - Eric's mistakes on previous Triathlons - Handling the transition period between each even...

In this short episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric talk about finding alternatives to the cancelled Dublin Marathon this year, with help from members of the Any Given Runday - Run Club as well as our Instagram followers.  To join the Any Given Runday Run Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/anygivenrunday At the end of the Podcast, eric talks about future challenges coming up in the Any Given Tr...

In today's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Eric and Seán talk to Jill Leonard , a Yoga Instructor who has been practising Yoga for over 15 years, as well as someone who has run a Dublin Marathon, making her more than qualified to talk about the relationship between Yoga and Running. In this episode Jill talks about: - Her background and how she got into Yoga - The different types of...

Sean and "Next Segment" Lawless recap joining Dara ( @barrow_valley_runner ) on Saturday for his 120km run along the Barrow Way. Congratulations to Dara, who has raised over €6000 for children with Autism in Ireland! You can still support Dara by clicking on the link below: gofund.me/6efb178b Any Given Training Day are launching their next Running Challenge on Monday, July 5th. If you ha...

Eric and Seán are delighted to welcome Dara O'Brien back to the podcast as he prepares to run 120km on Saturday, June 26th  to raise money for As. I.Am and Saplings School in Goresbridge both of whom are doing huge work in raising awareness of and helping children with Autism in Ireland. In this episode, Dara talks about his training towards to 120km run, the mistakes and what he has learned...

After Seán down by three different groups of people in a 24 hour period, including Easy E himself, he gets an idea on switching up this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast. With events slowly starting to open up again for 2021, if you haven't got the buzz yet for a road race or a triathlon or even to kick start your training, we guarantee you will after listening to our previo...

A random episode of the Any Given Runday podcast as Seán kicks off the podcast with a rant on cheaper treadmills and waiting two hours for a pint in a hotel before we get into the running topics for the show. Eric talks about his running and his recent problems going for longer runs as of late. The guys then talk about how cardio alone may not be the best answer for fat loss and how the re-opening...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Eric and Seán finally get our previous guest's Austin Doyle's better half on to the podcast as Louisa talks about her running journey so far, how she got into running, building up to her first marathon, balancing family life with having future training goals, her plan to trek around Ireland and more! Our Instagram Page: @AnyGivenTrainingDay Our...

We are delighted to have Simon Greene back on the Any Given Runday Podcast to let us know how he got on going for a 64km trail run after having to drop out at the 50k mark on his frost attempt, his prep work leading up to it, the nutrition and prep during the race (including why he advocates for solid food as opposed to gels) along with a lot more on this episode of the podcast. Simon talks about...

In this week's episode of the podcast, we pass the content of this episode over to you with questions that were submitted to our Instagram stories But before we started this week's episode, a shout out to one of our previous guests and a friend of Eric only, Simon Greene, who completed his 64km trial! Unbelievable!! In that episode, Simon talked about getting seen to by physios and being...

In this episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric talk about the Dublin Race Series, whether they believe the Dublin Marathon will go ahead in 2021, the benefits of walking and the run/walk method as well as the conclusion of the 6 Week Challenge with the 10 Any Given Training Day participants on the App. Listen to the entire episode to find out more details on our next Challenge starting next Monday,...

In today's episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric recap on their 10k attempts for May Day 10k along with recapping on the advice they have received from previous guests of the Any Given Runday podcast, the importance of mental strength in a run as well as outlining their future goals to help them stay on track Our Instagram Page: @AnyGivenTrainingDay Our Free Running Club On Facebook HERE Our...

In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric talk to Kathryn Stewart ( @edible_evidence on Instagram) a dietitian with the Dublin Nutrition Centre, on all things nutrition related including micronutrients, popular nutrition myths, RED-S/low energy availability and a lot more. How Kathryn got into the world of Nutrition [3:30] Why Carbs are good for you, especially for...

On this week's episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric welcome Simon Greene to the podcast. A runner and running coach in America, the lads first met Simon when he was their American Football Coach 5 years ago. Simon talks about how he went from an American Football player to become an ultra-marathon runner, becoming a running coach when he moved to America, overcoming his first marathon (which...