Any Given Runday

After being our most downloaded guest ever a few short weeks ago, we welcome Kevin English ( @kevin_english29 ) back to the Any Given Runday Podcast to discuss all the tips you need for the Dublin Marathon this Sunday.  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...

Eric sits down with Seán 12 hours after doing his first Ironman to relive all the ups and downs going through his first ever Ironman.  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...

A goal that Eric has had for years, doing his first Ironman, will be attempted this Saturday in Portugal. In this episode, the lads talk about Eric's prep for the event, what he would do differently, what he felt has worked for him and more. As well as how Chicken McNuggets and McFlurrys could lead to World Records... If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's...

This week on the Any Given Runday podcast, the lads are joined by Celina Stephenson to talk about all things slow running in the lead-up to the London Marathon in April. You can follow Celina's journey through her Instagram page @celinastephens0n as well as her Runners High Running Club @runnershighlondon If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance...

 We have running coach Kevin English on the podcast this week, which makes for a great listen, especially if you are entering your final stages towards the Dublin Marathon Kevin trains runners of all ability levels, from achieving your first marathon to breaking. sub 3 and more. - Berlin Marathon with his athletes over the weekend and why Kipchogue may not be the greatest of all time... - How Kevi...

On his birthday, Eric headed into the Phoenix Park to take on the Dublin Half Marathon. The lads discuss the event itself along with: - The next steps for those during tapering,  - A pet peeve Eric had while running the race, that Seán also agrees with, despite doing it in EVERY training session -  Basing your race off heart rate training - Using HR to try to predict when you might hit the wall -...

After coming 19th in her age category for the Ironman World Championships, Rachael joins the lads on this week's episode of the Podcast to talk about her experiences in Finland. We talk about: - Her training leading up to the Ironman 70.3 and anything she would have done differently - Whether she followed her fitness statistics on her watch to monitor her progress and how she decided when to...

On this week's episode of the Podcast, Seán informs Eric about one detail for the Dublin Marathon that we are convinced he was the last person to know about! From there, Eric talks about his struggles to get back on track after the Lost Sheep, and Seán talks about his charity event over the weekend - doing 2000 pull-ups in aid of Jigsaw, Youth Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day. ht...

In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Eric takes us through not only his longest triathlon to date but also his most challenging race to date, The Lost Sheep Triathlon. 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 rep...

On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat with Ronan Barrett (@ rbarrettsportstherapy ) As well as being a Personal Trainer at  ROC Fitness ( @r_o_c_fitness ) and being a marathon runner himself, Ronan is a Neuromuscular Therapist and also performs Orthopedic massage, massage therapy and event massage. After talking to the lads about his own training and what he ha...

On this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks about his struggles getting back into running in preparation for the Dublin Marathon and how much his fitness levels have dropped. Eric talks about the differences between his old bike and his new carbon fibre bike and how it was put to the test in a training cycle with Rachael Smyth Rachael is off to Finland this upcoming weekend for the Iron...

On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat with Keith Russell, a former number 2 (now number 6) in the World for Backyard Ultra Running on his training for the World Championships in Tennessee in October and much more. Keith is an absolute inspiration and, as well as hearing his incredible story to date, there's no way that this episode is not going to help ins...

After weeks of nursing his hamstring, Seán is back running again. slowly building up to the Dublin Marathon... but is slightly hesitant with giving Eric the credit for getting back training Eric talks about his progress in his Ironman training and unique approach to fuelling, or not fuelling his weekend brick sessions If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a goo...

In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, it's all things bikes as the lads talk to Gary Byrne. Eric noticed a considerable difference in how he cycles, thanks to a bike fitting with Gary, who works out of Cycle Superstore. On the podcast, Gary talks about how by getting a detailed bike fit you will maximise comfort, minimise pain and injury risk and increase power and speed. We also t...

In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his injury woes and resorting to doing "an Eric" in trying to fix his problems Eric is in a giving mood for the podcast as he has a ticket for an upcoming triathlon to give away (yes, we're making you listen to the podcast to find out which one) as well as talk about recent triathlon bikes and whether he p...

In today's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his reservations about using the transfer portal for the Dublin Marathon, along with how YOU can potentially get preferential early entry to the 2024 Marathon if you did not get into the '23 Marathon. Eric talks us through his current training regime and sets his target time for the Ironman in Portugal this October. If...

Somehow it's already 16 weeks to the Dublin Marathon so on this week's episode, Eric and Seán break down their tips for a training plan for the marathon, highlighting where they felt they went right in the past and the mistakes they made so you don't have to.  After the 5 minute intro to the podcast, the lads discuss: - Breaking down your first week of training for the marathon at d...

Sean and Eric discuss how they got on at the 2023 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle over the weekend and provide some helpful tips for those that want to tick the challenge off their bucket list next year 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....

In the intro for this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric break down the top 10 hardest fitness races in Ireland... allegedly.  From there, Eric talks about how his Ironman training is going before the guys give their tips on taking on the Ring of Kerry cycle this weekend. If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you&ap...

In this episode, Seán announces his next fitness challenge before interviewing Brendan Dowd (@kildaresportsmassage) on his training and Sports Massage As well as having completed 7 IronMans and countless half marathons, Brendan has a sub 3 hour marathon under his belt as well as competed in such events as the Mondelo 24. That, combined with being a qualified sports massage therapist (clinic in Don...

After a week to recover from the Cork City Marathon, Eric realises he has a lot to do to build himself up to his first marathon. So enlists some help... 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....

Recording this episode from the lobby of The Dean Hotel shortly after completing the Cork City Marathon, Eric talks about how he got on with his "hardest marathon to date" and how he dealt with the heat.  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...

In this week's episode, Eric talks about his 75 Day Challenge and whether he feels he failed it or not, along with a preview of the Cork City Marathon this summer and his first event on the road to his first IronMan in Portugal 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...

Sean and Eric catch up on how Seán feels one week after doing the Barry & John Dublin Mountain Backyard Ultra.  Seán talks about the challenging course on his first Backyard Ultra, how his crew helped get him through some tough times throughout the day, how he fared with the set-up of the race, if he would do anything different and much more... If you've never had your VO₂ max or metaboli...

With Seán Backyard Ultra coming up this weekend in Glencullen, we are delighted to welcome Dara O'Brien back to the Any Given Runday Podcast to discuss his previous experiences doing the Backyard Ultra with Eric and Seán and much more. With having done the backyard ultra twice before, as well as other ultra marathon events such as the Wicklow Way and setting a FKT along the Barrow Way, Dara i...