Any Given Runday

Episode 7 and we catch up with how the lads, specifically Conor, has got on with his training and how he is planning future sessions.  1:50. Conor's preseason hurling training has started. How has he coped combining the hurling training (tracking 7km running in a session) with the marathon running?  6:15: Conor talks about including gym sessions and circuit training into his routine... and he...

Episode 6 of the Any Given Runday Podcast and we catch up the lads on how their first month's training has gone. 1:10: Aaron talks about how his first month has went and the biggest thing he would change in hindsight.  3:45: The types of runners Aaron and Eric are wearing in their training, the science behind it (from Eric's perspective, Aaron just thinks they are class) and why Seán wou...

Episode 5 of the Any Given Runday Podcast and we are catching up with Seán and how he wants to combine gym sessions for strength training along with his running. One of Seán's biggest beliefs with marathon training is that too many runners are getting injured because they do little to no strength training. So we talk about the exercises he recommends, approach to nutrition and more. 0:40: A v...

In the 4th episode of Any Given Runday Podcast, we are catching up with Conor on his marathon journey while combining his training with the hurling season. Is it possible to do both and how would you go about training for both? 1:10: A clueless Seán asks what a halfback is as Conor explains what his role on the pitch is. 2:20: The balance between hurling/marathon training, what does Conor's t...

In this episode of the podcast, we are talking about Eric's journey so far with Marathon Training and how he went from a goalkeeper running "18 yards" to an initial Forrest Gump like approach to running and now applying Heart Rate Training to his runs. 1:02 - Eric's journey to heart rate training 2:48 - How the Garmin Watches help keep Eric on track and how his mindset to heart...

In this episode, the lads talk about their first marathon experience along with the training, or lack of training, Aaron has done over the last few years leading to his first marathon. 0:32: Aaron's first-ever marathon, how prepared is he for the next 16 weeks and what is his plan? 3:20: Why trying to match someone else's pace could be the worst thing you could do in a marathon. 6:50: On...

Episode 1 of Any Given Runday gives you an introduction into the four of us and why we have decided to come together and run a marathon in Madrid at the end of April while documenting our journey through this podcast and social media.  It is an accountability group that will help push the 4 of us to our limits. With the first episode, you will see how we all have four different, unique backgrounds...