Any Given Runday

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...

In this week's episode, Seán and Eric delve into the hypothetical question: "If you're early into a race and you know you are not going to hit your time, do you pull out or finish". And expand on it with their own fear of failure from past and upcoming events. If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wr...

On this week's episode of the Podcast, Eric and Seán answer questions from a recent email sent in on a number of topics, including: - How to deal with heavy legs in a run - Nutrition during a marathon - When to take the first gel/salt tablet - Are slow runs really that beneficial - Sticking with pacers in marathons - What compliment running - How long should you rest after a marathon If you&a...

We've seen people rave about ice baths on our social media feeds for a while. So we had to get an expert in on why they are so popular and what are the benefits behind doing them properly. And that is why we got Karen from Sealieve.ie on to the Any Given Runday Podcast this week. Karen started her journey with cold water therapy over six years ago. On the podcast, she talks about how she went...

In this week's episode of the Podcast, the lads are joined by Eric's work colleague and training partner, Lorcan Fisher.  Lorcan talks about his triathlon journey, how he has done 12 Ironmans to date, why he recently started taking cold plunges, tips for training for triathletes, technology for races and much more If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's...

We have a very special episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast this week as Anthony Fennelly joins us to discuss endurance races, Ironmans and more. Anthony is the owner of Urban Fitness in Cork as well as the manager of the Power gym in The Dean. He has completed numerous marathons as well as IronMans. He is also the goalkeepers' coach for Cork City  In this episode, Anthony talks about: - P...

In this week's episode of the Podcast, Eric catches us up on how he is getting on with week 1 of the Challenge 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, the...

Taking issue with the 75-Day Tik Tok Challenge, Eric creates his own challenge to get back on track towards the Cork City Marathon and, ultimately, the IronMan in October. Eric talks Seán through the Challenge, why he made it personable to him, along with how he will keep himself accountable If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're traini...

With Eric having signed up for the Cork Marathon on the June Bank Holiday weekend, he enlists the help of Brian Keohane, who has run the Cork Marathon 4 times, to break it all down for us. Brian ( @brian_runs_ ) is running the marathon in memory of his friend and neighbour Aidan Flynn, who sadly passed away at the young age of 36 from cancer last June, leaving behind a wife and three kids. He is r...

In this week's episode, Seán discusses why he and Eric may be considered 'sociopaths' according to this reel . Plus, Eric discusses his next official challenge and how cycling and YouTube yoga videos are helping out his running. One of the videos he is referring to can be found HERE If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're...

With this upcoming weekend being 4x4x48 weekend, where people worldwide take part in David Goggins' 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours challenge, Seán and Eric look back on Seán's approach to the Challenge last year. We look at the preparation, training, nutrition and what they would change if they were to do the event again. If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured,...

The Podcast has gone international as Eric takes a break from falling around the ski slopes in France to join Seán on this week's episode. Today we talk about why sprinting is recommended as the number one activity for burning fat; why that might be the case on paper but why we don't necessarily agree with it And after his cliffhanger ending to last week's episode, Eric drops his nu...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks to Eric about having a 'smashing' time before heading to work early in the morning that leads him down the road of cold acclimation, Wim Hof methods and the potential pros and cons of using ice baths. After that, the lads talk about the rising popularity of the 80-20 running method, thoughts on Rich Roll's approach to running us...

On this week's episode of the podcast, Eric and Seán, while planning to talk about one topic on running, go down the rabbit hole of obesity, the role of genetics, the role of environment, pathways in the body that determine hunger, what foods Eric avoids and a lot more on this episode of the podcast. We would love to hear your thoughts on the episode, as even Seán and Eric clash on some topic...

In the intro to this week's Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about continuing to try and step out of his comfort zone with his fitness, this time signing up for the National Fitness Games in April. He talks about what motivated him to sign up and why he felt like a hypocrite helping others at last year's event. After the intro music, Eric talks about his 'challenge' as we v...

In today's episode, Seán and Eric welcome back Rachael to the Any Given Runday Podcast to talk about her preparation in the lead-up to the IronMan World Championships in Finland in August. In today's episode, after the intro to the show where we talk about how Rachael is coaching her clients through the Any Given Training Day App, we talk about: [8:30] -  How to set up a training plan fo...

Seán and Eric recap Seán's overnight adventure run in the lashing rain for the Art O'Neill challenge last Friday night. A must-listen for those interested in doing the Challenge in the future... and want to know what not to do! Show Sponsor: Our goal is to create a supportive online community to lift each other up as we work towards our fitness goals. We feel that no person should be alo...

The first episode of 2023 starts with Seán and Eric tackling New Years' Resolutions and why many fail them. They talk about how to build good habits to make them stick. In the second half of the podcast, the lads talk about their new programme, the Online Training Community. Our goal is to create a supportive online community to lift each other up as we work towards our fitness goals. We feel...

On our final episode of 2022, we are going out with a bang as Rachael is back on the podcast to not only talk about the training behind her first 70.3 Ironman but, spoiler alert, actually WIN the event!  We are very proud of Rachael and her accomplishments. This episode is more than enough to help set you up for kick-starting your 2023 goals! We hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you for liste...