No Finish Line

Dr Sharon Madigan is Head of Performance Nutrition at Sport Ireland and works with the Irish Olympic Team.  She is well-known for her work as a performance nutritionist for the High Performance Boxing team and has worked with young boxers and the international team who have had numerous successes at European, World and Olympic games since 2003. She has also worked with the Ulster Rugby team,...

A very insightful and honest interview with Ultra Trail Runner, Ricki Wynne.  There are lots of useful takeaways from this episode as Ricki talks about his attitude to training and racing.  We also talk about the psychology of racing and how he has dealt with injuries and other setbacks. You can follow Ricki on Instagram @rickiwynne10

Internationally renowned global endurance athlete and successful high altitude mountaineer Jason Black has spent the last 30 years as a high performance athlete having scaled the world’s highest mountains and raced to the end of the earth.   His accomplishments include summiting Mt Everest and the most technical and dangerous mountain of them all, K2.   The fatality rate on K2 is 25% compared to E...

10 years ago, the 36 year-old Paula was struggling with a life-threatening health condition, seriously overweight due to a debilitating form of diabetes contracted during pregnancy. She was on a cliff edge, her confidence shot, and the prospect of not being there to watch her kids grow up a genuine concern. “When my youngest was one, so I’m talking around 2011, I realised that I had a serious prob...

This episode is a recording of a recent Q&A with Great Outdoors.  We talk about Running, Training, Fitness, Adventure, Outdoor Activities along with a chat on gear and equipment to include some of my personal choices.  I also talk about racing and give an example of a strategy I applied during a Race with No Finish Line.  Hope you enjoy. UltraRunning Trail Running Instagram: @johnoregan777 www.gre...

At the time of recording, Caitriona Jennings was quarantining in a Hong Kong hotel in line with travel restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Caitriona had just returned from taking part in the Hoka One One 'Project Carbon X2' event in Arizona. In this episode we talk about Quarantine and the coping strategies Caitriona is using during this time.  We also talk about the...

This episode was from a series of Instagram live interviews hosted by Great Outdoors.  Eoin Keith talks about his life of Adventureland shares some of his tips and advice learned from racing around the world.  If you were thinking of trying an Ultra Marathon then this episode might help you decide. www.greatoutdoors.ie #ultrarunning #adventureracing #thespinerace #thebarkleymarathons

Mark Casserly is one of the most well known and respected fighters in Ireland and when you start listening to this interview you'll understand why.  In this episode we talk about Mark's training and coaching philosophy and his lessons learned from a lifetime of training in the Martial Arts.  We also talk about how Mark uses his Martial Arts Skills in all aspects of his life and his recent interest...

In this episode I talk about Training Principles or The Principles of Training and how they are applied to a training plan.  Hopefully this podcast will give you a better understanding of how to train along with the tools to help you maximise your training time to help improve your performance.

In this episode I talk about the benefits of Hill Training for sports and endurance athletes.  This is based on some of my own training and experience.  The cover photo was taken before the start of the IAU Trail World Championships 2012.  This race was held in Connemara, Ireland and I was running with Team Ireland.

This podcast was prompted by a recent conversation I had with a group I met while out running.    They were fans of the podcast and were asking questions I get asked so often.  It was the reason to start recording again. You can find my plans on instagram @togetherapartwerun Or printable plans from www.runinthedark.org

On May 29th 2007, I took part in the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon with blind adventurer, Mark Pollock.  This race which boasts the highest start line for any race in the world took us almost 2 weeks of trekking to reach the start line.   Then, on the 54th anniversary of the first succesful ascent of Mount Everest we assembled at the Khumbu Icefall above Base Camp to begin our Ma...

Over the past 17 years I’ve competed in some of the most extreme races in the world taking in the 7 continents (twice) plus a Marathon at the North Pole and have represented Ireland on 10 occasions in the Ultra Marathon, but my running career was almost over as quickly as it had started.

In this episode I catch up with Hoka Athlete & Professional Ultra-Runner Mike Wardian.   We talk all things running and Mike share some of his thoughts and strategies on Training, Racing and Recovery.  We include the bit’s in between the races.  I know you're going to like this one.

This podcast is the recording of an Instagram Live Q&A with Great Outdoors.  In it I answer question submitted by viewers and we talk about mostly about training and racing and include some of my adventures.

Eddie Gallen from Belfast but living in Madrid did his first Marathon in Dublin back in 1982.  He followed that with a few more Marathons before taking on his first Ultra Marathon in 1995.  This was a 100Km race in Madrid. In 1998 he discovered the time based 24hr race and in 2007 he made his International Debut when representing Ireland in the IAU 24-hr European Championships in Madrid.  Since th...

Exercise Psychologist, Dr. Noel Brick returns to the podcast to talk us through some coping strategies we can using during the imposed restrictions caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic.   Noel Brick, Ph. D., is a lecturer and researcher in sport and exercise psychology at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. His book Think Like an Athlete is scheduled to be published in 2021. Noel also featured in a...

The COVID-19 Pandemic is still having an effect on our day to day routine and nothing is as it was.  There is also an uncertainty of  how long this will continue for and we are told that the best thing we can do is to do nothing and hopefully this will soon come to pass and we can try get back to some normality.   Gyms have closed along with all sporting clubs and activities which makes staying fi...

Bonus Episode:  How to reschedule your training plan to fit in with your postponed / rescheduled race.

Time to pause and reflect.  Almost every major sporting event for the next few months has been cancelled or postponed because of the COVID19 pandemic, so it came as no surprise to hear the Anglo Celtic Plate wouldn't go ahead as scheduled. In this episode Jan talks about the coping strategies she is using to help stay focused and how she is using this rescheduling as an opportunity rather than a s...

In this episode we talk a little bit more about the training  and specifically Jan's training plan and how it was pieced together.  Jan highlights the value of a training diary when trying to figure out what works best and importance of having a good athlete / coach relationship based on trust and communication.   We also include some tips for training on a treadmill. This epis...

In this episode Jan talks about her training and gives us an insight into her weekly schedule and favourite sessions.  We also get an update on Jan's new nutritional plan. Use discount code JAN15 to get 15% discount from www.absolutenutrition.ie as mentioned by Jan. Twitter @jantastic22 Instagram@jantastic2

Following on from the last episode, Jan went to visit Sharon Madigan , Head of Performance Nutrition with the Irish Institute of Sport .  Jan tells us about her consultation and the changes she will be making to her nutritional plan to help meet the demands of her training.  we also get an update on her training and pans for the coming weeks. You can follow Jan for daily updates on: &nbs...

By special request I’ll be documenting the training and preparation of Jan Corcoran #jantasticjourney as she prepares to take part in her first 100k Race when she represents Ireland at the Anglo Celtic Plate in Boddington, England on May 16th  2020. Jan started her running journey back in 2015 and completed her first marathon in that same year with a time of 3:43.44.  Five years and six...