The Masters of Running Podcast.

Ronan Gately is an Irish 055 sprinter with a huge passion for masters athletics. It is this passion which propels this episode more into a celebration of Irish masters athletics and masters athletics in general. Ronan goes through our masters board, the Irish masters records on the domestic and world stage. He also discusses masters coaching and our Olympians who hold amazing records including the...

Mandy Mason from Australia is the WR holder at the W55 100 and 200m. She discusses what she believes has gotten her to this point such as annual self-goals, listening to and trusting her coach; taking cues from him and recovery such as regular saunas. She speaks eloquently too about her daughter, Juliet's autism and the help she receives from running her own cafe and doing athletics. Many is also...

Mark is a multiple World medallist and is part of the 040 4x 800m indoor WR team. He was also Masters Athlete of the Year in the USA in 2019. We have a great chat about his coaching, success lately such as a 2.01.17 800m, his life in running; his role in helping to organise the New Balance Masters Mile race indoors in Boston every year and also his Jamaican heritage along with his love of motorbik...

Some live chats at an indoor event in Dublin with some great masters athletics with plenty of World and European medals between them and national/ world records. Conor Curran- 800m NI record 045. Shane Healy- 800m WR 055. Annette Quaid- 400m. Carlton Haddock- 400 050 NR. Fiona Keogh- 1500m. Kelly Neely- 1500m 045 NR. Kieran Kelly- 1500m. Ronan Gately- 60m. Brian Boyce- 200m. David Clarke- 1500m. D...

2 athletes from NI who had amazing runs yesterday. Conor got a NI 045 800m record of 2.02.12 and Kelly an Irish 045 1500m record of 4.36. Full episode coming on Sat with many more interviews. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many people as you can to help it to grow even more. Thanks so much for coming on this journey of discovery and promotio...

A quick catch up with Shane Healy yesterday after he broke his own WR in the 055 800m in 2.02.45. He discusses the race, his training with Dublin Track Club and his future race plans such as a mile on Feb 7 and the World Championship in Sweden. Full episode from the event will be out next Sat with national records and pbs galore. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share t...

William Rudloff is the French O50 800m European outdoor champion. Here he discusses the training and mindset that has gotten him to where he is today and his hopes to clinch the world indoor record in the next few months. We also discuss his life as a coach, his wife's area of expertise which colours his performances and how his own work mirrors his athletics in aptitude and application. Pre-recor...

Anabelle is not only a successful masters runner but CEO of her own vegan food company called 'Verde Ops.' She's actually given advice to NASA on food pathogens for space missions. We cover so many interesting topics from menopause, food science; veganism and perceptions of ageing as an athlete and person. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many...

British athlete, Zoe Doyle is the current European 045 800 and 1500m outdoor champion. We cover a range of very interesting topics: from her training which sometimes includes her kids and her start in athletics after some health issues. We also learn about her NLP work on values and self-limiting beliefs with her clients & how her learnings made her forge out a new path for herself and marriag...

Just some thoughts on the podcast year, running at Christmas and a fun quiz with 30 questions on my guests so far. Just answer them, get the answers at the end and message me on Facebook or Instagram with how many you got right. The winner will get a tee-shirt or singlet from RW Sports. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many people as you can t...

Declan Toal is a fantastic Irish runner and an overall great guy too. The current world10k road champion and he recently had an amazing win in the 050s race at the British and Irish Masters XC. We talk about those races, his training with Olympians and world class masters athletes in Dublin Track Club and his approach to running and life. A wonderful chat. Enjoy. If you like the podcast, download...

Annette Quaid recently won the Irish Masters Athlete of the Year award and is back for her second chat with me after an amazing year. She won double gold in the 800 and 400 in the World Indoor Champs along with silver in the 200. Also, double relay gold and 400m gold in the European Masters. She talks wonderfully here about the importance of long breaks, planning your season and all the years of h...

Features over 32 interviews with athletes who ran in the British & Irish Masters XC event on Nov 11th 2023 in Glasgow. Wonderful post race chats showing the grit, prowess and humour of amazing athletes from 35 to 75. Enjoy and please share it. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many people as you can to help it to grow even more. Thanks so m...

Full episode coming soon, packed with interviews. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many people as you can to help it to grow even more. Thanks so much for coming on this journey of discovery and promotion for our amazing masters' athletes. The podcast has a large monthly worldwide reach and is now open to advertisements at the beginning episod...

A teaser for a future episode with 32 interviews from the British Irish Masters Cross-Country on Nov 11th in Glasgow. This clip features Declan Toal from the Dublin Track Club. An amazing group coached by Feidhlim Kelly featuring Olympians and the masters world record holder, Shane Healy. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with as many people as you can...

Lisa Gawthorne is a woman of many talents: World & European sprint duathlon champion and double bronze medallist from the recent European Masters Championships. She's also the owner of a multi-award winning vegan food company, called Bravura Foods that festoons many supermarket shelves in the UK. You'll love this chat and there's so much of interest in there from training, diet; life and much...

Donna Evans is an Irish 055 athlete who recently got team gold in The European Masters Championship half-marathon to add to her multiple gold medals from Finland last year. We have a great conversation about her life, training and how she's played a huge part in the lives of generations of kids in her area and has been a major influence on them. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats an...

Joe Gough, is back for my 50th episode to talk to us all about the amazing year he's had since we last spoke. He's gotten 3 world and 2 European gold medals since then. Amongst other things, we chat about his experiences since then and how he approaches running at 70 from a mental and physical viewpoint. The man is totally driven and I'm so honoured to talk to him again. You'll love this chat. He'...

Mark is a 63 year old Canadian 800 & 1500m runner who was world 800m champion in Finland last year and he got 3rd in the 1500. Most recently, he got 2nd in the World Indoor Championships in Torun. We also hear about his recent world record in the 060 4x 800 and all about his life in and out of running. Please download for true listenership stats please, share and enjoy. Thanks. If you like the...

Sean McDermott is an Irish runner from Galway. He's gotten team XC gold medals at World & European Masters Championships but more than that, he's a coach, tireless race promoter and community activist who's improving the lives of many young athletes of African heritage in the west of Ireland. We have a great conversation and Sean opened my eyes to many things. Enjoy. You can find his group Tri...

With Dublin Marathon approaching, I decided to do an extra episode taking the best bits from 5 marathoners I've previously interviewed. There's fantastic advice in here for any marathon. They discuss their experiences of marathons, training tips; dealing with bad days and what to do on the day itself. Contributors (with time slots if you're busy) include: (0-17.36) Mick Clohisey: Dublin Marathon w...

Eva Trost, recent world 055 800m champion is also the German 050 WR holder for the 800m in 2.12.50. Here she outlines her start in athletics, rise to world junior and senior level. We learn about her vast experience, triumphs; her feelings about masters running and how it's supported in Germany. Eva also tells us very proudly about her Olympian daughter, Katharina and her preparations for Budapest...

British masters athlete, Mark Symes has been the World Masters champion at 800m. In this episode, we discuss his achievements, training; diet and his approach to racing. To show the grit and determination of the man, we learn about his brave return from a major health-scare in Dec 2022. Link to the Women's Running Stories podcast mentioned in the show: https://womensrunningstories.com/episodes If...

Sue has been a guest before in June '22 and I just had to get her on again as she's had the most amazing year getting 7 060 world records. She's joined by her coach, Terry Howell who's having great success with his group ' Blue Collar Running.' We hear about his past experience and how his work with her has changed her running and brought her to a new level with more to come. Enjoy. If you like th...

Eoin is a World & European masters 3000m champion. He also has 5 national senior titles, a sub 4 minute mile, a sub 8 3k, sub 14 5k; sub 30 10k and has represented Ireland numerous times. We learn about his elite senior career dealing with nerves and disappointment. To boot, he's also a physio and has a PHD in Biomechanics, so there's so much advice in this episode for masters runners & on...