The Masters of Running Podcast.

Denise Toner is the current European indoor & Word outdoor 800m & 1500m champion. She also recently did an amazing 1.22 half-marathon for 3rd in the National Senior Championships in Ireland. We have a great chat about all things running & her role as a teacher who must be a huge positive influence on her students. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the e...

Patty Blanchard is about to turn 65. After a very successful senior career with many international caps & world masters records and titles, she got the news in January 2021 that none of us wish to hear: she had cancer. This blood cancer became her biggest test yet and she approached it like an athlete, undergoing treatments and having operations like a form of training for the race which was h...

John Walsh (055) is an Irish, Brisbane Australia- based Ultra runner. He just completed the UTMB 170km race in France. He tells great stories about the preparation for it and the physical/mental experience itself with most runners running through 2 sunsets and his having hallucinations at one point.. My eyes were opened about the science behind it and there are some funny tales of how naps are saf...

Kate Purcell (O35) from Dublin, who runs with Raheny Shamrock AC just won the World Masters Mountain Championships. Her pedigree in this discipline shone through as she's a previous team bronze medallist from the World Senior Championships and speaks of it as 'a pure form of running' that takes you to amazing places. She also outlines the reasons why she believes she's running so well now & sp...

NOT HER FULL EPISODE . This is a SHORT clip from Annette Quaid's full interview. She is the current world 040 champion in the 400m but was on scholarship in Arkansas in her youth. I thought this short clip about her experience on athletics scholarship in Arkansas was great and very useful for kids at that level and their parents. Some fab advice, info on the support abroad & life post athletic...

Annette has been a World & European medallist in the 400m and 800m but has a 3.10 marathon to her name. An event that carved her future path. She chats brilliantly about the importance of time off from training, running as a mom and how she strives to be a good example to her kids. She also gives us a great insight into being a young scholarship athlete in the US and the merits of doing that....

Episode 13 features 66 year old double world medallist, Alastair Walker from Scotland. He's had an amazing year getting world indoor/outdoor 3000m records, 5 and 10k road records and a recent amazing 16.36 5000m track record. We hear about his tough sessions like 20 x200m reps with 30 secs recovery and also about everything that has gotten him to where he is now- all guided by his excellent coach,...

Gary Smith from the UK was the silver medallist in the 050s 100m hurdles at the recent World Masters Championships in a pb of 14.10. He is a former international elite in 110m hurdles and long jump. His plans for the Decathlon in the 2004 Olympics were well on track until an horrific accident in his garden which he outlines here. His grit, faith and determination brought him back to competition a...

Zoe Quinn won gold in the 045 cross-country, silver in the 10k and bronze in the 5000m at the recent World Masters Championships. She's a devoted member of Raheny Shamrock AC in Dublin and speaks very fondly of them & the power of athletic clubs to change your life. She discovered running at 38 as a mum of 4 and it reinvigorated her whole life, sending her on a transformative new path that's m...

Kathryn McDevitt recently won double gold as part of the Irish 4x400 and 4x100m relay team at the World Masters Championships. She was also on the team that won the 4x200m relay in the European Indoor Championships. Apart from Kathryn's excellent high-performance training information, she discusses the very interesting topic of funding and sponsorship for masters athletes. They compete to a very h...

Paul Forbes, from Scotland is the WR holder for the indoor 800m at 065. He recently won the 800m & 1500m at the World Masters Championship in Finland. We get a great insight into the training involved to do an 800m in 2.14 at 65 years of age and it's great to hear the wisdom that years of experience have brought. Enjoy. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the epi...

A wonderful insight into Irish Masters Athlete of 2022, Anne Gilshinan. We hear about her entry into athletics on the farm with the help from her well-clued in father, her experiences in Finland where she won 2 gold 055 medals in the 800 & 1500m; her training and fearless, dogged approach to racing. This is a lovely interview with a smashing lady. Please give the show a rating on Spotify or wh...

In episode 7, we get a fabulous insight into the mental approach, tactics and training of a recent double 050s gold medallist in the 800m and 1500m at The World Masters Championships. Mark O' Shea is an extremely humble and private guy, so you're very lucky to get to hear his interview. You'll learn a lot. Enjoy. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episodes with...

In episode 6, I chat to Avril Dillon, recent world 040 bronze medallist in the 100m in Finland who also won 3 European indoor medals in the spring. She gives us great insight into the training and lifestyle that has gotten her to this level. It's very clear that she's a very dedicated and mentally strong athlete. Enjoy. If you like the podcast, download it for my stats and please share the episode...

This episode features Conor Curran, M45 800/1500m runner & very popular contributor on Ireland's best running podcast: 'Runner Beans Podcast.' He is the M45 Northern Ireland record holder in the 1500m, mile and 5000m. You will learn a lot about Conor's entry into athletics, his training methods and everything that allows him to win championships in Ireland, NI and Britain. He truly has a love...

In episode 4, I chat to the 2019 USATF athlete of the year & 7 time American record holder, Sue Patterson-McDonald. We discuss her diet, training; her ability to do multi-events and how she keeps injuries away with some high-tech rehab such a Normatec boots. We also delve into the murky world of doping at masters level. I hope you enjoy it & please like our Facebook page @the mastersofrunn...

In episode 3, we interview another top Irish masters runners. This time, we move to the long distance man- Pauric McKoinney who tells us about his entry into running, his tips; his great success and some downsides with injury. Now, rising above all that bashing out great times at 57 and eager for more glory with his Inishowen AC ''M50 Gold Diggers.'' If you like the podcast, download it for my sta...

Kelly tells us about her elite senior career where she won national titles and was a finalist in The Commonwealth Games. She describes her entry in to masters running and her double 800 & 1500m World Championship win in 2018. We get an insight into her training, coaching; diet and experiences of running while pregnant as a masters runner with some great tips on doing that and continuing to com...

First up is Irishman Joe Gough- the current world 065 indoor 1500m champion. We discuss Joe's early junior days on the heels of some top Irish runners, his reason for starting masters athletics; his training and diet. Also, what drives him at nearly 70 and his plans to run the World Mountain Championship in Clonmel this year. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themastersofrunningpodca...