Trail Running Ireland Podcast

Welcome to the Episode 43 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Last week we had a very special guest, Kevin Leahy, the winner of the recent 300km Yukon Artic Ultra and initial reports suggest he has come 2nd in 500km Lapland Ultra. In our chat, I try to find out where does he get the strength to do it all! Everyone, lets get our running gear on, lets go! Patreon Support of the Sho...

Welcome to Episode 43 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! In this week shows we´ve Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talking about different ways to review your race performance that doesn’t involve looking at the watch! And we´ve a very special guest, Kevin Leahy, the winner of the recent 300km Yukon Artic Ultra and he´s about to try and go for the double in the 500km Lapland Ultra...

Welcome to the Episode 42 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!  For our feature interview last week, we talked to one of the main driving forces behind what promises to be an event of a life time in Clonmel in September, the 21st World Masters Mountain Running Championships on home soil in Ireland and Trisha Blackburn told us all about it. Everyone, lets get our running gear...

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!  In this week shows we´ve Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg talking about the ideal warm up and how doing a good warm up can actually have massive long term benefits for our running career. For our feature interview, we talk to one of the main driving forces behind what promises to be an event of a life time in Clonmel in...

Welcome to the Highlights show of Episode 41 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Last week we got a superb insight into the challenge and extreme toughness that is the Spine Race, from one of Irelands most exciting up and coming Trail and Ultra stars, podium finisher in the Spine Challenger, Joe O´Leary. Joe chatted to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival about his · &nbsp...

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! Good to be back everyone and in our first episode of 2022 we´ve got Rene Borgs top training tips for 2022 as well as a superb insight into the challenge and extreme toughness that is the Spine Race, from one of Irelands most exciting up and coming Trail and Ultra stars, podium finisher in the Spine Challenger, Joe O´Leary. Joe chats to Si...

Welcome to the Episode 40 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. We hope you had a great Christmas everyone! In last weeks Christmas special we had an in depth chat with Head Coach of Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg on the differences between the how and what of training systems as well as some excellent Questions and Answers on training and racing sent in from our listeners wi...

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. Happy Christmas everyone! In this weeks Christmas special we´ve got an in depth chat with Head Coach of Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg on the differences between the how and what of training systems as well as some excellent Questions and Answers on training and racing sent in from our listeners with some international racing news o...

Welcome to the Episode 39 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. Last we spoke to Lar Heffernan from the Irish Mountain Trail Runners club who spoke to us about the origins of the club, their training and the general feel good factor about this exciting new development in Trail Running in Ireland. If anyone would like to help the show, please take a minute to go to Patreon.com, and...

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. In this weeks podcast Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland talks to us about the importance of finding meaning to our training which will then help the emotional output and subsequently the physical output of our training, leading to better results all round. Lar Heffernan from the Irish Mountain Trail Runners club also talks to...

Last week we spoke with Rebecca Hormann, winner of 4 Ultra Trail races over the last few months including the EcoTrail Wicklow 80km, while also completing her masters in sports psychology..... everybody, get your running gear on, lets go! If anyone would like to help the show, its simply the price of a gel or two a month, 3e to 6e on Patreon is all it takes to help keep us going and you can find o...

In this weeks podcast we’ve got Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland taking us through lNSCYD, the most advanced tool on the training and coaching market today to analyze and plan endurance performance, racing and training in athletes. We also talk with Rebecca Hormann, winner of 4 Ultra Trail races over the last few months including the EcoTrail Wicklow 80km, while also completing her ma...

For our feature interview last week, it was a real pleasure to welcome a podium finisher in EcoTrail Wicklow, The Wicklow Way, The Kerry Way Ultra, The Seven Sisters and The Donegal Wild Atlantic Marathon, one of the strongest runners out there both mentally and physically, Julie McNamee. Our Patreon page to support the show https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast We will never put payw...

On this weeks show, first up we’ve got Head Coach Rene Borg of Running Coach Ireland with a fascinating chat on RPE training and the importance of combining both aerobic and anaerobic work in the early stages of a new training block For our feature interview this week, it’s a real pleasure to welcome a podium finisher in EcoTrail Wicklow, The Wicklow Way, The Kerry Way Ultra, The Seven Sisters and...

Last week we spoke with one of Ireland´s very best Trail Runners Gavin Byrne about his recent win in EcoTrail Wicklow, his UTMB race this summer as well as his future racing plans. Not to be missed as always great to chat to Gavin. A big thank you to our Patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help out the show, it would be very much appreciated, 3e to 6e a month is all it takes...

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. This week we speak with one of Ireland´s very best Trail Runners Gavin Byrne about his recent win in EcoTrail Wicklow, his UTMB race this summer as well as his future racing plans. We also have some great tips on how to approach a new base training period with Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg. A big thank you to our Patreon...

Welcome to Episode 34 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. This week we have an EcoTrail Wicklow special with some great tips on Tapering for Trail Running Races with Head Coach from Running Coach Ireland Rene Borg as well as in in-depth look at the 4 fantastic trail courses on offer next weekend in Wicklow. A big thank you to our Patreons who support the show if anyone else would like to help ou...

Welcome to the Episode 33 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. Last week we spoke with the first Irish finisher in last months UTMB in Chamonix, Irish Ultra and Trail Running legend, Eoin Keith. It´s a fascinating insight into Eoin´s race this year, as well as looking at his key training philosophies with some great tips for all levels. A big thank you to our patreons who support...

Welcome to Episode 33 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. It is peak season for Trail and Mountain Running both home and abroad, lots of great racing going on in IMRA with the Maurice Mullins and the Juniors flying the flag in the British and Irish Junior Championships, Seven Sisters Skyline recently, Kerry Way Ultra this weekend, EcoTrail Wicklow coming up and this week we talk to the first Iri...

Welcome to the Episode 32 Highlights show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. Last week we chated to Noel Brick, co-author of the book The Genius of Athletes, written with Runners World writer Scott Douglas. Noel is chartered psychologist, a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University, and a Researcher on the psychology of endurance performance. The premise of the book is two-...

Welcome to Episode 32 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. This week we chat to Noel Brick, co-author of the book The Genius of Athletes, written with Runners World writer Scott Douglas. Noel is chartered psychologist, a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University, and a Researcher on the psychology of endurance performance. The premise of the book is two-fold. First, successfu...

Last week Eoin spoke with Head Coach at Running Coach Ireland René Borg about different ways and tips to stay on top of our game during the racing season. René and Eoin can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie for any coaching queries. Everybody get your running gear on lets go!  Our Patreon page to support the show https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast   We will never put pa...

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. This week Eoin is at the finish line of the new UTMB race in Val D´Aran in the heart of the Pyrenees with interviews with Catherine and Michel Polletti, founder of UTMB Mont Blanc aswell as talking with Race Director of Val D´Aran by UTMB Xavier Pocino. Thanks to EvasionTV for their help with those interviews. We also chat with René Borg...

Last week we spoke with Dr Peter Francis who has lived the running journey both as a young athlete starting off running 70 miles a week, he went through a number of nightmare injury years, but then came out the other side with many years of injury free running and PBs to boot, aswell as obtaining 3 science degrees and various coaching and consultancy roles. Arthur of the new book, released on June...

Welcome to episode 30 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. This week we talk to Dr Peter Francis who has lived the running journey both as a young athlete starting off running 70 miles a week, he went through a number of nightmare injury years, but then came out the other side with many years o...