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Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
There is one place on earth that scares most elite ultra runners, and that’s Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg Tennessee.....so what is it that drew Michael Shiels from Kilkeel Co.Down to take on the challenge of The Barkley Fall Marathon Classic.
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Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
We have a special guest on the show this week, he holds many world and Irish records in the world of ultra running such as;
World record holder for the fastest crossing of Ireland on Foot, 550km running from Mizen Head to Malin Head in 3 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes breaking the previous record by more than 11hrs. 24 hour Irish running record (248.4km/154.34m), 48 hour Irish road running record (343km/213m) and 6 day Irish running record (815km/506m)
He has also set a number of course records on some of the most gruelling events on the planet, one that rises above the rest is the Spine which is descriped as the hardest Ultra race in Britain which consists of a 268 mile race along the Pennine way, not only did he set a new record but he beat the previous best by more than 15hrs.
He has too many podiums and first places to mention but to of his favourite by his own admission are 2nd place veteran in UTMB and 5th placed in the 24hour WORLD championships.
Let not forget that he is also the first Irish competitor to gain entry into the notorious Barkley marathon, remarkable story not to be missed.
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Welcome to podcast #31 I was on the edge of my seat listening to Paul and his achievements on the road to becoming the 1st Irish man home in the marathon during the 2016 Rio Olympics, not only is Paul just a down to earth guy but he’s also one of the most talent runners that I have had the pleasure of listening to.
Its a great podcast identifying how hard it is to get your body into form when it counts the most, Paul has had it far from easy over the years with injury and controversy but he’s managed to keep grinding and pumping out results that makes him one of Ireland’s most accomplished runners.
PB Profile....
1500 m (3:50)
5000m (14:05)
10K (28:32)
10 Mile (48:21)
Half Marathon (1:02:10)
Marathon (2:15:30)
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
his week we speak to Brian Bell from Wicklow who currently lives in County Louth, I have been intrigued by Brian’s adventure he truly is Ireland’s answer to Ranulph Fiennes
In this episode Brian talks about how he battles the four elements of Extreme Heat, Cold, Altitude and Humidity, this includes a 340 mile race across Canada in the depth of winter being tracked by wolves, I kid you not...
Again I did no prep for this podcast Brian turned up at the door and we just let it rock, so you really do get a raw interview, and I’ve learnt this is my style so excuse any gremlins during the recording.
I learnt a lot about long distance racing from listening to this so my advice would be to lay back and enjoy this podcast with no distractions.
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Another great episode this week as we speak to Zak Hanna from Dromara Co.Down Newcastle AC.
I have watched Zak scale the Mourne Mountains during the Hill & Dales taking many wins so its no surprise to me that he is becoming one of Ireland's best mountain runners.
He started off his young career competing on horseback and he’s taken many podiums on both the road and xc bike, but his transition into mountain running has catapulted him into the International mountain scene taking 13th place in the recent Mountain Running World Cup and a recent 7th in Snowdon which was the best time taken by someone from Ireland since his coach Rich. Rodgers held the record in 1991.
Zak has a lot to offer the mountain scene, a natural talent but he works hard for his success!
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Kerry is an amazing athlete and she only took up steeplechase when she was 30, with a lot of consistent focused hard work 5 years later she found herself on the biggest stage in athletics Rio 2016 Olympics.
Her love for life and the sport is infectious, a great role model for the world of Irish athletics and its up and coming talent.
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
For anyone who run Dublin marathon on the weekend your going to enjoy listening to podcast #35 Michael Fox from Newry an exceptional runner who let it slide finding himself 3 stone over weight, with a gradual focus he turned it back around to run 2:40:26 during his first attempt at marathon distance.
This is another good podcast to learn how to either come back from injury or build a good base before launching yourself into pace, he finished 9th in the Dublin half marathon out of 9500 runners coming in around 1:14 minutes after only returning back to running 6 months earlier.
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Mick is an amazing athlete having qualified for Rio Olympics in 2016 but form had left him meaning that he had an under par performance, the lack of form didn’t last long with a series of PBs to follow.
In this episode we hear what’s its like to be the first Irish man home in this years Dublin Marathon, Micks home town with an amazing time of 2:15:58 the fastest time by an Irish man in Dublin in 19 years.
The marathon national title was a nice addition to his XC, 10k and half marathon national titles which strengthens his position as one of Ireland's greatest runners.
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Recovered from Cancer twice, Ali’s ran around 100 marathons which includes jet setting off to Australia for the weekend, a sub 3 in a naked triathlon suit in London, back to backs, he crashed out in the Donegal hero at mile 98 and wrestled with altitude in America’s most famous 100 mile race the Leadville......a podcast from an amazing and very grounded runner Ali Shaw.
'He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life' Muhammed Ali
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
At the age 38 Finbar buys a bike to get to work, starts a little swimming and the odd run, two years later in 2014 he enters Try a Tri and rapidly progresses through the sport of Triathlon by not only qualifying for the ETU triathlon European championships in 2016 he managed to win silver in the sprint with a phenomenal 5k time of 16:45, and 4th in the Olympic distance with a 10k time of 34:35 only 2 days later.
Finbar truly is an amazing athlete only running around 30km a week along with his run, bike, and conditioning training to produce results that I could on dream of.
We didn’t talk about his local podiums but he first came on to my radar when he won the Dublin Triathlon in Sept 18 one of many amazing triumphs with a field of over 600 triathletes.