Show overview
Trail Running Ireland Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 261 episodes. That works out to roughly 220 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 1h 4m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Welcome to Trail Running Ireland, a podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community in Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner. First up in every episode, Eoin brings us the latest race results from around Ireland. Post results, UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg joins us to help make you a stronger and faster Trail and Mountain runner. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie Each episode also features a special guest interview. We´re here for you the listener so don´t hesitate to get in touch and finally a special thank you to band Basic Needs with Trail runner, Shane O´Mahony, from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack. Get your running gear on, let´s go!
Latest Episodes
View all 261 episodesEp 137 Highlights Show - Is running in a group good or bad for us?
Ep 137 - Is running with other people good for us?
Ep 136 - Coming off the Mountains to get ready for the Road Marathon Season
Ep 135 Highlights Show - 3 Irish Teams are World Champions on the Mountains and Val D´Aran by UTMB Controversy
Ep 135 - Ireland´s Medal Haul at The World Masters Mountain Running Championships and Val D´Aran by UTMB Review
Ep 134 Highlights Show - Ireland´s new shing star on the mountains - Sinéad Farrell
Ep 134 - Ireland´s Shining Star at the European Championships - Sinéad Farrell
Ep 133 - Highlights Show - The final piece of the puzzle of the Norwegian Training Method for Trail Running
Ep 133 - The Mastermind behind the record equalling 5th win of the TT Racers at the Wicklow Way Relay - Terry McConnon
Ep 132 - Wicklow Way Relay 2026 Hounds and Hares Race Preview
Ep 131 - Highlights Show - Applying the Norwegian Method to Trail Running
Ep 131 - Maurice Mullins 50k Winner and on his way to the Euros - Luke Weldon
S1 Ep 130Ep 130 - Highlights Show - Getting the Balance Right between Training Smart and Racing Hard
René Borg from Running Coach Ireland spoke to us last week about how to get the balance right between training smart and racing hard. Everyone, get your running gear on, let´ go!
S1 Ep 130Ep 130 - Race Director of The Kerry Way Ultra - Eileen Daly - The Joys and Challenges of being a RD!
Welcome to Episode 130 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. In this weeks show we chat with Race Director of the Kerry Way Ultra Eileen Daly about the challenges that Race Directors often face, aswell of course as chatting about the joys of the Kerry Way Ultra and what makes it so special.We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland chatting about how we can get the balance right between training smart and racing hard.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
S1 Ep 130Ep 129 - The optimum quantity of Carbs debate continues amongst the Sports Science community
Welcome to Episode 129 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we analyse once again the topic of optimum fuelling strategies, revisiting our analysis of Tim Noakes latest paper that we discussed in our last show while looking at the recent research paper on fuelling from James Morton's who has worked with British Cycling, Team Sky, elite marathoners, and who is very much in favour of high carbs for prolonged intense exercise. How do both papers apply do us as Trail Runners? René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is here to discuss. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!
S1 Ep 128Ep 128 - Do we slow down because muscles run low on glycogen, or because the brain is protecting itself from falling blood sugar levels - a sweeping new review!
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast We have a coaching special this week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about a sweeping review from the famous South African Sports scientist Tim Noakes and his team asking whether we slow down because muscles run low on glycogen, or because the brain is protecting itself from falling blood sugar. Get ready guys for findings that could systematically dismantle more then 50 years of sports nutrition dogma.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go. Link to Tim Noakes´ Research Paper that we discuss:https://academic.oup.com/edrv/advance-article/doi/10.1210/endrev/bnaf038/8432248?login=false
S1 Ep 127Ep 127 - Trail Running Ireland Awards - The Winners!
Welcome to Episode 127 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. It´s Trail Running Ireland awards time and on this weeks show we chat to Seanie Clifford who has just been up and down the country delivering awards to this year´s winners. Tune in to find out who won what!Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Ep 126 - Highlights Show - How to win a 220k: BMF winner Wayne McGuigan
Welcome to the Episode 126 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.Last week we had the winner of the Bauers Megabackyard Funrun down in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Wayne McGuigan. Fun Run it aint as Wayne needed to run 220km to get the win. Tune in for a really enjoyable and insightful chat with Wayne. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Ep 126 - 220k Winner of the BMF - Wayne McGuigan
Welcome to Episode 126 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.We are back and in our first show of 2026 we have the winner of the Bauers Megabackyard Funrun down in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Wayne McGuigan. Fun Run it aint as Wayne needed to run 220km to get the win, can´t wait to hear more and we have as ever, our coaching guru René Borg to chat to us about January being the riskiest month of the year in terms of Training and the decisions we make!Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.
Ep 125 - End of Year Coaching Special - Consistency beats Intensity - every time
Welcome to the Episode 125 Coaching Special of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast, sponsored by New Leaf Online Heath Store.In last weeks show we spoke with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland to talk about our most important coaching lesson of the year, Consistency, not Perfection, is King.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go. Use code “FuelUp” uppercase or lowercase for 10% off all your sports nutrition and supplements needs on Irish Store www.newleafonline.ie where mountain runner and proud UTMB finisher Mairead O´Keefe and the team will be more then happy to help you out.