Trail Running Ireland Podcast

For our feature interview, we speak with the best Irish mountain runner over the last 10 years and winner of the 2019 WMRA World Cup Trophy, Sarah McCormack.Sarah talks to us about:• her great win in the World Cup Trophy• her approach to training and how she focused on her weak points to become a better and stronger runner• her decision to turn to the mountains despite winning a team European gold medal with the Irish Cross Country team and a whopping fast 15.49 over 5k on the roads. • How even though she has 3 passports, she chose to run for Ireland and has never looked back• Her thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running for female athletes.A big thanks you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/Finally, a special thanks to 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!

Welcome to episode 3 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail and mountain running race news from home and abroad.(13m10s) UKA qualified mountain running coach, professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg, talks to us this week about how now, might be the perfect time to put a plan in place to be stronger than ever once racing resumes. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie(28m55s) For our feature interview, we speak with the best Irish mountain runner over the last 10 years and winner of the 2019 WMRA World Cup Trophy, Sarah McCormack.Sarah talks to us about:• her great win in the World Cup Trophy• her approach to training and how she focused on her weak points to become a better and stronger runner• her decision to turn to the mountains despite winning a team European gold medal with the Irish Cross Country team and a whopping fast 15.49 over 5k on the roads. • How even though she has 3 passports, she chose to run for Ireland and has never looked back• Her thoughts on the development of Trail and Mountain Running for female athletes.A big thanks you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/Finally, a special thanks to 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!

For our feature interview in Episode 2, we speak with the Adidas professional trail runner Pablo Villa who has the following Trail Running CV:• World Trail Championship winner with Spain in 2017 and 2018 • Podium on the Ultra Trail World 2019• Multiple prestigious race wins such as Transgrancanaria in 2020• Spanish Trail Champion and Skyrunning Champion as well as other national podiums• Professional Adidas Trail Runner with over 30,000 followers on InstagramPablo talks us his through his 10 year journey before he found his perfect race performance. He gives us great tips on becoming a better trail and mountain runner and gives his opinions on the various trail running race circuits, doping in the sport and competition from African athletes on the hills. A fascinating interview with a true gent of the sport. Enjoy. The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.Get your running gear on, let´s go!

Welcome to episode 2 of a new podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner. (1m45s) First up, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail Wicklow 29k, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest trail running race news from home and abroad.(10m45s) UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg, brings us some tips on how to stay injury free during the current CV19 crisis. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie(23m45s) For our feature interview, we speak with the Adidas professional trail runner Pablo Villa who has the following Trail Running CV:• World Trail Championship winner with Spain in 2017 and 2018 • Podium on the Ultra Trail World 2019• Multiple prestigious race wins such as Transgrancanaria in 2020• Spanish Trail Champion and Skyrunning Champion as well as other national podiums• Professional Adidas Trail Runner with over 30,000 followers on InstagramPablo talks us his through his 10 year journey before he found his perfect race performance. He gives us great tips on becoming a better trail and mountain runner and gives his opinions on the various trail running race circuits, doping in the sport and competition from African athletes on the hills. A fascinating interview with a true gent of the sport. Enjoy. (1hr06m15s) Finally, we check in with Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival before he embarks on a 130km solo run around a single 340m lap. Some people just love to run! All the very best Simon.The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.Get your running gear on, let´s go!

Our 30 minute interview with Columbia athlete and UTMB Oman winner Eoin Keith.

Delighted to announce a new 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, Eoin is joined by fellow Irish International and winner of the EcoTrail 29k 2019, Ruairi Long, who brings us the latest race results and fixtures (yes there are some despite lockdown!).UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg brings us some tips on how to train through lockdown. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ieFor our first feature interview, we speak with Irish Trail running legend, Columbia Athlete Eoin Keith. Eoin talks about • how he has adapted his training methods to stay strong during lockdown, • and how what he has learnt from racing all around the world, is helping him get through the current situation • Eoin brings us through his hat trick of UTMB podiums in Argentina, France and Oman as he became the first Irish winner of an UTMB race. • Eoin also gives us his thoughts on the his own future racing plans and the future of Trail Running in Ireland • As well as his favourite place in Ireland to run!The show is sponsored by EcoTrail Wicklow with our very cool soundtrack from Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahoney from Cork on drums.Get your running gear on, let´s go!