The Back Straight Podcast

In this week's episode we were delighted to be joined by the 2026 National Marathon Champion, Hugh Armstrong, for an interview. Hugh has had great success in his running career to date, having run 2:12 a few years ago in Seville, represented Ireland in several major championships and most recently being crowned the king of Dublin marathon. Hugh shares a heartfelt tribute to Ciara at the beginning of the episode which was greatly appreciated, and from there we recap his race a few weeks ago and get to know him a little better. We hope you enjoy this episode!If you are interested in checking out the great offerings from Precision Fuel and Hydration, please support the pod and use our discount code TBS15 or use this ⁠⁠⁠link ⁠⁠⁠and it'll automatically apply the discount!Contact us here:Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcastEmail: [email protected]

What a sensational couple of weeks of racing with the Dublin Marathon producing some exciting results alongside debuts aplenty at the Valencia Half and some exciting races and costumes at the Galloper Thompson 5k! In addition to the results, we are absolutely delighted to be joined by the 2026 Women's National Marathon Champion - Judith Storm! Judith just ran a huge PB and provided a very exciting finish to an unforgettable Dublin Marathon! We hope you enjoy this interview and a massive thanks for Judith for joining us! If you are interested in checking out the great offerings from Precision Fuel and Hydration, please support the pod and use our discount code TBS15 or use this ⁠⁠link ⁠⁠and it'll automatically apply the discount! Thanks!Contact us here:Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcastEmail: [email protected]

Mullingar Harrier and Irish International, Cormac Dalton, joins us for an interview on the pod! This was seriously good craic and we enjoyed our trip down memory lane with Cormac as we got to know him better as a runner and as a person. Cormac recounts some of his running career highlights and talks us through how he tackles injury and setbacks when they arise. Looking ahead, Cormac has a new coaching set up and big aspirations in the marathon which is exciting for not only him but the Irish distance running scene! Big thanks to Cormac for joining us on the pod and we wish him well in his marathon journey. If you are interested in checking out the great offerings from Precision Fuel and Hydration, please support the pod and use our discount code TBS15 or use this ⁠⁠link ⁠⁠and it'll automatically apply the discount!Contact us here:Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcastEmail: [email protected]

Welcome back everyone to another episode of the podcast. In this one we cover a tonne of great results from the Comber Cup XC, Armagh 10 mile, Masters Cross Country + more! We also get speculating about the Dublin marathon and chat at length about Nick Grigg's decision to head to the NCAA + the reaction it has received. In part 2 of the episode we are joined by North Belfast Harrier and race organiser extraordinaire - Conal McCambridge. Conal talks us through what has been going on since we last had him on in episode 7 back in 2023 and previews the exciting Galloper Thompson 5k happening this Friday. We are looking forward to see how the costumes and wish Conal best of luck in Valencia in a couple of months. If you are interested in checking out the great offerings from Precision Fuel and Hydration, please support the pod and use our discount code TBS15 or use this ⁠link ⁠and it'll automatically apply the discount! Thanks!Contact us here:Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcastEmail: [email protected]

I know we say this every time, but there sure has been a lot on running-wise the past two weeks! In episode 80 we have a great interview with Annandale Strider's Luke Dinsmore fresh off a brilliant Half Marathon debut in Copenhagen. In addition that we packed the episode full of results and talking points from all of the great road racing and off-road events that have occurred since we last released. Not an episode to be missed, thanks for being here! If you are interested in checking out the great offerings from Precision Fuel and Hydration, please support the pod and use our discount code TBS15 or use this link and it'll automatically apply the discount! Thanks!Contact us here:Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcastEmail: [email protected]