Any Given Runday

With Eric having survived the rain in Dubai, he and Seán welcome Eoin Everard to the podcast. Eoin is a s a chartered physiotherapist and Pilates instructor with a PhD in Human Movement. He is also a very accomplished runner as he is a sub 4 minute miler, Sub 14 minute 5K and sub 30 minute 10K Runner. He is the current European O35 3000m champion and has represented Ireland from 800mto 10K.On this episode of the podcast, we discuss that 4-minute mile, the training behind it, his thoughts on mental training, training in your 30s, sports pilates, structuring your gym programme, why doing calf raises if you have Achilles tendonitis may not be such a good idea, exercises for back pain, lactate threshold testing and why it is better than a V02 max test, how statistics in research can be twisted to the general public, his Backaware belt and much more!You can find more details on Eoin's Sports Pilates programme by going to his website:EverardPilates as well as following him on Instagram @EverardPilatesPhysioYou can follow us on Instagram: @anygivenrundaypodcast

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we have ultra runner, photographer and PE teacher, Rich Gill (@Rich.Trails on Instagram as well as his photography page @gilly_photography)From competitive swimming in his youth to running the trails, Rich talks about his fitness journey, how he developed his competitiveness, transitioning from football to trail running, how he was involved in setting a Guinness World Record in the London Marathon last year, thoughts on nasal breathing and sleeping with a tape around your mouth, cold water therapy, photography, UTMB races including his recent marathon mountain run in Istria and much morePlus, if you are interested in joining us in Rome next year for the marathon, we have a link to express interest here:https://forms.gle/HUEpPdFE8nnU5S3c9You can follow us on Instagram @anygivenrundaypodcast

Having taken part in the Hellevation BYU over the weekend, Eric chats with a very sleepy Seán about how Seán got on and his plans for working towards the 24 hour goal

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome Aisling Lacey to the show. Aisling is a PhD student working within Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics and DCU'sSchool of Health and Human Performance. She is also a certified athletic therapist.In this episode, we get into all things running injuries, studies Aisling has done on running injuries and their variations, exercises, thoughts on preventive measures and much more! The running continuum can be found: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0213/1431999-running-niggles-pain-discomfort-injuries/ You can follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/anygivenrundaypodcast/

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome Alanna Dunlea to the show.Alanna completed the Rome Marathon, her third marathon, on Paddy's weekend just gone. With more and more big city marathons needing a lottery to get into them, Rome not being one of them, and with Alanna having done Cork and Dublin marathons in the previous 12 months, we thought it would be great to get her perspective on the Rome Marathon and whether it would be worth travelling out for in '25From the expo to the iconic start at the Colosseum, the route, cobblestones, finish (and yes, the medal), and how the city of Rome embraces the marathon, this episode is perfect for those of you considering travelling for your next marathon.

In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, we chat with Wayne Waldron (@Wayne_Waldron8 on Instagram)Wayne has just transitioned into becoming a running coach and, as well as being a PT for 10 years has. a huge running resume to back his coaching credentialsWe talked to Wayne about representing Ireland in a 100km race and the phenomenal time he did it in, the high of winning a marathon race, and the lows of recovering from injury.Wayne also talks about his dedication to training, the sacrifices he makes to train at a high level, as well as running with the Dublin Endurance Project.If you're interested in having Wayne as your running coach, you can reach out to him via Instagram. You can also follow us on Instagram @anygivenrundaypodcast

On this week's episode, we welcome Irish Triathlete Elizabeth Carr (@libs_carr on Instagram) to the Any Given Runday PodcastElizabeth Carr is an Irish Triathlete who talks about her journey from the Mullingar Harriers and early years success to struggling as she aged, helping to set up a triathlon club in DCU, the World Championships in Rotterdam, working in the Defence Forces and how that affected her triathlon journey, coming back from a serious Achilles injury to competing in the Africa Triathlon Cup and winning in Troutbeck and much more. You can also follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/anygivenrundaypodcast/

For our 200th episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads bring on one of the best running coaches in the country, Emmett Dunleavy (@emmettdunleavy on Instagram) Emmett Dunleavy is the owner/running coach at Perfect Pacing as well as a distance coach at UCD AC, Senior Club Coach with Kilcoole AC, Run Coach with Belpark Triathlon, Coach Educator with Athletics Ireland and Part of Irish Team Management for Senior International Championships. With that resume, needless to say Emmett has A LOT of coaching experience, and he brings it all to this week's episode with tips on how to build your own race season, intervals, altitude training, working with Olympian David Gillick, thoughts on how slow is too slow/junk miles and much more.To see more about Emmett's coaching plans, go to his website linked below:PerfectPacing.comYou can also follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anygivenrundaypodcast/

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads are joined by Ger Redmond (@GerRedmond5 on Instagram). Ger is an Irish Professional Athlete as well as a coach at Coolock Running Club and Oberstown Children Detention Campus. From signing up for an Ironman 6 months in advance with no swimming ability to dealing with his childhood trauma, doing Hell Week, coming back from breaking his neck in a Triathlon, setting up Coolock Running Club along with Another Way 5k and much, much more this is an episode you don't want to missWe also get a little bit into his coaching philosophies as well. Having trained athletes to run a sub-3-hour marathon, Ger certainly has the credentials to back up his no-nonsense approach. You can find out more about hiring Ger as your coach through his website:GerRedmond.comWe have had a lot of inspirational guests on the podcast over the last few years, and Ger is right up there at the top. So much so that after Ger talks about his next goal, it pushes Seán over the tipping point to sign up for his next big event... but we promised not to say on the podcast, so you're just going to have to listen for that one!You can follow us on Instagram: @AnyGivenRundayPodcast

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we chat with Caroline Hassett (@ahousebythetrees on Instagram), who takes us through her running journey that went from a 3:54 Dublin Marathon in 2017 to multiple sub 3-hour marathons in 2023, all while juggling busy family life as a mother of 4.If you've ever had the goal of running a sub-3 hour marathon, this is definitely the podcast episode for you as Caroline talks about how she was patient with her running, starting with just easy runs for her first marathon and then how she progressed her training over the last few years to achieve a sub 3 hour marathon in Berlin and to follow that up with another sub 3 hour marathon the next month in DublinYou can follow us on Instagram: @anygivenrundaypodcast

The lads review Seán's first 50k, the Donadea 50k, over the weekend and how it lived up to its hype as one of the best ultra marathons in the country!

This week on the Any Given Runday, we welcome long-distance and Irish International runner Ian Fitzgerald (@ian_is_running_1 on Instagram) to the showHaving finished 2nd in the National 50k Championships last year in Donadea, what better time to have Ian on the podcast with that race coming up again this Saturday... at least that's Seán's opinion anyway as he picks Ian's brain for all the help he can get come Saturday!We also talk to Ian about:- Going from a 3:46 marathon to aiming for a sub-2:30- Running gear/runners- Running a 100k for Ireland in 2023 and how hot water helped save his race- The Dublin Endurance Project, a sub-elite training group- His thoughts on the Berlin Marathon and how it compares to Dublin- How to avoid burnout in running- Running for speed vs running for speed endurance- His approach to training, tempo runs and pacing for the long run- Running with Inner City Running- Running with his local club, Donore HarriersAnd so much moreYou can follow us on Instagram @anygivenrundaypodcast

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome Alicia from @She.Summits.TrailRunning on to the podcast.Alicia set up She Summits in 2019 to help support women and people from different backgrounds in trail running. They have done over 200 events with over 1,500 women and people from different backgrounds attending. Events have included providing trail runs in the Dublin & Wicklow Mountains, race recces for events such as the Art O'Neill Challenge and the Wicklow Round as well as navigation for Mountain Runners with 1.Step.More and Adventure.ie. Alicia also talks about her own running, competing in events such as the Limone Skyrace in 2022 as well as the Seven Sisters Skyline. We also talk about the 100km Wicklow Round event that covers 26 peaks and other trailing running events, especially those ran through IMRA, that people may be interested in doingYou can find more details about their events, including the Summit Supports programme, on their website: shesummits.net

On a special Thursday episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat to ultra runners Keith Russell and PJ Meehan about the upcoming Hellevation Backyard Ultra in Tipperary in April.A Backyard Ultra (6.7km loop every hour on the hour) is a great way to get a new PB distance on the legs, whether that's your first half marathon, full marathon, 50 s or even 100 miles inside 24 hours.The lads talk about what to expect from the race, including a nearby Coffee Coop, camping, crewing, tips for the course and moreIf endurance running is a goal for you and you want to take part in an up-and-coming sport in this country, then Hellevation is a great starting point! To sign up, go to:www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=12115 There is a discount code for signing up: keith1And for more on the event, follow Hellevation and Keith Russell on Instagram at @hellevationrunning and @Keith___Russell

On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads talk to high performance junior coach, Joe Ryan Joe, from Mullingar Harriers, has worked with some of Ireland's leading Junior and U23 endurance athletes, including John Fitzsimons, Cian McPhillips and Cormac Dalton

On this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks about his Half Marathon over the weekend in Donadea and how he feels it sets him up for the 50k next month.Eric talks about feeling uneasy putting himself out there for reels on his 'Fatman to Ironman' journey before we introduce our guest for this week's episode, whose journey is similar to Eric's in that he moved away and set up his own business along with having, and completing, Ironman aspirations, David McAllisterDavid, originally from Belfast, completed the Belfast marathon and his first Ironman in Mallorca before making a big change in his life.He, along with his wife, packed up and headed for the sunshine. He set up a Burrito business in Spain and talks about his journey back into Ironmans to get fit while trying to run a successful business and learn a new language.He completed 3 Ironman events in 2023, including going sub 11 hours in one of them and credits his success to his coaching through Rideland Endurance Training

On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, we are previewing the Art O'Neill event coming up this Friday. While we could just look back at everything Seán did wrong at his first crack at the event last year, we decided to record this episode with someone who has not only completed the Art O'Neill but also completed it THREE times, finishing in the top 10 for females last year and is doing it again this year! That person is endurance runner Ciara Smullen.In this episode, we break down the training for the event, the gear you should have for it, tips and tricks along the way to help you navigate, as well as breaking down each segment of the race itself.If you're doing the Art O'Neill Challenge this Friday or have ever been interested in knowing more about it, this is the episode for you! 

In our first episode of 2024, Eric talks about hitting the reset button, while adjusting to life in Dubai., and building up his goals for 2024.Seán talks about the mistakes he made in 2023 and how he is trying to rectify them in '24. 

This week on the Podcast, we throw the topics out to you. We put a couple of questions to you on our @anygivenrundaypodcast Instagram page and were overwhelmed with the responses.So in this episode, we talk about what lessons you have said you have learned over the year to advise others as well as any questions you had for the lads (fitness or non-fitness related)

We welcome Michael Fox (@runningfox26.2 on Instagram) to the Any Given Runday Podcast to talk all things Marathon Running as well as balancing family life with running his own business and accumulating over 110 miles a week towards his running goals, which include a 15:01 5k and achieving a PB in the Dublin Marathon this year with an incredible time of 2:24On this episode, we also discuss:- How he went from being a cross country champion growing up to emigrating, putting on weight and losing it all again through marathon training and changing his lifestyle- What motivates him to get out early in the morning and run- Being self-coached- Thoughts on 'burnout' and different types of training runs- Changing routine when having kids to get the training runs in and the importance of having a good support network- Why Mick prefers running the Dublin Marathon over the Berlin Marathon (and he has the PB numbers to back it up)- Thoughts on other marathon races Mick has done, including London, Manchester and Cork- His favourite half marathon in the world- Finding what works for Mick for nutrition during a marathon and where he went wrong before- How he breaks down his training week- Michael's 'why' for running and how running can be good for your mental well-being- What's next for Michael in 2024You can follow us on Instagram @anygivenrundaypodcast