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Trail Running Ireland Podcast

Trail Running Ireland Podcast

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

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00:57:24

Ep 140 - Record Breaking Day at EcoTrail Wicklow 2026

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/10/02

Welcome to Episode 140 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.It was Ireland´s largest every Trail Running Event there last weekend in Bray Co Wicklow at EcoTrail Wicklow 2026and in this week´s episode we go behind the scenes to examine how such a race is put together aswell as highlighting the stand out performances that we were treated to from some of Ireland´s top Trail runners.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go. https://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast

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00:32:15

Ep 139 - How long should the Long Run be?

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2026/09/23

Welcome to Episode 139 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast!With a lot of our listeners switching their attention to the roads for the next month in preparation for the Dublin Marathon on October 25th, we come off the Trails for this weeks show to ask a key question in every runners build up to the Marathon, how long should the Long Run be over the final few weeks. René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is here to help us go through the answers.In our Results section we bring you up to speed on

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00:30:52

Ep 138 Highlights Show - What it felt like to win the...

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2026/09/18

The Episode 138 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast is now out!In last weeks show we spoke with the newly crowned champion of the Kerry Way Ultra 200k, Philip Slattery. Philip also won the 130k at the Waterville Trail Running Festival in May so we were really looking forward to chatting to Philip and he didnt´ disappoint. Is he an overnight success this year with those two big wins or has he been working away quietly over the last few years, tune in to find out more!Everyone, get

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01:04:47

Ep 138 - Kerry Way Ultra 200k Champ - Philip Slattery

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2026/09/10

Episode 138 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast now out!In this weeks show we have the newly crowned champion of the Kerry Way Ultra 200k, Philip Slattery. Philip also won the 130k at the Waterville Trail Running Festival in May so really looking forward to chatting to Philip. Is he an overnight success this year with those two big wins or has he been working away quietly over the last few years, cant wait to find out more.And René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is back with a rather philosophical

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00:36:41

Ep 137 Highlights Show - Is running in a group good...

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2026/08/14

Welcome to the Episode 137 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In last weeks show we spoke about something nearly every runner has an opinion on: running with other people, running with running friends, club mates maybe even people youdon’t know. Some runners love the club session, or the weekend group run and the social side running. Others prefer the freedom of heading out alone, whether it be a quiet lap of the local park or a lap of the local mountain.But is running with others

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00:36:41

Ep 137 - Is running with other people good for us?

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2026/08/05

Welcome to Episode 137 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we’re talking about something nearly every runner has an opinion on: running with other people. Is running with others actually better for us? Can it improve performance and motivation? Or can it quietly push us into training harder than we should and blunt performance levels? Lets discuss.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!

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00:46:02

Ep 136 - Coming off the Mountains to get ready for...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/07/24

Welcome to Episode 136 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we´ve something a little different on offer as we publish Episode Number One of our new sister podcast, The Autumn Marathon Podcast which just went out a few days ago on its own channel. So for all of our Mountain and Trail Runners listeners who around this time of the year, begin to get ready to come off the trails and get ready for the roads of Dublin, or perhaps Berlin, Chicago or New York, this one is for you as we

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00:55:25

Ep 135 Highlights Show - 3 Irish Teams are World...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/07/16

Welcome to the Episode 135 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In last weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland took over the presenter role as he asked our usual presenter Eoin Flynn the questions as we reflected on the World Masters Mountain Running Championships. Ireland picked up 6 individual medals and 19 teams medals including 3 Irish teams being declared World Champions including Eoins´ 045 team and Ireland also had an individual World Champion in Majella Diskin in the

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00:55:25

Ep 135 - Ireland´s Medal Haul at The World Masters...

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2026/07/10

Welcome to Episode 135 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland takes over the presenter role as he asks our usual presenter Eoin Flynn the questions as we reflect on the World Masters Mountain Running Championships. Ireland picked up 6 individual medals and 19 teams medals including 3 Irish teams being declared World Champions including Eoins´ 045 team and Ireland also had an individual World Champion in Majella Diskin in the W70 category. What a

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00:22:34

Ep 134 Highlights Show - Ireland´s new shing star on...

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2026/06/24

Welcome to our Episode 134 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In last weeks show we spoke with one of the leading lights from Team Ireland from the recent European Off Road Running Championships, ie The European Mountain Running Championships; Sinead Farrell was with us to tell us about her 34th place in the 13km Up and Down, Ireland´s highest senior individual place across the weekend along with SarahMcCormack who also came 34th in the Uphill Only race in her 22nd Championship

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00:52:49

Ep 134 - Ireland´s Shining Star at the European...

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2026/06/18

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we speak with one of the leading lights from Team Ireland from last weeks European Off Road Running Championships, ie The European Mountain Running Championships; Sinéad Farrell is here to tell us about her 34th place in the 13km Up and Down, Ireland´s highest senior individual place across the weekend along with SarahMcCormack who also came 34th in the Uphill Only race in her 22nd Championship appearance for Ireland. We

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00:32:31

Ep 133 - Highlights Show - The final piece of the...

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2026/05/28

Welcome to the Episode 133 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! In last weeks show René Borg from Running Coach Ireland brought us through the final piece of the puzzle of the Norwegian Training Method: how the system actually holds together week to week, and what it looks like when you try to apply it on the Trails.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!

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01:06:24

Ep 133 - The Mastermind behind the record equalling...

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2026/05/20

Welcome to Episode 133 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast! In this weeks show we have an interview with Terry McConnon, the mastermind behind the record equalling 5 times Champions of the Wicklow Way Relay, the TT Racers who claimed victory over the other 44 teams who competed across 104km last weekend.René Borg from Running Coach Ireland is also here to bring us through the final piece of the puzzle of the Norwegian Training Method: how the system actually holds together week to week, and what it

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00:43:17

Ep 132 - Wicklow Way Relay 2026 Hounds and Hares Race...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/05/05

Welcome to Episode 132 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we´ve got a special racepreview of the Wicklow Way Relay, one of the highlights of the IMRA calendar every year where year after year we have great action, great racing and lots of high octane drama. This year there are some new elements to the race thatour WWR expert and coaching guru Rene Borg will bring us through. Lets get ready for the new 2026 Hounds and Hares edition of the WWR.Everyone, get your running gear on,

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00:26:09

Ep 131 - Highlights Show - Applying the Norwegian...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/04/22

Welcome to the Episode 131 Highlights Show of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In last weeks show we chatted with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland about how we can apply the Norwegian Method to Trail Running and some details of the method that we may not have fully grasped yet.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go!

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00:56:25

Ep 131 - Maurice Mullins 50k Winner and on his way to...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/04/14

Welcome to Episode 131 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we chat with Luke Weldon, the youngest athlete to ever represent Ireland at Senior Level and he has just got his hands on the green jersey again, qualifying in style for the European Championships this summer with a big win at one of the most iconics races on the Irish calendar, the Maurice Mullins 50k. We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland back in the coaching slot to chat about the Norwegian Method and Trail

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00:25:58

Ep 130 - Highlights Show - Getting the Balance Right...

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2026/04/01

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!

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00:54:51

Race Director of The Kerry Way Ultra - Eileen Daly -...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/03/24

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.

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00:33:17

Ep 129 - The optimum quantity of Carbs debate...

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2026/03/03

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

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00:44:15

Ep 128 - Do we slow down because muscles run low on...

Trail Running Ireland Podcast ·

2026/02/13

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

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