This week Brian O'Connell chats to Mary Browne, who five years ago  took up running at 60. Last week she came first in her age category in the New York Half Marathon. Brian also updates us on his preparation for the Rotterdam Marathon.

This week Brian O'Connell chats to Mary Browne, who five years ago took up running at 60. Last week she came first in her age category in the New York Half Marathon. Brian also updates us on his preparation for the Rotterdam Marathon.

Age is just a number: Excelling at running in later life

Over the course of 12 weeks, The RTE Running Podcast with Brian O'Connell will discuss everything from how to run your first couch to 5k, to what are the best runners to wear, how to avoid injury and detailing the ups and downs of marathon training. Along the way, everyone from weekend runners to Olympians will share their running stories and discuss why they run. 

The podcast series is intended to appeal to both the novice and committed runner and will be presented in an informative, curious, and sometimes self-depreciating style. Throughout the series, Brian will detail his own marathon training, and involve some of his running club members as they train for Rotterdam in mid-April.

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Over the course of 12 weeks, The RTE Running Podcast with Brian O'Connell will discuss everything from how to run your first couch to 5k, to what are the best runners to wear, how to avoid injury and detailing the ups and downs of marathon training. Along the way, everyone from weekend runners to Olympians will share their running stories and discuss why they run. The podcast series is intended to appeal to both the novice and committed runner and will be presented in an informative, curious, and sometimes self-depreciating style. Throughout the series, Brian will detail his own marathon training, and involve some of his running club members as they train for Rotterdam in mid-April.

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Age is just a number: Excelling at running in later life

Age is just a number: Excelling at running in later life