Any Given Runday

On this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks about his struggles getting back into running in preparation for the Dublin Marathon and how much his fitness levels have dropped.

Eric talks about the differences between his old bike and his new carbon fibre bike and how it was put to the test in a training cycle with Rachael Smyth

Rachael is off to Finland this upcoming weekend for the Ironman World Championships. Eric talks about her prep and how consistent she has been over the last few years to this point and will be following her over to cheer her on this weekend.

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On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat with Keith Russell, a former number 2 (now number 6) in the World for Backyard Ultra Running on his training for the World Championships in Tennessee in October and much more.

Keith is an absolute inspiration and, as well as hearing his incredible story to date, there's no way that this episode is not going to help inspire you to get the running shoes on and get out running.

In this episode, expect to hear about:

- How his daughter, Alanna, who had spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy, inspired him to start running in 2016 and do the Dublin Marathon in 2017, pushing Alanna in a special running chair.

- Running a sub-3-hour Marathon

- Winning his first-ever BYU and running on 8 minutes of sleep!

- His unique approach to lockdown in 2020 and the insane running challenge in undertook

- His approach to training for Backyard Ultras and how all his training for events is "specific".

- Assisting the World Record in Germany in 2022 for BYU at 89 hours and why he was disappointed with that feat.

- Representing Ireland in the 24-hour European Championships

- Injury setbacks and how it changed his perspective on running and dealing with things.

- How he is training for the Backyard World Championships in October and the goal he has set for himself

Keith is documenting his training right up to World Championships on his Instagram @Keith___Russell

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If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

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After weeks of nursing his hamstring, Seán is back running again. slowly building up to the Dublin Marathon... but is slightly hesitant with giving Eric the credit for getting back training

Eric talks about his progress in his Ironman training and unique approach to fuelling, or not fuelling his weekend brick sessions

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In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, it's all things bikes as the lads talk to Gary Byrne.

Eric noticed a considerable difference in how he cycles, thanks to a bike fitting with Gary, who works out of Cycle Superstore. On the podcast, Gary talks about how by getting a detailed bike fit you will maximise comfort, minimise pain and injury risk and increase power and speed.

We also talk about different bikes starting out, how bikes have advanced considerably over the last 10 years, the difference between triathlon bikes and road bikes, a detailed discussion on how Eric's bike fitting changed how he cycled and a lot more

The podcast does get a little technical as Gary shows the lads a video of Eric's Bike Fitting. You can see this on video through this link: https://youtu.be/mUf5feugvP8

You can find more details on how to book a bike fitting with Gary on his website: https://www.garybyrnebikefit.com/

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

ALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).

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In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his injury woes and resorting to doing "an Eric" in trying to fix his problems

Eric is in a giving mood for the podcast as he has a ticket for an upcoming triathlon to give away (yes, we're making you listen to the podcast to find out which one) as well as talk about recent triathlon bikes and whether he plans on using a TT bike for his IronMan in Portugal

Spoiler but, the yoga mentioned on today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hTllAb4XGg

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

In today's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his reservations about using the transfer portal for the Dublin Marathon, along with how YOU can potentially get preferential early entry to the 2024 Marathon if you did not get into the '23 Marathon.

Eric talks us through his current training regime and sets his target time for the Ironman in Portugal this October.

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

Somehow it's already 16 weeks to the Dublin Marathon so on this week's episode, Eric and Seán break down their tips for a training plan for the marathon, highlighting where they felt they went right in the past and the mistakes they made so you don't have to. 

After the 5 minute intro to the podcast, the lads discuss:

- Breaking down your first week of training for the marathon at different levels

- Why Eric thinks you should NOT run on a Monday

- Heart Rate Training vs Distance each week

- Cross Training

- When you should and when you should NOT incorporate gym work into your marathon training

- Using Strides in your training

- Yoga/Stretching/Swimming

- Breaking down Interval Sessions

- When you should set your marathon time goal and why Seán and Eric disagree on this one

- Are Saturdays for the hills?

- The importance of the long run and how long the long run should go for

- Why having your long run on a Sunday morning solves future problems

- How to measure the increasing intensity of the long run

- Thoughts on when to taper for a marathon and how to include it in your training programme

- Mini tapering throughout the 16 weeks

- What to do if you miss a week of training

- Listening to your body: how to know when you need a rest day, or you need to run

- The most overlooked factor in training for a marathon

We're looking forward to see how everyone progresses in their training towards one of our favourite days of the year - Dublin Marathon Sunday! 

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

ALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).

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Sean and Eric discuss how they got on at the 2023 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle over the weekend and provide some helpful tips for those that want to tick the challenge off their bucket list next year

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In the intro for this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric break down the top 10 hardest fitness races in Ireland... allegedly. 

From there, Eric talks about how his Ironman training is going before the guys give their tips on taking on the Ring of Kerry cycle this weekend.

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

In this episode, Seán announces his next fitness challenge before interviewing Brendan Dowd (@kildaresportsmassage) on his training and Sports Massage

As well as having completed 7 IronMans and countless half marathons, Brendan has a sub 3 hour marathon under his belt as well as competed in such events as the Mondelo 24. That, combined with being a qualified sports massage therapist (clinic in Donadea as well as working with numerous Kildare sports clubs), makes this a very unique episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the following:

 - Brendan's approach to training for a sub 3 hour marathon, including using dropped runs

- Competing in Ironman Hamburg a few weeks ago

- Transitioning from full to half Ironmans and getting ready for Tri Tyrone 70.3 - Middle Distance National Series - in a few weeks' time.

- The Mondelo 24hr cycling event - how his team approached it, why it cycling at night may actually lead to faster times and how he might/might not rethink strategy if he was to do the group relay again

We then get into sports massage and Brendan's thoughts on recovery boots, massage guns, acupuncture, cupping, foam rollers (including foam rolling the IT Band) and much more.

You can find Brendan on Instagram @kildaresportsmassage or message on 086 103 0727

The Ultrapure 5K Running Bundle is a must have for your running routine. Shop HERE

Get the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE with the exclusive AGR Bobble Hat!!

If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.

Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.

Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.