Any Given Runday

After a week to recover from the Cork City Marathon, Eric realises he has a lot to do to build himself up to his first marathon. So enlists some help...

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Recording this episode from the lobby of The Dean Hotel shortly after completing the Cork City Marathon, Eric talks about how he got on with his "hardest marathon to date" and how he dealt with the heat. 

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

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In this week's episode, Eric talks about his 75 Day Challenge and whether he feels he failed it or not, along with a preview of the Cork City Marathon this summer and his first event on the road to his first IronMan in Portugal

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Sean and Eric catch up on how Seán feels one week after doing the Barry & John Dublin Mountain Backyard Ultra. 

Seán talks about the challenging course on his first Backyard Ultra, how his crew helped get him through some tough times throughout the day, how he fared with the set-up of the race, if he would do anything different and much more...

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With Seán Backyard Ultra coming up this weekend in Glencullen, we are delighted to welcome Dara O'Brien back to the Any Given Runday Podcast to discuss his previous experiences doing the Backyard Ultra with Eric and Seán and much more.

With having done the backyard ultra twice before, as well as other ultra marathon events such as the Wicklow Way and setting a FKT along the Barrow Way, Dara is no stranger to long-distance events and there are A LOT of takeaways from this episode, especially if you want to take on an Ultra event in the future.

Even if ultra distances are not appealing to you, we are sure you will find quality info in this one as Dara discusses:

- His Top Tips for taking on the BYU including; nutrition, camp & crew, running shoes, mistakes to avoid and much more
- Why Seán has another DNF in his future!
- Why he was kicking himself after his first two BYUs
- His insane warm-up event before this upcoming BYU along with what he is really training for in June! 
- How events such as a Backyard Ultra and Barkley Marathons got started
And much more

It's always a please to have Dara on the Podcast and he certainly delivers on this one

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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.

In this week's episode, Seán and Eric delve into the hypothetical question:

"If you're early into a race and you know you are not going to hit your time, do you pull out or finish".

And expand on it with their own fear of failure from past and upcoming events.

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On this week's episode of the Podcast, Eric and Seán answer questions from a recent email sent in on a number of topics, including:

- How to deal with heavy legs in a run
- Nutrition during a marathon
- When to take the first gel/salt tablet
- Are slow runs really that beneficial
- Sticking with pacers in marathons
- What compliment running
- How long should you rest after a marathon

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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.

We've seen people rave about ice baths on our social media feeds for a while. So we had to get an expert in on why they are so popular and what are the benefits behind doing them properly. And that is why we got Karen from Sealieve.ie on to the Any Given Runday Podcast this week.

Karen started her journey with cold water therapy over six years ago. On the podcast, she talks about how she went from cold showers to morning swms, to ice baths.

She is a very active person, having completed triathlons and climbed Kilimanjaro. She credits using heat and cold measures for helping her remain injury free. On the podcast she talks about these protocols as well as:

- Why her number one reason for using ice baths is mental, not physical,

- The benefits of cold water therapy

- Why the morning is the best time to use an ice bath, along with why it might NOT be a good idea to use an ice bath straight after the gym

- How you can progress your cold water therapy

- The magic number per week in terms of how long you should spend in an ice bath

- Breathing techniques, as well as why you shouldn't just stay still in the ice bath

- How cold should the water be

- And MUCH more...

If you have ever thought about using cold water therapy, THIS is the episode for you.

And if it is something you want to do, Karen has sourced Irish-made, built-to-last custom ice baths through her company Sealieve.ie

You can find more details and reach out to her as well via her Instagram @Sealieve.ie

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 week's episode of the Podcast, the lads are joined by Eric's work colleague and training partner, Lorcan Fisher. 

Lorcan talks about his triathlon journey, how he has done 12 Ironmans to date, why he recently started taking cold plunges, tips for training for triathletes, technology for races and much more

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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We have a very special episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast this week as Anthony Fennelly joins us to discuss endurance races, Ironmans and more.

Anthony is the owner of Urban Fitness in Cork as well as the manager of the Power gym in The Dean. He has completed numerous marathons as well as IronMans. He is also the goalkeepers' coach for Cork City 

In this episode, Anthony talks about:

- Playing football professionally in the League Of Ireland

- The tough transition after finishing his career and what motivated him to take up endurance races

-  THAT IronMan in Cork in 2019, where conditions were so horrific that they had to cancel the swim

- Coming back in 2022 for the IronMan and dealing with new challenges in the race

- Going abroad for marathons and having a team around you

- Completely 28 races in Ireland in 2022, along with telling us about a few hidden gems

- Setting up Team Pro Cork Racing

- Running the Cork Marathon

You can find more details about Anthony:

@anthonyfennelly
@powergym.ie
@urbanfitnesscork

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).

altarfuel.com