Welcome to the Episode 12 Highlights Show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. 

For our feature interview we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra and record holder of the Wicklow Round Gavin Byrne.

Gavin talks to us about:

• His recent appearance on Joe Duffy

• His approach to training during the difficult spring months and early summer

• His mindset going into the Kerry Way Ultra and details of how the race went

• His racing kit and choice of racing shoes

• His unique relaxed approach to training 

• Recovery post Kerry Way Ultra including the simplest and most effective recovery strategy you can do yourself post any race

• Racing plans for the future

A reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We´ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don’t hesitate to get in touch

Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.

Get your running gear on, let´s go!