Welcome to the highlights show of episode 15 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB finish line announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner.

We´re delighted to announce a new sponsor for the show, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:

·        They have recently launched the PACE 2, the lightest GPS watch ever made

·        The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner’s World Gear of the Year award

·        The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.

Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.

For our feature interview, we spoke with one of Ireland´s leading Sports nutritionists, Evan Lynch. Evan chatted about:

·        The performance impact of coffee and how to maximize it´s benefit

·        General tips to detach our emotional state of mind from our eating habits

·        What to eat pre and post training for maximum performance benefit

·        Fasted training sessions and a fat fueled approach to training and racing

·        How a 1% drop in hydration can lead to a 10% drop in performance

·        His top 3 supplements

·        Whether it´s ok or not to have a sweet tooth

Get your running gear on, let´s go!