Welcome to episode 17 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. 

Firstly a big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:

·        The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 and is 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.

·        Coros recently announced a partnership with the world’s greatest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge. 

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.

First up in this week’s episode, Eoin chats to Ben Clark, Northern Europe Manager for Coros about the company´s growth over the last few years and their recent announcement of joining forces with the greatest marathon runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge.

(13m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the concept of annual hours training and adding volume to your training year on year.

Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie

(32m20s) For our feature interview, we talk with a legend of Ultra and Trail Running, Coros Global Ambassador and one of only 15 people to complete the Barkley Marathon, John Kelly. John chats about:

·        How he manages a busy lifestyle with family and work, with his training and racing

·        How his family and upbringing in Tennessee influenced his endurance and trail running career

·        What he considers to be his best achievement

·        His incredible experience with the Grand Round in the UK

·        How he stays fit and healthy despite the massive punishment he puts his body through

·        His Irish connections and the possibilities of coming to Ireland to have a go at the Irish rounds

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!