Welcome to episode 26 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. 

It’s been a sad few days on the trails and mountains of Ireland with the tragedy in the Comeragh Mountains and the very sad passing of Gillian Ryan after a tragic accident while out running, and over the last 48 hours, the Mourne Mountains and the National Park in Killarney have been burning with many hectares of natural landscape and habitat destroyed, so this week, the only thing to talk about, the only thing we want to about is, safety on the mountains.

Rene Borg from Running Coach Ireland will join us to talk to us about being in the right condition physically before we head out to tackle big mountain training sessions and for our feature interview this week, its great to have back on the show Simon Kelly. Simon, in addition to keeping us up to date with the latest stories, races and results on the Podcast, Simon is a regular ultra trail runner who tackles the hills almost always solo, he is the Race Director and Safety Officer for the Waterville Trailrunning Festival and he has worked with various Search and Rescue organisations and is currently an active member of the Iveragh Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Cliff Climbing Teams.

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