No Finish Line

No Finish Line

By John O'Regan - Ultra Runner & AdventurerHealth & FitnessFitness
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No Finish Line episodes

  • Brian Buckley - The Kerry Way Ultra 2019 male winner.
    In this episode Brian Buckley talks about his recent success in the Kerry Way Ultra, a 200Km race along the Kerry Way that starts and finishes in Killarney.  The race must be completed within 40 hours and also has a halfway cut off time at Waterville.  Further details available from the race website:  www.kerrywayultra.com
    33 min
  • Alastair Higgins - Spartathlon 4th Place, Ultra Running.
    In this episode I'm chatting to Alastair Higgins a Scottish International Ultra Runner based in Dublin.  Alastair finished 4th in the 2019 Spartathlon, an epic race from Athens to Sparta against a stacked field that included some of the World's top Ultra Runners.  We chat about training, racing, nutrition and the mindset required to compete at this level.  We also talk about staying injury free and how the decision making process can be affected by the expectations we perceive from others and also impose on ourselves.  This year Alastair made some changes to his training and is now coached by Conor Holt & Camille Herron.  
    I had a chat with Conor during the 24hr World Championships in Albi this year and found it very interesting and informative.  Conor will be a guest on the podcast in the near future. #spartathlon #ultrarunning
    You can read Alastair's Spartathlon Race Report at www.britishspartathlonteam.org
    38 min
  • James Morrissey - Rowing the Atlantic
    James Morrissey as part of a 6 person team rowed unsupported from Mainland Europe (Portugal) to Mainland South America (French Guiana), a distance of over 6000Km.  On completion of this epic journey the team had set 4 World Records, to be ratified.  In this podcast  James tells us how he secured a seat in the boat, his motivation to be there and how they managed to complete the journey.
    This episode was recorded in a camper van parked on the banks of the Grand Canal in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
    27 min
  • Paul Martelletti - Marathon & Ultra Marathon Runner. Team GB.

    Paul Martelletti (born 1 August 1979) is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon,  Bath Half Marathon, Wokingham Half Marathon and Watford Half Marathon.  In 2014 Martelletti won the Chelmsford Park Marathon and the Windsor Half Marathon.  He also represented Great Britain at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

    In 2016, Martelletti claimed victory at the Brighton Half Marathon for the fourth successive year.

    Other Victories

    In April 2015, Paul Martelletti ran the quickest ever marathon by someone dressed as a superhero at Sunday’s Virgin Money London Marathon.

    Initially clocking 2:30:12, Martelletti’s time was later adjusted from gun to chip time meaning he managed his target of breaking 2:30 with 2:29:57.

    In 2014 he won the UK leg of the inaugural Red Bull Wings for Life race, where he outran a chaser car for 69.37km to place 5th in the global rankings.

    17 min
  • Spartathlon - Anne Jennings, Ultra Runner.
    In this episode, Anne Jennings from Ireland talks about her experience at the Spartathlon.  Anne is only the 4th Irish Female to ever finish this race which has a drop out rate of over 50%.
    Female finishers from Ireland:
    1.  1998 - Doina Nugent. 30 hours 58 mins 22 secs.
    2.  2016.  Bridget Brady. 34 hours 57 mins 13 secs.
    3.  2019 - Leanne Rive.  32 hours 55 mins 58 secs.
    4.  2019 - Anne Jennings. 35 hours 30 mins 37 secs.
    SPARTATHLON is a historic ultra-distance foot race that takes place in September of every year in Greece. It is one of the most difficult and satisfying ultra-distance races in the world because of its unique history and background.
    The Spartathlon revives the footsteps of Pheidippides, an ancient Athenian long distance runner, who in 490 BC, before the battle of Marathon, was sent to Sparta to seek help in the war between the Greeks and the Persians. According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, Pheidippides arrived in Sparta the day after his departure from Athens.
    From 1984 the International Association "Spartathlon" was founded, which since then has continuously organized the race each September. The choice of this month is because that is the time reported by Herodotus for Pheidippides’ run to Sparta.
    32 min
  • Lactate Testing & Heart Rate Training - Emmett Dunleavy.

    PerfectPacing.com was founded by Emmett Dunleavy and provides a personalised coaching service for distance runners.

    The goal of PerfectPacing.com is to help runners of all abilities fulfill their potential and achieve their athletic goals.

    The 100% individualised coaching plans are based on the scientific principles of endurance research and modeled on the training methodologies of the top athletes in the world. By adopting the training principles of the best in the business, athletes at every level can improve their own personal performance.

    PerfectPacing.com provides the training solutions to overcome the stagnation in performance suffered by so many runners.

    Personal best times :

    800m  1:53 /1500m 3:47 /3,000m 8:16 /Steeplechase 9:01 /5,000m 14:35 /10km 31:03


    27 min
  • John Belton - The Training Mindset.
    In this podcast I'm chatting to John Belton @No17pt about the exercise and training mindset.  We talk about taking that first step and how to maintain the momentum.  The first step can be the hardest and maybe this podcast will help you make it.
    www.no17pt.com
    15 min
  • Barry Hartnett - Irish International Ultra Trail Runner

    Since taking up trail running back in 2014 Barry has represented Ireland on 3 occasions at the Ultra Trail World Championships.  Amongst his many achievements he has also won the Wicklow Way Race (127km) and the Kerry Way Ultra (200km).  In this episode Barry talks about his transition from triathlon to Ultra Trail and how he has dealt with and come back from injury.

    26 min
  • Eoin Keith - Irish International Ultra Runner & Adventurer.
    CURRENTLY HOLDER OF THE IRISH RECORDS FOR 24 H TRACK RUNNING, 48 H ROAD RUNNING & 6 DAY RUNNING
    Eoin’s best race results include finishing 5th at the 24 hour world championshipsin Bergamo in 2009, finishing as 2nd place veteran in the 2013 UTMB and 2nd in the 6-day World Trophy race in Hungary in 2015.
    In 2016 Eoin won the Spine Race - one of the hardest Ultra races in Britain - in a new course record of 95 hours, knocking over 15 hours off the old record.
    29 min

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With John O’Regan, Ultra Runner & Endurance Athlete.