The Back Straight Podcast

It almost time fo the big dance in Paris and we simply cannot wait! The Back Straight is delighted to welcome sub-4 minute Thomas Moran a.k.a the Ciara Mageean Alpha Pacer onto the podcast for some yarns! This episode includes chat about the stunning performances by Mid Ulster's very own Nick Griggs, Diamond League recaps and much more! Thomas also gives us an insight into what life is like on the road with one of the worlds best 1500m runners and what preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games looks like. Thanks for listening and visit our Instagram page for your chance to win 2 entries to the Laganside 10k taking place on September 1st! Hooroo!

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Lace up your spikes, folks! This week on The Back Straight, we're diving headfirst into the thrilling world of National Athletics Championships. We'll be recapping all the action from the Irish Life National Athletics Championships, the British Athletics Championships, and even peeking across the pond at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

Joining us for this special episode is Connor McCann, a true track fanatic! We'll be dissecting the races, celebrating the champions, and uncovering the up-and-coming stars who stole the show. From the electrifying sprints to the gruelling distance races, it is all happening in this episode.

Thanks again to Connor for joining us on this episode and we will see you in a fortnight! Hooroo.

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It is a stacked episode this week with tonnes of race results and an interview with Belfast's newest 3:58 miler, Callum Morgan! Callum destroyed the legendary 4-minute barrier at the BMC Belfast and we were lucky enough to hear directly from the man himself. On top of the BMC we recap a tonne of other races including the Lisburn Half Marathon and 10k, Downpatrick 5k, Comber 10k + loads more. Danny and Michael also get chatting about race pricing and the upcoming Irish Nationals at Morton Stadium in Dublin! If you enjoyed this episode please like and share, we had a blast putting the show together and will be spinning some yarns again in a couple of weeks. Till' then, hooroo!

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It is a fantastic time of the year with long evenings of track and road racing to be had at home and abroad! On this week's episode we are joined by Mark Kirk for a preview of the Belfast BMC meet on June 15. We also get chatting to Mark about the European Champs in Rome and throw a few random questions his way. Speaking of Rome, the action has been full throttle over there with a great showing by local athletes Ciara Mageean, Nick Griggs as well as many more. A bit closer to home we chat about the BMC meet in Watford as well as the Connswater 5 mile in East Belfast and the Out The Line 5 mile Classic in Derry. We finish the episode with some doping news and our excitement of races to come. Thanks for joining us for another episode, like and share for a PB. Hooroo!

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Faithful Back Straight enthusiasts, we are back for a packed 18th episode! In this week's ep. we cover the Newell Stores Races and are joined by Keep Er Lit's very own Cathal O'Hagan for an interview! The Annadale lads smashed it in the men's 5 and 10k and the women's races were just as spicy! It is also getting pretty warm on the Back Straight as the track season starts to heat up both locally and internationally so enjoy our hot-takes on all the action from the BMC in Manchester (Ciara Mageean smashed it there!), the IFAM in Brussels as well as the highly anticipated Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. That men's mile will go down in history as one of the greats and we can't wait to see how the women's 800m pan's out in Paris later this year. Thanks for joining us for another episode, as always, feel free to like and share the podcast - it is greatly appreciated! Till next time, Hooroo!

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On this week's episode we are joined by Eamonn Christie, the brains behind one of Ireland's most successful track meets, the Belfast Irish Milers! Eamonn gives us exclusive access to all of the juicy details for the meet on 11th of May and also his hot-takes for the big hitters in this weekend's Belfast Marathon. Danny gives us the full London recap where he ran 2:35:40 and we look at all of the great results from the NBH Afternoon of 5000ms. Plenty of exciting stuff on the horizon as the track season starts to warm up in this highly anticipated Olympic year. Enjoy the episode and let us know who you've got for the marathon on Sunday! Hooroo!

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We have only gone and done it! The Back Straight is stoked to have 2.09 marathoner and Northern Irish record holder Stephen Scullion on the pod! Stephen is running London marathon this year and goes deep on his marathon training, olympic hopes and plans for the future. There are so many great pieces of advice that Stephen shares in the episode and we are really glad to have spoken to him a week out from the big dance! Thanks for listening to this extra special episode, you'll hear from us again soon. Hooroo!

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Another huge episode on the Back Straight this week as Michael and Danny are joined by some of North Belfast Harriers' finest, John Black and Conor Curran! This episode starts with the coming together of some brilliant minds to talk race results from the Omagh Half Marathon, Irish Unis track meet, Larne 10 mile and the Manchester Marathon! The mysteries of olympic qualification and staying on your feet at the end of a track race are discussed and we hear how Conor went in Poland at the European Masters. The focus then turns to the North Belfast Harriers Afternoon of 5000s event which is happening on Saturday 20th of April. John and Conor run us through the event and the movers and shakers for this year! The decision was made that all bets are off and the results will be very interesting indeed. If you see Danny out and about in the next few days, wish him good luck in London, he is going to need it! Thanks for listening, catch you in a fortnight. Hooroo!

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It has been an epic couple of weeks in the local and international running scene! As usual, Michael and Dan chat about some local results including the Coleraine 5k and Whitehead 5 mile which takes place annually around Easter. From there the conversation moves on to the World Cross Country Championships and the mysteriously epic Barkley Marathons which saw its first female finisher. To round out the episode Michael and Dan chat to James and Ruth McIlroy about the first edition of a new and speedy road race coming to Belfast, the Belfast 5km and mile. This event takes place on the 9th of June and is already attracting alot of attention and big international names including Joshua Cheptegei. We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to like and share, hooroo for now!