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March 20, 2024 Ep. 13 - Queen's 5k - Inter-Counties - Marty Rea
Episode 13 is jam-packed with all the local action and a great interview with Belfast running legend, Marty Rea. Michael and Dan go deep on the recent Inter-Counties Cross Country as well as the annual Queen's 5k race around the river. A few other results from the Derry 10 mile, Jimmy's 10k, Bohermeen Half-marathon, National Schools and University cross country + much more! Marty joined us for the second part of the episode to chat London marathon, pacing duties, ultra-marathons and what the new Hoka Cielo is like! Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed this episode. Don't forget to leave us a rating and subscribe! Hooroo!
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1 hr 23 min
March 06, 2024 Ep. 12 - Grace Carson
Grace Carson is a Northern Irish runner's household name and we are absolutely delighted to have her feature on the podcast this week! Grace joins us to talk us through her running career so far and opens up about her recent diagnosis with RED-S. Grace talks us through how she discovered that she was suffering from this condition and gives great insight into detection and the road to recovery. We wish Grace nothing but the best with her recovery and are really grateful for the important information she shared with us on episode 12. As always, we recap the latest race results that hit our radar including the European Clubs XC championships in Portugal, Carlingford 10k and Half-marathon, the Indoor World Championships in Glasgow + much more! Thanks for listening and we will see you in a fortnight! Hooroo.
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February 21, 2024 Ep. 11 - Senior Cross Country recap ft. sub 4 minute miler, Seamus McCann
The Back Straight is back with an action packed episode for number 11! Danny and Michael are joined by the brilliant Seamus McCann from North Belfast Harriers to shed some light on what is in the water over at NBH headquarters! There are tonnes of results to go over and some big stories in the world of running to highlight. Danny chats through some of his training for whichever marathon he finally chooses and we look forward to seeing how our local runners go in the cross country in Portugal next weekend! Thank you again to Seamus for joining the episode, his wisdom is unparalleled! That's all for another fortnight so keep up the training and you'll be hearing from the fellas soon! Hooroo!

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1 hr 24 min
February 07, 2024 Ep. 10 - Armagh 5k ft. special guest Stephen Connolly
It is the week of the annual Armagh 5k international road race and we are joined by Waste Land Track Club co-founder Stephen Connolly to unpack the race as well as some recent results! Stephen runs us through his return to form and we then jump straight into the heavy hitting topic of the Armagh 5k! Predictions are made and weather is forecast, we will see what happens come Thursday! We get stuck into some recent race results and national records set by some of our Irish and Northern Irish talent. Dan closes out the episode by announcing his 2024 Spring marathon and we look forward to what is to come. As always, thanks for listening, subscribe, share and rate the show if you haven't already! We will see you in a couple of weeks along the Back Straight! Hooroo!

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1 hr 9 min
January 24, 2024 Ep. 9 - Back Straight is back for 2024!
2024 is here and it is going to be a good one! Michael and Dan return to the airwaves to bring you all of the latest race results, wild speculation and plans for the year ahead. This episode features a round up of what has been happening since the last episode both at home and abroad. Dan recaps his time in Australia and Michael questions what could possibly be behind the stunning 10k times we saw recently in Valencia. Lots of race results from the Expleo 5 and 10km races, the Christmas Cracker in Castlewellan, Mathieson Cup, Parliament Hill XC, Greencastle 5 mile and the Valencia 10km! A bit of training talk and shoe chat, this was a great episode to record and we hope you enjoy it! 2024 is an Olympic year and we can't wait to dive into the action. Until next time, hooroo!
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1 hr 6 min
December 20, 2023 Ep. 8 - Nick Griggs - Euro Cross - Telford 10k
Thanks for joining us for another episode and the last for 2023! This one is a real cracker as we are joined by the one and only Nick Griggs! Nick recently competed at the European Cross Country Championships and came away with a team gold and individual bronze. Nick goes deep on the race as well as his highlights from the year and what is to come. The results from the Telford 10k as well as a few local races get a mention and we turn our focus to what is to come after Christmas and into the new year. We will see everyone in 2024 and wish you all a safe and happy festive season. Hooroo!

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58 min
December 06, 2023 Ep. 7 - Seeley Cup 2023 - Conal McCambridge takes on the Valencia Marathon
Ormeau Park (Belfast) played host to the annual Seeley Cup and the stories from this year's edition will continue to be told for years to come! A huge run by Hannah Gilliland (Annadale Striders) was the story of the day and we get chatting to both Hannah and the men's winner, Paul Pollock (Kent AC). We go deep on how the race played out and how cold it really was out there! A few other results are discussed such as the Malcolm Cup and we are joined by North Belfast Harrier Conal McCambridge for a full recap of his Valencia Marathon experience. Conal shares plenty of insights about training and racing the marathon - we can't wait to see what is next! Thanks for tuning in, don't forget to give us a rating on your preferred streaming platform. Hooroo!

Seeley Cup and Malcolm Cup results
Conal McCambridge Power of 10
Conal's Instagram page

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1 hr 9 min
November 29, 2023 Ep 6.1 - Back Straight Bonus Episode! Matthew Lavery and Neill Weir
Did someone say Bonus Episode?! We could not wait to drop these two interviews that we recorded with North Belfast Harrier Matthew Lavery and Willowfield Temperance Harrier Neill Weir.
Matthew recently qualified for the European Cross Country in Brussels and we thought it would be a great opportunity to hear from him how on how he is going prior to the race! Matthew has some stellar performances to his name and we can't wait to see how he gets on in Belgium!
Neill Weir, on the other end of the spectrum, rode his bicycle from Belfast to Berlin and then ran a 2:43 marathon! We know this doesn't sound believable so you'll just have to listen in to hear how he did it! Thanks for listening and we will catch you all next week for Episode 7.

Matthew's run in the muck!
Neill's Blog - Seriously worth a read!

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1 hr 9 min
November 22, 2023 Ep. 6 - Irish National Cross Country Championships and the Seeley Cup Preview
The Irish National Cross Country Championships have come and gone for 2023 and it was one to be remembered! Malcolm McCausland jumps back on the pod to help Michael do a deep dive on the results with a focus on our beloved Northern athletes. There is plenty of speculation during this episode on how the Seeley Cup will play out and where Andrew Milligan got a pair of shorts that weren't blue. We stop by Comber and Glasgow for some recent results and talk training at length. Another action-packed episode with plenty of great stuff to come. Thanks for tuning in!
Links below:
Irish Senior Cross Country Championships 2023 full results
European Cross Country Selections for Brussels
Comber Cup XC results
British and Irish Masters International Cross Country Results
Seeley 10k event and start lists
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1 hr 1 min
November 08, 2023 Ep. 5 - Dublin Marathon ft. Roadrunners A.C.
It's our fifth episode so what better way to celebrate than with friends! It was our great pleasure to chat to Roadrunners A.C athletes Caitlyn Harvey and Noel McNally. Caitlyn is fresh off her marathon debut of 2:45 in Dublin and Noel reflects on starting the Roadrunners Athletics Club that has now seen over 40 people complete the 26.2 mile distance! Dan also gives us a monologue of his race down in Dublin and we hear about his current favourite runner in Northern Ireland! Results come hot off the press from the McConnell Shield and Novice cross-country races and we briefly visit New York for the winners there. Another great episode and thanks for listening!

Links:
Caitlyn Harvey Power of 10
Roadrunners A.C.
McConnell Shield Results
NI & Ulster Novice Results

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A fortnightly podcast based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Join Daniel Squires and Michael McKnight along the 'Back Straight' as they discuss the running scene in the Isle of Ireland and shine a light…